Tuesday, February 18, 2025

How Elon Musk uses his X influence to target critics, federal workers - The Washington Post

The episode illustrates how Musk's unparalleled online reach has given him a powerful tool to attack individuals who criticize DOGE, with one post able to spark hundreds of blistering responses from his followers. 

Last week, he amplified baseless claims about the judge who overturned Trump's funding freeze on federal grants that named his government employee daughter. Musk has called for the dismissal of journalists who have written about DOGE, calling their actions "possibly criminal." As he hunts for places to slash the federal bureaucracy, the billionaire has reposted the names and titles of individual government employees, insinuating they should be fired…


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