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Elon Musk tells Republican lawmakers he’s not to blame for federal firings

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Billionaire Elon Musk says he is not to blame for the firings of thousands of federal workers, including veterans.

The message from one of President Donald Trump ’s most influential advisers came as Republicans are privately raising questions.

“He doesn’t have hiring and firing authority,” said Rep. Richard Hudson , R-N.C., after a dinner-time pizza meeting with Musk in the Capitol .

Scores of fired workers are being recalled back to work across the federal agencies.

Elon Musk was invited to Capitol Hill this week by Trump ’s allies and party leaders to provide more information to lawmakers facing questions about the DOGE cuts.

Musk gave his cellphone number to the senators, though not the members of the House .

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