In addition, the agencies have been told to “hire no more than one employee for every four employees that depart from federal service”, with exceptions for immigration, law enforcement and public safety.

While carrying his son X Æ A-12 on his shoulders in the Oval Office, Mr Musk was asked by reporters to respond to accusations he is orchestrating a “hostile takeover” of government in a non-transparent way.

The Tesla CEO and owner of X said “the public voted for major government reform… and they’re going to get what they voted for. And that’s what democracy is all about”.

“We have this unelected, fourth unconstitutional branch of government, which is the bureaucracy, which has in a lot of ways, currently more power than any elected representative,” he added.

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