Nominated for a few days head cutter of the next American federal government, Elon Musk has already become the terror of all public employees after posting on your account Xwhich has over 200 million followersthe names of those who could soon end up under his axe.
The new Secretary of the Department of Energy Efficiencycreated ad hoc by Donald Trump to reward his efforts first buddy during the election campaign, he never made a secret of his desire cut jobs and even whole agencies – the last one finished in his viewfinder it’s the one for the consumer financial protection – but this time he went further.
Not only did he repost a post from the account Datahazardwhich defines itself as a «Think Tanks not aligned for the efficiency of the government”, in which the “director of climate diversification at the International Development Finance Corporation» to carry out a «useless job, with i taxpayers’ money», complete with name and surname. But the patron of SpaceXwhich until a year ago defined itself as «super pro climate», he also commented: «There are so many fake jobs». The post received more than 33 million views and a storm of negative comments so much so that the employee in question was forced to cancel all of hers social accounts.
Musk also attacked the Director of Loans, Department of Energy who helped him launch in 2010 Tesla with a financing from well 465 million dollars. Even one ended up in the meat grinder senior consultant of the Department forhousing construction and it urban development. In the post republished by the billionaire it was argued that the woman «should not be paid $181,648.00 come on American taxpayers to be ‘consultant’ on climate». And Musk commented: «Maybe he gives consultancy incredible», accompanying the sarcastic phrase from two smiling emojis.
«These are tactics that they aim to sow terror And fear between federal employees», he attacked Everett Kelleypresident of American Federation of Government Employeeswhich represents more than 800,000 of the 2.3 million of public employees.
In an editorial on Wall Street Journal from a few days ago Musk and his deputy Vivek Ramaswamy they explained what it was recipe for efficiencyeven giving himself a deadline, the July 4, 2026the day of 250 years of the United States: cancellation of rules, cuts in the administration And cost savings. And they were keen to underline that theirs is a commitment from “external volunteers and not from officials or federal employees». «Unlike the government commissions and we will not just write about the advisory committees relationships.
We will cut the costs», warned the two owners of the Department for Government EfficiencyThe Dogeunderlining that the number of federal employees to be eliminated should be «directly proportional to the number of abolished rules».
“Our pole star it will be there Constitution», they assured but among the corridors of government buildings to Washington The panic it is now sown.