President Donald Trump and his right-hand man, billionaire Elon Musk, are using a divide-and-conquer technique to reshape the federal government, with the tech CEO being permitted to carry out controversial decisions without supervision, according to reports.
Musk, who was initially tapped to co-chair an external advisory committee, has quickly amassed authority inside the federal government, with his team taking control of the Treasury Department’s payment system, sending out buyout memos to federal workers and more. Officials who raised concerns about his access to sensitive systems were put on leave or retired.
