President Donald Trump made Elon Musk, who heads his Department of Government Efficiency, a special government employee at the White House.

Before employees were locked out of the agency's headquarters on Monday morning, Elon Musk claimed that Donald Trump agreed to 'shut down' the U.S. Agency for International Development, which provides

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk is working for President Donald Trump as a “special government employee,” according to a White House official, solidifying his controversial role in the administration but sidestepping some disclosure rules that are typical of federal workers.

Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, blasted the move in a letter to Bessent as "extraordinarily dangerous."

Elon Musk called USAID a criminal organization that should “die.” Proponents say it’s a key arm of U.S. influence that, if destroyed, “cannot be easily rebuilt.”