President Trump and Elon Musk, fueled by a torrent of press leaks, have launched a frantic campaign to identify and punish those responsible. Their efforts involve a mix of intimidation tactics, snitch networks, disinformation campaigns, and social media surveillance, creating a climate of fear and confusion within the federal bureaucracy.
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk talk ringside during the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 16, 2024.government triggered a torrent of press leaks, coming from career officials and other personnel appalled by the speed and scale of
“Come and find me, assholes,” says one federal career official, directing the insult at Musk, Trump, and their allies and officials working in vain to plug the wellspring of leaking. Among the ideas internally kicked around the Trump and Musk teams was the thought of planting younger informers or “spies” in different parts of the federal government to gain the trust of offices and teams suspected of anti-MAGA sentiments.
Still, the climate of fear and rage that Trump and Musk have imposed throughout the federal government has created mass confusion and an information clampdown that’s left numerous staffers in the dark about what their jobs even are anymore. Then, when these staffers attempt to corroborate each rumor or morsel of information, they have to be unusually careful about with whom they try to confirm it, at times unsure which colleague or which superior is going to rat them out to Team Trump or Team Elon as a possible subversive.
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