Their ascent to power has stirred so much controversy that xAI, the artificial intelligence of Musk’s platform X, not only considers them unfit for their positions, but explicitly states both deserve capital punishment.

Elon Musk’s move-fast-and-break-things ethos has served him well so far in his efforts to demolish the federal bureaucracy. But now comes the moment the billionaire leading President Donald Trump’s DOGE initiative may not be prepared for — managing the politics of his sprawling cuts.