Odaily Planet Daily News According to CNN, people familiar with the matter revealed that Russell Watt, director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB), took over as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Friday night, and officials from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by Elon Musk took over and deleted the X account of CFPB on Friday night. Musk tweeted "CFPB RIP" on the X platform on Friday afternoon with a tombstone emoji.
The homepage of the CFPB official website shows a "404 page does not exist" error message, but other parts of the website are still accessible. Sources said that officials from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have obtained management rights to the CFPB system, including the content management system, website backend and personnel active directory. The current atmosphere inside the CFPB is "full of frustration and anger."
Neither the White House nor the CFPB responded to CNN's request for comment.