Cabinet officials recently clashed with Musk over DOGE’s ordered layoffs, which have led to chaos in federal agencies.

“Elon Musk does not have the power to fire people,” Mr. Scott said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “The president of the United States is Donald Trump, and the agency heads are the ones who manage each of their departments, so they’ve got the — they’ve got the decision, that’s what Elon Musk has told me time and time again.”