Tech billionaire and top White House advisor Elon Musk, seen here holding a stuffed Air Force One toy, has led the effort to fire swaths of the federal workforce.
"Thanks to these 'D' shift patrol deputies, everyone is getting dinner at Wendy's," ACSO said in a Facebook post. "And we made some new friends from Austin."
It would put Patel in charge of two of the Justice Department's largest agencies in an unusual arrangement that raises questions about the future of the bureau.