Elon Musk, who heads the Department of Government Efficiency under the Trump administration, asked all federal employees to justify their work or lose their jobs

Kash Patel, the director of the FBI, has pushed back against Elon Musk on his second day in office by telling staff not to respond to an email demanding they list what they accomplished last week.

The heads of multiple federal law enforcement agencies, including Director Kash Patel of the FBI, are pushing back against a new demand from Elon Musk that they justify the work they have done in their positions or face resignation.

Cracks may already be showing in the Trump administration, with newly-sworn-in FBI director Kash Patel sending an email to all his department’s employees instructing them to “pause any responses” they may have been working on following Elon Musk’s request that federal employees provide weekly summaries of their accomplishments or risk losing their jobs.

Kash Patel, the newly minted head of the FBI, is making it clear the bureau does not take marching orders from Elon Musk.

Kash Patel was on Friday sworn in as the ninth director of the federal bureau of investigation, after the US Senate confirmed his status with a close vote.