The barrage of demands from Donald Trump advisor Elon Musk and his contingent of staffers at his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has pushed newly established department heads within the federal government to distraction and they are now at their wit's end according to a new report.Accordi...

Summary

Elon Musk is facing resistance from Trump-appointed agency heads who are growing “exhausted” by his haphazard directives.

After backtracking on a 5-point achievement list ultimatum, Musk has issued a new demand for weekly reports. High-level officials are openly defying these orders, with some instructing staff to ignore them.

Agency leaders complain these late-night, weekend demands create confusion, divert resources, and appear designed to “rattle and demoralize workers.”

One staffer described the communications as having “psychological warfare vibes.”