At least two-thirds of the Senate would have to vote to remove a judge from office, which is unlikely to happen.

Musk's response comes shortly after a judge ordered the Trump administration to reinstate scores of probationary workers fired using DOGE's blunt methods. In his ruling, Northern District of California Judge William Alsup called the government's claims that the layoffs were performance-based a "sham to try to avoid statutory requirements."

"We need 60 senators to impeach the judges," the Trump adviser and tech billionaire incorrectly wrote on his social media platform.

The editorial board of the New York Post went after tech billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday, stating he is “way out of his lane” in calling for the impeachment of a judge who temporarily blocked the Trump administration from carrying out deportations under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.

Billionaire DOGE administrator Elon Musk was mocked on his X social media platform for misunderstanding the number of senators needed to remove judges who rule against President Donald Trump. In a post on Tuesday,