President Donald Trump placed guardrails on Elon Musk's slapdash crusade against federal spending, clarifying to his administration that the DOGE head doesn't have the authority to fire staff.
Trump convened Cabinet leaders on Thursday to spell out the official parameters of the billionaire’s cost-cutting role, per Politico. Trump reportedly clarified that Musk’s team had the power to make policy and staffing recommendations, not final employment decisions. Two Trump administration officials told the outlet Musk was present at the cabinet meeting.
