Hours after President Trump called on DOGE chief Elon Musk to “get more aggressive,” Musk announced on Saturday afternoon that an email would be going out soon to federal employees asking them to explain what they had done last week.
Musk ominously stated, “Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation” However, there is some doubt as to whether federal rules for resignations cover the failure to respond to an email.
Musk posted on X, “Consistent with President @realDonaldTrump ’s instructions, all federal employees will shortly receive an email requesting to understand what they got done last week. Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation.”
Consistent with President @realDonaldTrump’s instructions, all federal employees will shortly receive an email requesting to understand what they got done last week.
Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 22, 2025
Earlier Saturday morning (around 8 a.m. EST), Trump posted in all caps to Truth Social, “ELON IS DOING A GREAT JOB, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HIM GET MORE AGGRESSIVE. REMEMBER, WE HAVE A COUNTRY TO SAVE, BUT ULTIMATELY, TO MAKE GREATER THAN EVER BEFORE. MAGA!”
Saturday afternoon, copies of the email, sent from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), started being posted online by reporters The emails do not include the resignation threat mentioned earlier by Musk:
Subject: “What did you do last week?”
Please reply to this email with approx. 5 bullets of what you accomplished last week and cc your manager.
Please do not send any classified information, links, or attachments.
Deadline is this Monday at 11:59pmEST.
Civil servants across the government are getting hit with an email this evening asking them to justify their jobs
Subject: What did you do last week?
“Please reply to this email with approx. 5 bullets of what you accomplished last week and cc your manager.” pic.twitter.com/wI2r2c19Gl
— Allan Smith (@akarl_smith) February 22, 2025
The Trump White House Rapid Response Team chimed in, “Just got this email. Where do we begin?” The post was followed by five of the many things President Trump and his administration accomplished last week:
President Trump signed an executive order to expand access to IVF. https://t.co/iofzyeHUNF
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 22, 2025
The Border Patrol chief announced President Trump’s policies have led to a 94% drop in illegal border crossings. https://t.co/gdA3sCsyab
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 22, 2025
The Trump Administration is ensuring that Maine does not allow men in girls’ locker rooms and sports. https://t.co/KAsmHRk2MB
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 22, 2025
American Federation of Government Employees union (AFGE) President Everett Kelley slammed Musk’s email questionnaire in a statement issued Saturday:
“Once again, Elon Musk and the Trump Administration have shown their utter disdain for federal employees and the critical services they provide to the American people.
“It is cruel and disrespectful to hundreds of thousands of veterans who are wearing their second uniform in the civil service to be forced to justify their job duties to this out-of-touch, privileged, unelected billionaire who has never performed one single hour of honest public service in his life.
“AFGE will challenge any unlawful terminations of our members and federal employees across the country.”
Politico reported the email has been received by workers across the government, “The email appears to have been sent broadly across the government. Employees in the State Department, the National Institute of Health, the General Services Administration, Veteran Affairs, the Food and Drug Administration and other agencies all received a copy.”
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