The Doge department is a nod to the shiba inu doge meme that's also linked to the dogecoin cryptocurrency, named by Elon Musk as his "favorite" cryptocurrency and accepted as payment by his Tesla car company—though Tesla continues to hold around 10,000 bitcoin worth around $1 billion on its balance sheet.

Elon Musk has further stoked the flames of the MAGA H1-B civil war after he agreed with a post that called Americans too “retarded” to exclusively fill the U.S. tech workforce. The eye-popping endorsement came after a pro-Musk account on X summed up the right-wing divide on visas to skilled workers as such: “So basically the right split into two factions,

Elon Musk blasted a segment of the MAGA movement as “contemptible fools” and called for them to be ousted from the Republican Party. The tweet from the Tesla

The conflict centers on Musk and Ramaswamy’s recent praise for foreign tech workers, beginning soon after Indian immigrant Sriram Krishnan joined the team of Trump’s AI and crypto czar David Sacks. It’s pitted Trump’s tech mogul donor class against his older network of far-right influencers like activist and Trump companion Laura Loomer while escalating into racist rhetoric against Indian Americans in particular.

Elon Musk began 2024 by keeping a cautious distance from then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. By November, he was labeled Trump's "best buddy."

This comes as Robert F. Kennedy JR. (RFK), who president-elect Donald Trump tapped to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, has shared his disapproval of the drugs’ popularity.

Elon Musk recently shared a playful post on X, revealing he uses Mounjaro, a weight loss drug, to achieve his thinner look.

The tech billionaire celebrated Ozempic in a Christmas Day social media post that contrasted with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s stance on the drug.