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Emma Burleigh

2 million government employees received an email with the same ominous subject line Elon Musk sent to Twitter staffers in 2022

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Elon Musk at the inauguration of Donald Trump (Credit: Pool / Getty Images)

Elon Musk and his army of young men are taking over federal offices: bringing beds into the buildings, staking out territory with sticky notes, and questioning workers on their usefulness. Government staffers describe an environment of “fear” and “madness," especially after receiving a cryptic email.

President Donald Trump tapped billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk to make the government run more efficiently. Now Musk and his followers are dismantling offices across Washington.

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