In an effort to slash government spending, President Trump has asked the world’s richest man, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, to lead his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In turn, Musk and his team have spent the first few weeks of Trump’s second term waging a largely unchecked war on the federal bureaucracy — an onslaught that was finally

Mr Musk is now officially deemed to be a "special government employee” – an official government term. This means he is someone "who works, or is expected to work, for the government for 130 days or less in a 365-day period”, according to the Department of Justice.