{"id":16902,"date":"2025-02-25T00:59:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T00:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=16902"},"modified":"2025-02-25T00:59:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T00:59:45","slug":"elon-musk-shares-real-reason-for-ultimatum-email-sent-to-all-federal-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=16902","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk shares real reason for ultimatum email sent to all federal employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk has doubled down on his demand that federal workers justify keeping their jobs \u2014 sharing his reasoning behind the email.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mmmmmm-300x269.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"269\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mmmmmm-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mmmmmm-768x688.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mmmmmm.jpg 789w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nMusk sent an ultimatum email to all federal employees. Credit: Andrew Harnik \/ Getty<\/p>\n<p>The billionaire Tesla mogul &#8211; who now leads President Trump\u2019s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) &#8211; has defended the controversial email requiring federal employees to list five accomplishments from the past week or be fired.<\/p>\n<p>Trump Calls On Musk To Be More &#8216;Aggressive&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The move came after President Trump offered some praise for Musk in a Truth Social post, but shared that he felt that the Tesla CEO could be doing more.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;ELON IS DOING A GREAT JOB, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HIM GET MORE AGGRESSIVE. REMEMBER, WE HAVE A COUNTRY TO SAVE, BUT ULTIMATELY, TO MAKE GREATER THAN EVER BEFORE. MAGA,&#8221; Trump wrote in a post on Saturday (February 22).<\/p>\n<p>In response, Musk took to X to reveal how he would be putting this constructive feedback into effect.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Consistent with President @realDonaldTrump\u2019s instructions, all federal employees will shortly receive an email requesting to understand what they got done last week,&#8221; Musk wrote, before adding the ultimatum: &#8220;Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Musk Offers Reason For Email<\/p>\n<p>Musk raised the stakes Monday morning, warning that any federal worker who failed to submit their achievements by 11:59PM would \u201csoon be furthering their career elsewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Those who do not take this email seriously will soon be furthering their career elsewhere <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EFVCjnXWrl\">https:\/\/t.co\/EFVCjnXWrl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1893973696894668922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nDespite the backlash from many, the billionaire has stood by his decision.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Musk took to X to reply to one social media user who shared their thoughts on why the email was sent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So this is just my thought but I don&#8217;t believe the email Elon sent was actually to see what people are doing. I think it was to see who was part of the leftist resistance. Just a thought,&#8221; the X user wrote.<\/p>\n<p>However, Musk offered a more to-the-point reasoning, writing: &#8220;It was to see who had a pulse and two working neurons.&#8221;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot2025-02-24at18.47.00-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot2025-02-24at18.47.00-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot2025-02-24at18.47.00-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot2025-02-24at18.47.00.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nMusk revealed his reasonings in a clear tweet. Credit: X<\/p>\n<p>Mass Firings and Bureaucratic Chaos<\/p>\n<p>DOGE, a newly created entity under Trump\u2019s administration, has already sent shockwaves through the government, firing over 20,000 federal workers and freezing billions in grants and foreign aid.<\/p>\n<p>But the aggressive job purge has met resistance, with multiple agencies\u2014including the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Education, Commerce, and Energy\u2014reportedly instructing staffers to ignore Musk\u2019s directive.<\/p>\n<p>Gabbard, who was recently sworn in as Trump\u2019s new spy chief, followed the FBI\u2019s lead in rejecting Musk\u2019s authority, warning intelligence officers not to engage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven the inherently sensitive and classified nature of our work, [intelligence community] employees should not respond to the OPM email,\u201d Gabbard stated, according to a report from The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>Her stance aligns with that of FBI Director Kash Patel, who, just a day after taking office, told his workers to disregard Musk\u2019s demands.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2201151419-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2201151419-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2201151419-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2201151419.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nNewly appointed FBI director Kash Patel reportedly already shunned the email. Credit: Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFBI personnel may have received an email from OPM requesting information. The FBI, through the Office of the Director, is in charge of all of our review processes and will conduct reviews in accordance with FBI procedures,\u201d Patel wrote in a memo obtained by NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen and if further information is required, we will coordinate the responses. For now, please pause any responses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk\u2019s Take-No-Prisoners Approach<\/p>\n<p>Musk, who pulled a similar stunt after taking over Twitter (now X), dismissed the backlash, insisting the email requirement was merely \u201ca very basic pulse check.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While government officials scramble to determine whether DOGE has any real authority, Trump appears to be all-in on Musk\u2019s aggressive approach.<\/p>\n<p>The 78-year-old president signaled his approval by sharing an edited SpongeBob SquarePants meme mocking federal workers upset over the order.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ddddd-217x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ddddd-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ddddd-742x1024.jpg 742w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ddddd-768x1060.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ddddd.jpg 964w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><br \/>\nPresident Trump shared this Spongebob meme. Credit: Truth Social<\/p>\n<p>The meme features SpongeBob holding a notepad, seemingly deep in thought, while his dimwitted friend Patrick Star presents a list titled \u201cGot Done Last Week.\u201d The satirical list includes:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCried about Trump\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cCried about Elon\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cMade it to the office for once\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cRead some emails\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cCried about Trump and Elon some more\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With Musk at the helm of DOGE and Trump standing by his side, the battle over America\u2019s federal workforce is far from over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk has doubled down on his demand that federal workers justify keeping their jobs \u2014 sharing his reasoning behind the email. 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