Elon Musk Is Running Twitter Playbook on Federal Government

Déjà Vu: Elon Musk Takes His Twitter Takeover Tactics to Washington
Federal agencies have offered exits to millions of employees and tested the prowess of engineers — just like when Elon Musk bought Twitter. The similarities have been uncanny.
Elon Musk Is Running the Twitter Playbook on the Federal Government
Elon Musk is only one week into his role in President Donald Trump’s new administration, but the US federal government is already rolling out the Twitter playbook to manage its spending and personnel.
Elon Musk Looks to Stick a Fork in Federal Government Workers
Elon Musk pinned an old post to his X account cheekily recalling his 2022 “Fork in the Road” email to then-Twitter employees, offering the workers of the company he’d just purchased a chance to “be part of the new Twitter” by simply clicking “yes” by the end of the following day.
Trump’s Federal Buyout Memo Has Echoes of Musk’s 2022 Twitter Purge
A new memo offering "deferred resignation" to all federal employees seems to be taking its strategy from Musk's chaotic Twitter takeover.
Trump Plan To Slash Federal Workforce Mirrors Elon Musk’s Move At Twitter
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.
Elon Musk’s Next Target: Government Buildings
The tech billionaire and top Trump ally visited the General Services Administration, which appears to be a key part of his crusade to cut the cost of government buildings.
Trump admin offers payouts for resignations in move mirroring Musk's memo at Twitter
The Trump administration offered an ultimatum to some federal employees asking them to choose if they want to resign in a pitch that echoes Elon Musk's moves at Twitter.
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Reddit Rises Up: No More Twitter Links Allowed In Protest Of Elon Musk
More and more major subreddits have recently banned links to the Twitter (X) platform purchased by Elon Musk – some even ...
Trump's government-worker buyouts are feeling a lot like Musk's Twitter in 2022
The new administration is emailing government employees draft resignation letters. Musk sent a similar email to Twitter staff ...
Former Friend of Elon Musk Says Billionaire 'Believes He Is Above Everyone Else'
In January 2025, a post about tech billionaire Elon Musk, purportedly written by someone who knew him for years, was shared ...
Amazon Raises Its Ad Spending on Elon Musk’s X, in Major Reversal
Amazon is ramping up ad spending on Elon Musk’s X, according to people familiar with the situation, a major shift after ...
Elon Musk’s ‘X Money’ Partners With Visa For Payments—Here’s What To Know About Venmo Rival
Musk once dreamed of making X the “biggest financial institution in the world,” taking the first step of launching a ...
Elon Musk's Platform Labels His Argument 'Objectively False'
A community post on Elon Musk's tweet said: "This is objectively false. Subways have more than 10x the capacity of a road for ...
Elon Musk Tells Friends He’s Sleeping at the DOGE Offices in DC
In a move straight out of the Twitter and Tesla playbook, Elon Musk is apparently camping out just steps away from the White ...
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John Cleese, 85, in savage dig at Elon Musk as he quits X over 'class' of users on social media platform
Legendary British comedian and actor John Cleese announced his plans to leave the social media platform X on Tuesday. The ...