Elon Musk’s Is Running the Government. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Elon Musk is running the government through DOGE, and everyone is pretending it’s normal.

Turns out, Elon Musk isn’t content with just running Tesla, SpaceX, and a struggling social media platform.

Now, thanks to President Trump’s executive order, he’s also effectively running large chunks of the federal government through something called the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)—because apparently, naming a federal agency after a meme coin is the height of fiscal responsibility.

A group of 14 Democrat-led states sued to stop Musk and DOGE from accessing sensitive government data and making mass layoffs, arguing that this totally normal and not dystopian at all situation violates the Appointments Clause of the Constitution.

But U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan denied their request for a temporary restraining order, stating that while DOGE’s actions are “troubling,” the states hadn’t demonstrated imminent, irreparable harm. Translation: “Yes, this is a mess, but let’s wait for it to get worse before stepping in.”

Musk’s Latest Takeover: The U.S. Government

Musk has been placed in charge of DOGE as a special government employee, though the White House insists he’s just an advisor. Because, as we all know, Musk is famous for taking a backseat role and letting others make decisions.

Despite this supposed lack of authority, DOGE has been aggressively slashing jobs, canceling contracts, and reshaping federal agencies. Musk himself has openly called for entire agencies to be deleted, as if the federal government is just a bunch of redundant Twitter accounts.

This raises some tiny questions, like:

• Why does an unelected billionaire have access to government systems?

• Who exactly is overseeing Musk’s DOGE antics?

• Should we be concerned that a guy who once launched a car into space for fun is now in charge of “efficiency” in government?

Critics argue that Musk is exercising unprecedented executive authority, making massive personnel decisions without Senate confirmation or congressional oversight.

This isn’t just some eccentric billionaire tinkering with government processes—he’s reportedly firing thousands of federal workers, terminating government programs, and gutting agencies at will.

And yet, the Justice Department argues that Musk isn’t actually making these decisions—he’s merely influencing them.

Ah, yes, the “It’s not technically illegal” defense.

DOJ lawyers insist Musk doesn’t have any formal power; he’s just offering suggestions that somehow result in mass layoffs and federal restructuring.

That’s like saying Jeff Bezos isn’t running Amazon, he just gives really strong recommendations.

Make It Make Sense

This whole situation boils down to one simple problem: If Musk isn’t officially in charge, why does he have so much power?

The White House says he’s just an advisor, but federal agencies are treating his directives like law. The Justice Department insists he doesn’t have any real authority, yet DOGE is openly bragging on social media about firing people and canceling contracts. And Judge Chutkan acknowledges that this is “concerning,” but stops short of issuing any immediate intervention.

At what point do we stop pretending that a billionaire with no accountability should not be running the government like one of his side projects? Maybe when he starts replacing the Department of Labor with an AI chatbot or launches a new moon colony for fired federal employees?

Either way, it’s only a matter of time before Musk rebrands the entire federal workforce as X Employees and replaces their pensions with Dogecoin.

Za-Head, Chaos Analyst.