Trump claimed Monday that any agencies saying not to respond to the email were doing it "in a friendly manner."

The Pentagon is in the cost-cutting crosshairs of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth orders officials to find $50 billion in cuts to the defense budget.

The scene was familiar to anyone who has watched past presidential Cabinet meetings. Trump sat at the center of the table, flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio on his right and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on his left.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth previously said he would welcome the Department of Government Efficiency and Elon Musk to the Pentagon.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth previously said he would welcome the Department of Government Efficiency and Elon Musk to the Pentagon.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth verified that staffers from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency are working in the Pentagon to uncover waste, fraud and abuse in the government’s largest discretionary budget.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth welcomed the Department of Government Efficiency to the Pentagon, where Elon Musk will face an accounting system that has never passed an audit and decades of ...

The Department of Defense is among several U.S. federal agencies pushing back against the email, which was sent out Saturday.

Elon Musk sent an email to every federal worker asking them to explain their accomplishments. He got sued instead.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that Elon Musk's DOGE will have "broad access" to root out previous administration programs at the Pentagon.