New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- Tech billionaire Elon Musk, accompanied by his four-year-old son X, stood alongside Donald Trump in the Oval Office as the President signed an executive order to continue downsizing the federal workforce.

Musk, who leads the newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), instructed federal agencies to collaborate with DOGE to reduce staff and limit new hires. Describing the move as "common sense" rather than "draconian or radical," Musk emphasised the necessity of cost-cutting measures.

Defending his stance, Musk asserted that sweeping government cuts reflect the will of the people.

"The people voted for major government reform, and that's what the people are going to get," he told reporters. "That'...