Arizona’s Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego and U.S. Raul Grijalva are blasting the efforts of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk to shut down various agencies and terminate employees.

Democratic Senators, led by Mark Kelly, demand the VA protect veterans' data from Elon Musk's access after his company acquired the U.S. Treasury's payment system. They call for immediate action to secure the privacy of sensitive information.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is continuing to burn bridges with the international space community following a spat with a former astronaut, who publicly called him out for lying to the public. Earlier this month,

"Hey @ElonMusk, when you finally get the nerve to climb into a rocket ship, come talk to the three of us," Captain Mark Kelly added.

Elon Musk has made unfounded claims that two NASA astronauts were left on the space station for "political reasons" after their Boeing spacecraft ran into problems.