“They would have been fired if they hadn’t resigned,” Elon Musk said.
Trump adviser Elon Musk and the White House criticized media reports about 21 civil servants resigning from Government Efficiency (DOGE) on February 25th.
Doge was created by Trump by renaming the existing US Digital Services (USDS) and is tasked with eradicating waste, fraud and abuse in federal businesses. Reducing staff numbers and limiting employment are also part of the cost-cutting efforts that are eligible.
“These were the political holders of the DEM who refused to return to the office,” the businessman wrote. “If they hadn’t resigned, they would have been fired.”
In a statement, White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt denied mass resignation.
“Anyone who is thinking about protests, litigation and law must have been President Trump sleeping under the rock for the past few years,” Leavitt said. “President Trump will not be prevented from providing the federal government with the promises he has made to be more efficient and accountable to hard-working American taxpayers.”
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“We have pledged to serve the American people and support our pledge to the Constitution beyond the presidential administration,” they wrote. “But it has become clear that these commitments can no longer be respected.”
In an emailed statement to the Epoch Times, White House principal press chief Harrison Fields said it was an example of inaccurate reporting.
“Democrats and mainstream media have once again come to a deep end with breathless and inaccurate reports of the widely popular mission of the federal government removing the federal government from waste, fraud and abuse,” Fields said.
“Doge has effectively become a part of the USDS as a component of the White House. The rest of the career officials, who are not alongside the president or Doge, will not advise or welcome it to be part of this unprecedented mission to make government more efficient.”
Musk and Doge are suffering from multiple lawsuits attempting to block the operation.
Musk recently elicited criticism after the Human Resources Administration sent an email over the weekend asking government workers to provide a list of bullet points for their achievements.
There has been no official tally of total shootings and layoffs so far, but reviews of various reports suggest that at least 20,000 people and an additional 75,000 people accept a postponed resignation, with the total impact being totally affected.
The Associated Press and Tom Ozimek contributed to this report.
