President Donald Trump signaled on Thursday that his cabinet secretaries are the ones who will dictate the staffing at their departments, not senior adviser Elon Musk, the president’s top ally.
“The Golden Age of America has just begun!” Trump posted on social media. “Over the past six weeks, our Administration has delivered on promises like no Administration before it, always putting America First!”
“DOGE has been an incredible success, and now that we have my Cabinet in place, I have instructed the Secretaries and Leadership to work with DOGE on Cost Cutting measures and Staffing,” he continued. “As the Secretaries learn about, and understand, the people working for the various Departments, they can be very precise as to who will remain, and who will go.”
He said that the cabinet secretaries will use the “scalpel” instead of the “hatchet” when it comes to…
