Trump claimed Monday that any agencies saying not to respond to the email were doing it "in a friendly manner."
The Trump administration told federal agencies they don't have to direct workers to comply with Elon Musk's request for information about their activities at work.
Employees throughout the federal government have until 11:59 pm ET Monday to detail five things they accomplished in the last week.
Some federal agencies, including the State and Defense Departments, told their employees not to respond to an email asking for a list of tasks they completed.
Elon Musk is finding himself locked in a power struggle with top Trump administration officials over an out-of-the-blue email blast to federal workers Saturday demanding that they list their