Trump makes DOGE head Elon Musk a 'special government employee' amid accusations of a takeover
Source: USA Today
WASHINGTON Elon Musk is joining the federal government after all.
President Donald Trump previously tapped Musk to lead his Department of Government Efficiency, but the tech billionaire, who also serves as the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, was not technically a federal employee.
Hours after Musk announced a plan to shutter the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on X, the social media platform he owns, a White House official told USA TODAY he was officially joining the federal government.
Trump made Musk a "special government employee," the official said. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt later confirmed to reporters that Musk had officially joined the administration. The designation allows Musk to work for the federal government with or without compensation for a limited amount of time. He also received a government email and an office. The administration official said Musk would not receive a paycheck.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-makes-doge-head-elon-183454590.html
As in special needs?

madaboutharry
(41,588 posts)I think it is beginning to dawn on people that we are officially in the midst of a coup. Trump, Musk, Vance, the Cabinet, republican senators and congress people along with all the sycophants and lackeys are attempting to unravel democracy.
America is under attack from within. It is going to take extraordinary action from democrats in elected office to fight back. And the American people are going to need to understand what is at stake.
SunSeeker
(54,528 posts)madaboutharry
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PortTack
(35,194 posts)pfitz59
(11,264 posts)What are they?
orangecrush
(22,964 posts)No senate confirmation, no test, nada zip zero.
Just a decree from the fuhrer.
He's a "special government employee" like my Johnson.
TexasTowelie
(118,639 posts)SunSeeker
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Lulu KC
(6,491 posts)Groaning.
angrychair
(10,115 posts)"special government employee" is not a thing.
I do think they fell into a trap though. If he is now a government employee he will now be held to legal and ethical standards. Security clearances. Regulations on the proper handling of classified documents.
In short the rules now apply.