President Donald Trump signaled Wednesday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) might be the next agency on the chopping block as his administration continues to unveil new cuts to the federal government.
Trump told reporters Wednesday during the first meeting with his Cabinet that EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is eyeing cutting 65% of federal employees from the agency.
“I spoke with Lee Zeldin, and he thinks he’s going to be cutting 65 or so percent of the people from Environmental, and we’re going to speed up the process too at the same time,” Trump said. “He had a lot of people that weren’t doing their job, they were just obstructionists, and a lot of people that didn’t exist.”
Musk warned that those who failed to comply would lose their jobs. While some agencies instructed their staffers to ignore the email, Musk said Wednesday another email would go out as DOGE seeks to eliminate people who are on the government payroll but don’t exist.
Likewise, Musk said Wednesday that DOGE is seeking to preserve jobs for everyone who is an essential worker and is performing well, but warned that those who aren’t could lose employment.
The White House said Tuesday that 1 million federal workers did comply with Musk’s productivity email request and that employees should look to their individual agency for guidance on how to proceed.
Diana Stancy is a politics reporter with Fox News Digital covering the White House.
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