That part, at least, is common to all Presidents. Anybody can be fired. There's usually some deference to people who have been approved by the Senate, if for no

That part, at least, is common to all Presidents. Anybody can be fired. There's usually some deference to people who have been approved by the Senate, if for no other reason than that replacing them is a hassle, but Musk is not. He probably should have been, given how much authority the President delegated. But there was no precedent, especially outside of wartime. This is all being presented as an "emergency", which is extremely dubious and should result in at least an investigation, but ... you know.