In a moment of intense fervor, famed TV host Jon Stewart accidentally cut his hand open while delivering a fiery tirade about Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency.

The beloved Daily Show personality shattered a coffee mug on his desk amid a discussion about the billions in federal pharmaceutical subsidies overlooked by Musk's DOGE.

He highlighted a clip of former President Joe Biden hailing drug price negotiations as an illustration of the US Government's chronic inefficiencies.

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In a mock representation of working for DOGE, Stewart slammed the mug and quipped sarcastically: "The companies we subsidize with billions of dollars are allowing us the privilege to negotiate the price of 10 of their drugs.

"And then is all of them, right? It would be embarrassing if it was a small drop in the bucket, and that the American people didn't expect that we should negotiate for all their f------ drugs, because we have already paid for them with our subsidies! It is f------ insane!"

The mug broke apart upon impact, and realizing he had sliced his hand, Stewart quickly concealed the injury from view before informing the audience, "I will be going to the hospital soon."

Before injuring his hand, Jon tallied the potential savings DOGE could have achieved instead of targeting federal jobs.

He proposed: "How about we just take $3 billion in subsidies we give to oil and gas companies that turn billions in profits. How long did that take?

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"Oh, wait! How about we just close down the carried interest loophole on hedge funds? That's $1.3 billion a year.

"Or how about we stop the $2 trillion dollars we've given to defense contractors to build a fighter jet that blows when everyone knows the next war is going to be fought with drones and blockchains, whatever that is! Holy s---! I can't believe it! I just saved us billions of dollars in 11 seconds!"

On Saturday evening, Elon took to X to announce that "all federal employees" would receive an email asking them to account for their work from the previous week.

The 53-year-old warned that failure to respond would be interpreted as a resignation.

However, the Department of Justice advised its employees not to reply to the email due to the confidential nature of their work, according to a source.

In a letter circulated among colleagues, the USDA stated: "Good afternoon. Many of you may have received a message from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) titled "What did you do last week?" asking you to submit work-related accomplishments.

"Please know that any response to the HR@OPM.GOV is voluntary and not required. If you choose to respond, you should not transmit any confidential, sensitive, investigative, or classified information."