Elon Musk, the billionaire tech mogul, has teamed up with President Trump to overhaul the federal government. Fresh off his dramatic takeover of Twitter in 2022, Musk has brought his cost-cutting playbook to Washington. His goal? To shrink the government and make it leaner—fast.

Musk and his crew of Silicon Valley insiders landed in the capital right after Trump’s inauguration and got straight to work. Trump created a new office called the Department of Government Efficiency, putting Musk in charge. Their mission is to slash the federal workforce and reduce costs across the board.

This isn’t Musk’s first rodeo. When he bought Twitter, he fired a huge chunk of the staff in a matter of months. Now, he’s using the same tactics in Washington, even recycling email subject lines from his Twitter days. He’s promised “mass head-count reductions,” and it seems he’s moving quickly to make that happen.

But not everyone’s thrilled. Some of Trump’s early moves, like freezing federal funding and pushing workers to quit, have already caused chaos and sparked legal battles. Critics worry that Musk’s slash-first approach could leave vital government services in disarray.

Love it or hate it, Musk’s hands-on role in reshaping the government is unprecedented. With his private plane still parked in D.C., it’s clear he’s not going anywhere anytime soon. Whether his bold moves will pay off—or backfire—remains to be seen.