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.

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.

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.

FBI chief Kash Patel, has a complicated history with tech billionaire Elon Musk. Despite years of public criticism, including allegations of monopolistic control and data misuse, Musk has endorsed Patels nomination.

I ndian-origin Kash Patel took oath as the new chief of the United States’ top investigative agency FBI, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on Friday. The staunch Trump loyali

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