Fox News Digital reports that Republicans are fed up with non-elected official Elon Musk running amok in Washington, DC.
House Republicans are frustrated with Musk’s unlimited power in the federal government. Tempers flared during a closed-door meeting on Tuesday, Fox News reported.
Musk made headlines over the weekend when he sent email requests for federal workers to list five things they accomplished last week.
The emails were sent Saturday afternoon from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) with the subject line “What did you do last week?” The deadline given was 11:59 p.m. EST Monday. Failure to reply would be “taken as resignation,” Musk tweeted on X.
Newly installed FBI Director Kash Patel undermined Musk by advising workers not to respond to the emails.
Patel, who was sworn in on Friday, instructed his FBI staff to “pause any responses” to the email inquiries, Patel emphasized that the agency maintains control over its internal review processes.
On Monday, Musk hinted that the emails were a joke to ensure federal employees “had a pulse” and that they were “capable of responding” to his emails. But later, he doubled down on the inquiries, saying federal workers were getting a second chance to respond before losing their jobs.
House Republicans are fed up with Musk’s shenanigans.
Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., raised concerns about Republican lawmakers not being on the “same page” as the White House and Musk’s DOGE, three people in the room told Fox News Digital.
“He wants to see better communication between DOGE, the president, and the House, because we’re getting fed to the wolves, while Elon’s just tweeting,” one GOP lawmaker told Fox News Digital.
Scott questioned Musk’s tweet referring to laid off workers as “parasites”.
“DOGE’s recent requests for federal employees should have been coordinated with the agencies before they were issued,” Scott said. “I fully support those agencies working with DOGE to improve efficiency and eliminate tax dollar waste. With that being said, referring to Americans who may need government assistance as ‘parasites’ is unacceptable in any circumstance.”
“It’s not how most normal good bosses would lay off somebody,” a third House Republican told Fox News Digital. “Some of them may be bad, but most of them are good. Treat them like Americans.”
