U.S. President Donald J. Trump convened a meeting today of his Cabinet at the White House, which included his senior advisor Elon Musk, to deliver a message: “You’re in charge of your departments, not Elon Musk.” According to administration officials, Trump told top members of his administration and department heads that Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) were empowered to make recommendations to the departments, but not to issue any kind of unilateral decisions on either staffing or policy. This appears to follow concerns and confusion amongst both Democratic and Republican lawmakers, about what Elon Musk’s true role is within the administration; which has now begun to cause legal complications, as President Trump and other officials continually refer to him as the “Head of DOGE” such as during Trump’s recent address to Congress, which required a correction later from the White House who stated that Amy Gleason, not Musk, was the Acting-Administrator of DOGE.