Tuesday’s press conference in the Oval Office was already unusual, with Elon Musk standing behind President Donald Trump at the Resolute Desk to talk about the Department of Government Efficiency – illustrating the power the world’s richest man now holds.

A pair of lawsuits say that, with all the power he has accumulated, Musk is violating the Constitution's rules about the appointment of federal officers.

The U.S. government was set up to have checks and balances. It’s something a progressive pundit on X, Alex Cole, thinks South African native Elon Musk should learn about. “,” Cole wrote, along with a screenshot of Musk posting to X: “If ANY judge ANYWHERE can stop EVERY Presidential action EVERYWHERE,