A screenshot authentically shows that Elon Musk posted the following on his social media platform X: "Anyone protesting the Trump Administration will be suspended from X. All anti-Trump drama can go to a liberal echo chamber like Threads, Reddit, BlueSky, Instagram, and Facebook."

President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk have launched a full-frontal assault on the United States Agency for International Development. Pending a review, Trump has ordered a pause to all US foreign aid — with some exceptions — and Musk has threatened to shut down the independent government agency entirely,

Donald Trump bungled Elon Musk’s name once again on Monday. The president accidentally referred to the tech billionaire as “Leon.” Fox News aired the gaffe. It came as Trump signed an executive order to create a sovereign wealth fund and as he fielded a question on why Musk (who is leading the non-official Department of Government Efficiency’s drive to cut public spending) should have access to Treasury Department payment systems.

The Trump-appointed U.S. attorney of Washington said the Justice Department will pursue legal action against "anyone who impedes" on Musk's DOGE work.

Elon Musk’s response to threats against employees associated with DOGE has fueled a surge in Dogecoin’s value, pushing the token up by 10%. On Feb. 4, Musk, who leads the Department of Government Efficiency,

Democratic lawmakers have expressed concern that access to the system could allow DOGE, which disburses nearly 90% of all federal payments, to restrict disbursement of federal funds.