Tue Feb 25 08:12:50 UTC 2025: ## Minnesota Senator Slams Musk’s Demand for Federal Employee Work Reports

**Washington D.C.** – Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) has publicly criticized Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), for demanding weekly work reports from all federal employees. In a strongly worded tweet, Senator Smith rejected Musk’s request, stating, “I hate to break it to you but you aren’t my boss. I answer to the people of Minnesota.”

Musk’s email, titled “What did you do last week?”, requested five bullet points summarizing each employee’s accomplishments by Monday’s deadline. This action follows praise from President Donald Trump, who urged Musk on Truth Social to adopt a more aggressive approach to government efficiency. Trump’s statement, “Elon is doing a great job, but I would like to see him get more aggressive,” underscored his desire for sweeping changes.

Senator Smith countered Musk’s request by highlighting her own activities last week: fighting to prevent tax cuts for billionaires, a measure she argued would defund healthcare for mothers and babies. Her statement directly challenges the Trump administration’s broader efforts to reduce federal spending, which included offering buyout packages to over two million federal employees earlier this year and the dismissal of seventeen inspectors general. The Senator’s response reflects a growing tension between the Trump administration’s cost-cutting measures and those who oppose them.

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