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Finally, threat was a dominant theme, also related to firing workers, “And any federal bureaucrat who resists this change will be removed from office immediately. Because we are draining the swamp.”

The second event occurred later in his congressional speech, when Trump vilified “unelected bureaucrats” who run government.

The president frames his policies as one-part economic stimulant, one-part war against a so-called “deep state” of bureaucrats that undermine his policies.

At one point he proclaimed that "the days of rule by unelected bureaucrats are over," which elicited Democratic laughter and pointing at Musk, who had been ostentatiously introduced by Trump in the gallery.

The billionaire Trump adviser asked millions of bureaucrats over the weekend to list their accomplishments from the past week - sparking fury amongst the workforce and disagreement with officials leading the departments.