Trump Plan To Slash Federal Workforce Mirrors Elon Musk’s Move at Twitter
The billionaire slashed 80 percent of his workforce with little adverse effect.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk seems to have inspired the Trump administration’s latest bold move to restructure the federal workforce, a move that mirrors the one he made when he bought Twitter.
The Trump administration on Tuesday sent a blunt ultimatum to federal employees. In an email that was nearly identical in tone and even subject line to one Mr. Musk sent Twitter employees after he bought the social media platform, federal workers were offered a “fork in the road”: resign and enjoy an extended paid leave or remain and recommit to meeting “high expectations” under Mr. Trump’s new directive.
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