'Billionaire A****** Bosses': Senator Tina Smith On Weekly Word From Fed Workers Elon Musk Reacts, 'What Did You Do?'

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Calling Tesla CEO Elon Musk a“d***”, US Senator Tina Smith on Sunday lashed out at Musk's asking US federal employees to justify their work or lose their jobs.

Musk -- the world's richest person and Trump's biggest donor -- has led the effort to fire swaths of the government workforce.

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In a post on X, Smith wrote,“This is the ultimate dick boss move from Musk - except he isn't even the boss, he's just a dick.” She further added, "I bet a lot of people have had an experience like this with a bad boss - there's an email in your inbox on Saturday night saying,“Prove to me your worthiness by Monday or else.”

I'm on the side of the workers, not the billionaire asshole bosses, Smith noted.

Replying to this, Musk asked Smith,“What did you do last week?”

What did Elon Musk say to Federal workers?

Elon Musk, the billionaire advisor to Donald Trump, stated on Saturday that all US federal employees must justify their work or risk losing their jobs. This comment came shortly after US President Trump encouraged Musk to be "more aggressive" in cutting government spending. Musk, who is the world's richest person and Trump's largest donor, has been leading efforts to reduce the size of the government workforce.

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According to a copy of the email provided to AFP, federal workers were asked to submit "approx. 5 bullets of what you accomplished last week."

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