The new FBI director instructed personnel not to respond to Musk's demand to justify their job or face dismissal.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are dismantling the corrupt bureaucracy

Tech billionaire Elon Musk's "justify-your-job" diktat to US federal employees faced an unexpected backlash from within the Trump administration on Sunday in what is seen as an early sign of power struggles to come.

Newly appointed FBI Director Kash Patel sent out correspondence to all departments he is in charge of, ordering them to "pause any responses" being formulated to billionaire Elon Musk's email in which he asks federal employees to justify their jobs.

Kash Patel, the newly minted head of the FBI, is making it clear the bureau does not take marching orders from Elon Musk.

In response, Kash Patel has reportedly instructed FBI employees to "pause any responses" to Musk's email. The new FBI chief's response is seen as a challenge to Musk's authority and indicates that not all federal agencies are on board with his directives.

Behind the scenes, cabinet secretaries compared notes as they tried to figure out how to respond to a directive from President Trump’s most powerful adviser without angering the president.

Elon Musk, who heads the Department of Government Efficiency under the Trump administration, asked all federal employees to justify their work or lose their jobs

Elon Musk, acting on President Trump's directive to cut federal government size, asked federal employees to detail their weekly accomplishments. Despite resistance from various departments, including the FBI and State Department,

Elon Musk is demanding that federal employees justify their positions to him through email or lose their jobs.

Elon Musk is finding himself locked in a power struggle with top Trump administration officials over an out-of-the-blue email blast to federal workers Saturday demanding that they list their