INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
US President Donald Trump said he told his cabinet secretaries during a meeting on Thursday that staffing decisions will be left up to them,
not Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency.Trump said he instructed cabinet members to work alongside DOGE on spending and
workforce reductions while clarifying that final job cuts will be at the discretion of the department leaders, NBC News reported."We just
had a meeting with most of the Secretaries, Elon, and others, and it was a very positive one," Trump said on Truth Social
people.""As the Secretaries learn about, and understand, the people working for the various Departments, they can be very precise as to who
will remain, and who will go
We say the 'scalpel' rather than the 'hatchet,'" Trump added.The sweeping cuts carried out by DOGE have led to lawsuits, voter anxiety and
recently ordered federal employees to outline their work or face termination, with multiple agencies and departments initially fending off
the effort.At the same time, Trump also praised Musk and DOGE after Thursday's meeting."I think they've done an amazing job," he told
reporters.Musk called the meeting "very productive" in a post on X
