US EditionMoving fast and breaking everything: Musk's rampage through US govt
- Elon Musk served as a "special government employee" within the Trump administration.
- President Trump charged Musk with downsizing the entire federal government.
- Musk launched a cost-cutting department and targeted entities like USAID and the CFPB.
- He posted "CFPB RIP" on X regarding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
- Signs suggest his government role is potentially losing altitude after three months.
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AlKhaleej TodayMoving fast and breaking everything: Musk’s rampage through US govt
WASHINGTON, April 24 — In Silicon Valley, they talk about “moving fast and breaking things.” In Washington, these days, they call it Elon Musk doing his job. The one thing even Musk, the richest human alive, is not allowed to obtain under the US constitution is the presidency, because he was not born in the United States. But when Donald Trump charged him with downsizing the entire government, Musk scored a good second best. The South African-bo…
Moving fast and breaking everything: Elon Musk's rampage through US govt
In Silicon Valley, they talk about “moving fast and breaking things.” In Washington, these days, they call it Elon Musk doing his job. The one thing even Musk, the richest human alive, is not allowed to obtain under the US constitution is the presidency, because he was not born in the United States. But when Donald Trump charged him with downsizing the entire government, Musk scored a good second best. The South Africa-born 53-year-old’s officia…
Moving Fast And Breaking Everything: Musk's Rampage Through US Govt
In Silicon Valley, they talk about "moving fast and breaking things." One of his first and splashiest moves was to send emails to 2.3 million civil servants, offering buyouts -- and making clear their futures now hang by a thread.
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