Elon Asks Simple Question And It’s Driving The Left Insane
Senators Comments On Elon’s Email Question
Elon Musk just pulled off what can only be described as the greatest workplace accountability check in government history, and naturally, Democrats are furious. The billionaire-turned-government-efficiency-overlord announced that all federal employees would be receiving an email asking them to list what they actually accomplished in the past week. Seems simple enough, right? Not if you’re a career bureaucrat used to coasting on the taxpayer’s dime.
Musk made it clear: if you don’t respond, it’s assumed you’re not working, and that means resignation. That sound you hear? It’s the collective panic attack of thousands of do-nothing government employees suddenly realizing they might actually have to justify their existence. Washington, D.C. hasn’t been this rattled since Trump won in 2016.
Enter Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota, who is so outraged by the idea of accountability that she took to X (Musk’s own platform, mind you) to whine about it. Her response? A truly mature and professional rebuttal: Musk is a “dick.” That’s it. That’s all she’s got. Nothing about why it’s unreasonable to ask government employees to actually document their work—just personal insults, because that’s what passes for debate in today’s Democratic Party.
Musk, in classic form, responded with a simple question: “What did you get done last week?” And just like that, you could hear the crickets. After scrambling for a response, Smith came back with a self-righteous answer about “fighting to stop tax breaks for billionaires” (translation: finding new ways to waste taxpayer dollars). The best part? Musk didn’t even have to insult her—he just asked a basic question that exposed how little she had to offer.
Consistent with President @realDonaldTrump’s instructions, all federal employees will shortly receive an email requesting to understand what they got done last week.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 22, 2025
Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation.
Sen. Patty Murray also tried to jump into the mix, delivering a speech defending bloated federal spending, only for Musk to respond with the same straightforward question: “What did you get done this week?” The silence was deafening.
Meanwhile, the emails to federal employees went out, and—shockingly—some agencies like the FBI and the State Department are telling their people to ignore it. Because why should they have to explain what they do all day? Accountability? That’s for the private sector. If this were any normal job, refusing to respond to a simple performance check would result in immediate consequences. But this is the federal government, where agencies have been so bloated for so long that some of these “employees” might not even exist.
That’s right—Musk pointed out another little problem: they’re discovering ghost employees. Apparently, some people are so unbothered by the idea of checking their government-issued email that they either don’t exist or are, well… dead. This is straight-up fraud, and yet somehow, it’s Musk and Trump who are the bad guys for trying to clean it up.
The reason this matters is that a significant number of people who are supposed to be working for the government are doing so little work that they are not checking their email at all!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 23, 2025
In some cases, we believe non-existent people or the identities of dead people are being used… https://t.co/Rj5Xe6vYZB
The White House tried to clap back with a “Rapid Response” post on X, mocking Musk’s email. His response? Basically, the lowest bar imaginable for passing this test is literally just responding with words that make sense. That’s it. And even that is apparently too much for some people.
The meltdown over this simple request proves exactly why Musk was the right guy for the job. The fact that asking government employees to list their weekly accomplishments is considered controversial tells you everything you need to know about Washington’s broken system. The swamp creatures don’t like sunlight—and now that they’re being forced to explain what they actually do, they’re scrambling. And honestly, it’s hilarious to watch.