Musk initially said the request was a 'very basic pulse check,' but now says it will root out 'non-existent people or...dead people' who are collecting paychecks. Several agencies are telling employees to ignore the email for now.

The American Federation of Government Employees responded to the email sent to federal employees with a statement expressing frustration. “Once again, Elon Musk and the Trump Ad

In an X post and email shared Saturday afternoon, Elon Musk told federal employees to list what they had accomplished the prior week or be fired.