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.

In the mail, federal workers were instructed to reply in five bullet points, outlining their accomplishments in the last seven days. They were not allowed to share classified information

Musk, who serves as co-chair of the Department of Government Efficiency and advisor to US President Donald Trump, announced that federal employees must submit a detailed report of their weekly accomplishments.

Elon Musk, acting on President Trump's directive to cut federal government size, asked federal employees to detail their weekly accomplishments. Despite resistance from various departments, including the FBI and State Department,

US Senator Adam Schiff was among the fiercest critics of Kash Patel's nomination as FBI director, calling him a "political hack" and a "sycophant" unfit for the role.