Demonstrators in Washington, DC, sang a historic labor-union song outside the Department of Labor on Wednesday, February 5, questioning Elon Musk’s role in the Trump administration.Footage from Joe Flood shows protesters singing Which Side Are You On?, with new lyrics calling out Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency.Protesters can be seen holding placards reading, “Deport Elon,” “Nobody Elected Musk,” and “Hands Off Workers’ Data”.In an online post, organizers
said they believed the Department of Labor was “next on Musk’s takeover list,” after a
meeting was scheduled for Musk at the Department of Labor.The Trump administration has offered federal employees a
deferred resignation buyout program, deemed the “Fork in the Road Directive,” which employees must accept or reject by midnight on Thursday.Last week, Musk’s team gained access to the US Treasury payment system, which is responsible for 1 billion payments per year totaling $5 trillion and includes sensitive information involving bank accounts and Social Security payments, the
Associated Press reported. Credit: Joe Flood via Storyful