Musk, Trump and Twitter

Trump cribs Musk’s “fork in the road” Twitter memo to slash gov’t workforce
Echoing Elon Musk's approach to thinning out Twitter's staff in 2022, Donald Trump's plan to significantly slash the government workforce now, for a limited time only, includes offering resignation buyouts.
Did Elon Musk write the 'Fork in the Road' memo for Trump's 'deferred resignation' offer to federal workers?
Federal employees have been sent a government meno informing them that they will receive eight months' pay if they choose to resign. Elon Musk's design was seen in the move as he did the same when he took over Twitter.
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.
Trump and Musk’s plan for a massive purge of the federal workforce, explained
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s sweeping effort to purge and reshape the federal government is underway. Federal employees have arrived at a “fork in the road,” the new administration proclaimed in a Tuesday night announcement.
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 ...
The ‘Muskification’ of the federal government is in full swing
In November 2022, days after Elon Musk took control of the company then called Twitter, employees received an email with the ...
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 ...
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From Elon Musk To Future Implications: Examining Trump’s Deferred Resignation ‘Fork In The Road’ Email
Just under two weeks of occupying the role of President, Donald Trump has made major money and policy moves. He signed a ...
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, ...
Shadows of Musk in the Government’s Buyouts Plan
President Trump’s chief cost-cutter cheered an effort to persuade federal workers to quit — in a fashion that closely ...
Fork in the Road? Memo for Trump's 'deferred resignation' offer to federal employees shocks workers
Some federal employees were surprised to see a message in their email inbox on Wednesday presenting them with an offer to ...
Musk's Words Worth Revisiting for Feds Pondering Offer to Leave
The biggest thing worth remembering about the “deferred resignation” offers that went out to most federal employees on ...
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 ...