A.I.-GENERATED VIDEO OF TRUMP SUCKING MUSK'S TOES CREATES CONTROVERSY

A message from Elon Musk asserting that federal employees will be given a "second chance" to respond to his ultimatum that they justify their jobs or risk termination is likely to spark another round of confusion across the US government on Tuesday.

- Agencies

WASHINGTON:

Musk's warning on X, the social media site he owns, came after Trump administration officials told federal workers they did not have to respond to his weekend email asking them to summarize their accomplishments of the past week. Failure to reply would be considered a resignation, Musk had claimed.

But while some federal agencies such as the US Treasury Department told their workers to comply, others like the Pentagon did not.

As Musk's Monday midnight deadline approached, the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) ultimately told agencies their workers could ignore the email.