Washington – in Thousands of federal workers already LayoffPresident Donald Trump said Thursday that he hopes members of the cabinet will “protect the good people” and that he “don’t want to see the big cuts of so many good people being cut.”

Trump met with members of his cabinet and other officials earlier in the day, informing them that while billionaire Elon Musk could guide the department on what to do, he would not staff the agency or make policy decisions. According to a report by Politico.

Trump and Musk’s US doge service is trying to cut its massive scale Federal government spending – It leads to a tremendous cut across a wide range of federal labor.

Those Massive gunfire It encouraged a lot of thrusts Litigation A question filed in federal court and concerns the scope of mask authority within the administrative department.

The president spoke to reporters Thursday afternoon and said the Cabinet meeting focused on them. Significant reductions Within the federal government.

When asked about Trump’s masks and his authority to carry out his actions on Thursday, the president said he had “a great meeting” and revealed that “they can cut, they don’t do a good job, they can’t trust them, they don’t show up at work.”

The role of musk

Musk also reportedly admits Doge made some mistakes, according to Politico.

He told the media several times on Thursday that he hoped that the cabinet members would “protect the good people.”

“Great” job

The president also said he believes Musk and Kuzi’s services have done a “great job.”

Doge stands for the Government’s Efficiency Bureau, but the entity is not the cabinet department, but is temporary under Trump’s executive order.

“We want to get rid of people who don’t work, people who don’t appear, people who have a lot of problems, so they work with Elon. I think we’re doing a really great job. We’ll cut it down. We have to do for the country.”

Last updated at 4:42pm, March 6, 2025