Donald Trump says there are one million people with their jobs on the line after they refused to respond to his buddy Elon Musk‘s email demanding what they ‘accomplished’ at work.
The president said his team is working to track down those who didn’t send a reply by the deadline.
Speaking with reporters gathered for Trump’s first Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Trump said Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is seeking to find out why these federal employees did not answer his email.
‘Maybe they’re going to be gone, maybe they’re not around, maybe they have other jobs, maybe they moved and they’re not where they’re supposed to be,’ Trump speculated. ‘A lot of things could have happened.’
‘Right now we’re trying to find out who those people are that haven’t responded.’
But in general, Trump put those workers on notice that they are ‘on the bubble’ – a sports phrase the president is using as a euphemism for their jobs being on the line.