For conservatives and critics alike who might be growing concerned about Elon Musk’s seemingly outsized role in the government, have no fear.
Clearly aware of the growing concerns – as well as how his critics may further undermine his MAGA efforts – President Donald Trump has startled the world – and irritated his critics – once again, with his ability to easily shift course while still taking care of business.
According to a report from the New York Post, President Donald Trump has unveiled “plans for cabinet secretaries and other high-level administration officials to hold more sway” amid DOGE’s efforts to transform the government into a more efficient, effective enterprise.
As declared by Trump on Truth Social, the “Golden Age” of the United States has just commenced, and that dream will be even more fully realized with input from others.
“DOGE has been an incredible success, and now that we have my Cabinet in place, I have instructed the Secretaries and Leadership to work with DOGE on Cost Cutting measures and Staffing. As the Secretaries learn about, and understand, the people working for the various Departments, they can be very precise as to who will remain, and who will go,” Trump asserted.
Translation: Musk will not be unilaterally running DOGE with his so-called “army of nerds,” as mainstream media likes to say.
Instead, Musk will work in conjunction with other Trump appointees to make the federal government as efficient, yet functional, as possible.
Or, as Trump described, DOGE will use a “scalpel” with greater surgical prison, rather than a “hatchet” with a presumably haphazard approach.
“As the Secretaries learn about, and understand, the people working for the various Departments, they can be very precise as to who will remain, and who will go. We say the ‘scalpel’ rather than the ‘hatchet.’ The combination of them, Elon, DOGE, and other great people will be able to do things at a historic level,” Trump continued.
Right on.
In essence, Trump affirms the inevitable growing pains that emerged with DOGE at the beginning, including the fact that the agency had unwittingly let go around 180 employees whose work was critically urgent for varied public health services.
“The nation’s top public health agency says about 180 employees who were laid off two weeks ago can come back to work. Emails went out Tuesday to some Centers for Disease Control and Prevention probationary employees who got termination notices last month, according to current and former CDC employees,” AP Press reported.
Per AP Press, an email had been sent to the suddenly terminated employees, urging them to review the contents “immediately.”
The contents of the email were rather straightforward, per the AP Press: “You should return to duty under your previous work schedule. We apologize for any disruption that this may have caused.”
In other words, the Trump administration is capable of a mea culpa, no matter what critics may say.
And, on top of that, Trump also made it clear that Musk will still have a significant advisory role in the department.
As noted by Vox, Trump noted that his secretaries must be committed to the reduction of unnecessary personnel, or Elon would take over specific incidents as needed.
“We’re gonna be watching them. Elon and the group are gonna be watching them. And if they can cut, it’s better. And if they don’t cut, then Elon will do the cutting,” Trump declared.
And on that note, may the Trump administration continue to clear out the unnecessary bloat, while retaining the best talent, across all critically important federal agencies.
Author: Ofelia Thornton
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