Musk speaks about his federal cost-cutting initiative, as Argentina's president hands him a "chainsaw of bureaucracy".

The F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, and others told employees not to respond to a directive from Mr. Musk to summarize their accomplishments.

Officials, including Trump's appointee to head the FBI, Kash Patel, are challenging the billionaire's authority over the federal workforce.

FBI Director Kash Patel has instructed bureau employees to disregard Elon Musk’s directive requiring federal workers to report their weekly accomplishments or risk termination. “The FBI, through the Office of the Director,

Among the first to advise against responding was Kash Patel, who was just sworn in as FBI director at the end of last week. By Sunday, a flurry of other

FBI Director Kash Patel will be tapped to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), two sources confirmed to Fox News Digital on Saturday.