Did RFK Jr. just called Elon Musk a "malign foreign actor"?

February 24, 2025

Did RFK Jr. just called Elon Musk a "malign foreign actor"?

Yes, sort of. 

As of February 24, 2025, there is no public record of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expressly or explicitly referring to Elon Musk as a "malign foreign actor." However, recent events have highlighted tensions between their respective agencies and imply the possibility of RFK Jr. tagging Elon as a "malign foreign actor".

Brief Background

Elon Musk, leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), issued a directive requiring federal employees to submit a weekly accomplishment reports consisting of 5 bullets explaining what they had done in their federal jobs the preceding week. The responses were to the "HR" @ OPM email account set up and control by Elon's DOGE. The email and Elon's coverage on X about it implied that non-compliance could lead to removal of the employee. In response to Elon's or DOGE's unprecedented move, eight federal agencies, including RFK's HHS, advised their employees not to respond or to do so cautiously. 

RFK's HHS advised its employees that responding to the performance data request from the Elon's DOGE was voluntary, emphasizing that non-compliance would not affect their employment status. For those choosing to respond, HHS cautioned to "assume that what you write will be read by malign foreign actors and tailor your response accordingly." This RFK guidance is ambiguous. It can be interpreted as underscoring concerns about data security and the potential hacking of sensitive information by unauthorized entities. It can also be read as implying that South African Elon Musk is indeed a foreign malign actor or is associated to foreign malign actors.

Battle of the Oligarchs: Eight Federal Agencies Fight Back Against Elon Musk

As of February 24, 2025, eight federal agencies have advised their employees that responding to Elon's Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) recent data call is not mandatory. These agencies are:

1. Department of Defense (DoD): Issued a statement instructing employees to "pause any response" to the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) email, emphasizing that the DoD will conduct performance reviews in accordance with its own procedures. 

2. Social Security Administration (SSA): Initially informed employees that the OPM email was a legitimate assignment requiring a response. However, a follow-up communication clarified that responding is "voluntary" and that non-responses would not be considered a resignation. 

3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): Notified staff that they are not required to respond to the OPM email and that there would be no impact on their employment for choosing not to respond. NASA indicated it would respond on behalf of its employees. 

4. Department of Justice (DOJ): Instructed employees not to respond to the OPM email due to the confidential and sensitive nature of the department's work. 

5. Department of Agriculture (USDA): Informed employees that responding to the OPM email is "voluntary" and that there is no penalty for not responding. The USDA advised those who choose to respond to avoid including sensitive or confidential information. citeturn0news10

6. Department of State: Communicated to employees that no one is obligated to report their activities outside of their department chain of command and that the department would respond on behalf of its staff. 

7. Department of Energy (DOE): Directed employees to "pause" any responses to the OPM email, stating that the DOE would conduct performance reviews according to its own procedures and provide a coordinated response if required. 

8. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): Advised employees that, based on discussions with OPM officials, responding to the email was not mandatory. HHS emphasized there would be no impact on employment for choosing not to respond and cautioned that any responses should be general to protect sensitive information. 

These advisories came after DOGE, led by Elon Musk, requested federal employees to submit weekly accomplishment reports, with implications that non-compliance could be considered a resignation. On one hand, the agencies' responses aim to protect sensitive information and clarify the voluntary nature of the request. On another, the agencies' can be seen as breaking rank and pushing back against the directives of Elon Musk.

Elon is a controversial South African entrepreneur who became the richest primate in the world thanks in part to loans, grants, and contracts with the federal government. It is said or speculated that Elon Musk used part of that easy money to pay a massive "kickback" in the form of a $280M donation to the campaign of Donald Trump. 

With the alleged $280M kickback donation, Elon bought himself a ticket to become director of DOGE. The mission of DOGE is to cut federal spending in all programs not tied to space. Elon Musk is the owner of Space X and holds a practical monopoly on federal satellite launch contracts. Elon's skeptics suggest that his hope or ambition is to become the world's first trillionaire with federal contracts to be endorsed by Trump and paid by American taxpayers to the benefit of Elon's Space X.

Not surprisingly, RFK Jr. may be quietly blowing the whistle by "politely" and cleverly calling Elon Musk a "foreign malign actor".

Now you know it.

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