MAGA meltdown as power struggle erupts: Donald Trump loyalists push back against Elon Musk’s influence, Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel urge department staff to ignore DOGE's job justification order

There is now some serious internal rift within the Trump administration after Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's new appointee in the federal government has asked her department staff to ignore emails by DOGE that ask for job justification

The Department of Government Efficiency has adopted an all-new strategy where emails are being sent to federal government employees where they are asked to list out some points about what they have achieved over the week. This email is now being sent across multiple federal departments by DOGE, but now a power struggle has come to the limelight after Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard asked their staff to ignore these emails from Elon Musk's team, according to a Daily Mail UK report.

Tulsi Gabbard defies Musk in this manner

Tulsi Gabbard, who was only recently appointed to the federal administration as the Director of National Intelligence, has asked her staffs in the department not to respond to DOGE's request for justification, which is reportedly a part of the ongoing job purges of federal employees going through the month.

She joins Kash Patel in this regard, as he had also voiced his opinion regarding the same thing earlier. If this is not all, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Department of Homeland Security Chief Kristi Noem have also asked their respective departmental employees to disregard this latest email spree from the Department of Government Efficiency.


FAQs:

Is Tulsi Gabbard the Director of National Intelligence?
Yes, Tulsi Gabbard is currently the Director of National Intelligence in the ongoing Trump administration.

Who is the head of DOGE?
Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO and Trump supporter, is currently heading the all-new Department of Government Efficiency.
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