The joint interview comes as Trump and Musk continue to implement sweeping cuts across the government. Thousands of federal workers have already been fired after President Trump signed an executive order last week instructing heads of federal departments and agencies to make "large-scale reductions in force.

Elon Musk’s threat to federal employees is the latest episode to call into question the White House’s downplaying of his authority.

Elon Musk has had it with judges blocking the Trump administration’s moves. The billionaire face of DOGE called for the impeachment of judges in a meltdown on X Tuesday night, following a flurry of court orders blocking the government’s bids to freeze funding for foreign aid and federal grants,