Cracks may already be showing in the Trump administration, with newly-sworn-in FBI director Kash Patel sending an email to all his department’s employees instructing them to “pause any responses” they may have been working on following Elon Musk’s request that federal employees provide weekly summaries of their accomplishments or risk losing their jobs.

Elon Musk’s DOGE email ultimatum to federal workers may have revealed internal tensions in Trump administration

Elon Musk sent an email to federal employees under his unofficial role, asking them to list their weekly accomplishments. The Office of Personnel Management issued the request, prompting immediate backlash from Washington officials.