Trump is signing executive orders, but Musk looks to be the one who is actually deciding what to cut from the federal government. Trump doesn't have the legal authority to impound federal funds or break up federal agencies. That power belongs to Congress. But the eunuch Republican Congress won't object to any of this, less they incur Trump's wrath. With the Republican Congress afraid of Trump, Congress becomes superfluous if it doesn't exercise its power. With no Congressional power, the US has become an oligarchy.

It's going to be red states that are in a panic when they realize they are larger beneficiaries of federal funding than blue states.