Less than six weeks in, Trump has repeatedly reversed himself in high-profile decisions, sometimes in costly and embarrassing ways

During the meeting, Musk said government employees would soon receive another email about their work — and doubled down on his promise that failure to respond could jeopardize their jobs. That follows the controversial email sent over the weekend asking employees to reply with “five things” they did the week before,

Since Elon Musk threatened federal workers with firings if they didn't list five work accomplishments, Trump tells them they're "on the bubble" if they don't comply.