President Trump told reporters Elon Musk only had government access to "letting people go that he thinks are no good," and assured the public that his Department of Government Efficiency would not act without the White House's approval.
  • Bronzebeard@lemm.eeEnglish
    69·
    2 days ago

    He has no idea what’s going on under his nose, but needs to state that he totally is in charge.

    • ⛓️‍💥@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      5·
      2 days ago

      He shits in his big boy president pants, poses for bill signings, doodles on maps and plays golf. Elon actually runs the government.

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    2 days ago

    So, basically all departments and everyone working in them - serve at the whims of just two guys. Sounds so very democratic.

    Why…it’s almost like this is designed by foreign agents to destroy our country…

    I wonder if any of the red hatters are waking up? I see reactions online to some of the outcomes from anecdotal red hatters, but…if we have more free and fair elections anymore, are they just going to go right back to pulling the lever for Republicans?

  • x00z@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    2 days ago

    There is still a chance for the American people to get Trump and Musk fighting eachother.

  • adarza@lemmy.caEnglish
    281·
    2 days ago

    “our” includes old spice, nitwit.

    how about approval from congress? or constitutional authority?

    • jonne@infosec.pub
      131·
      2 days ago

      Congress has so far done nothing, so they’re basically fine with it. And the constitutional authority is decided by the courts, the same ones that ruled that anything a President does is de facto légal.

  • painfulasterisk1@lemmy.ml
    14·
    2 days ago

    Haaaaa, we all know that President Illegal Elon does whatever he wants without any repercussions. I’m still waiting for the news article where it will disclose that he funneled millions of federal grants to his own company.

  • TheFogan@programming.devEnglish
    112·
    2 days ago

    Is there a chance this can be half spun… IE lets say he doesn’t have any actual ability to do more then send out e-mails and walk up to people and say “You are fired”.

    In the same way that I can walk into walmart and tell every employee they are fired. Which if I can make myself sound important they may leave… I don’t have the authority to fire them, but who’s going to stop me. First ammendment says we can yell “you are fired” in a crowded theater.