The two other guys are really just two rich private citizens standing on the side line…
They have NO Government standing….
Speaker Johnson explained to the guys how things work, and will work going forward for Congress…
Johnson HAS to work with Democrats with his thin majority margin to get things passed…
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he talked to billionaire Elon Musk about the 1,500-page government funding deal after Musk voiced his opposition to the bill, and that the incoming Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chief understands the “impossible” position the Speaker is in.
Musk on Wednesday morning posted on his social platform, X: “This bill should not pass” and “Ever seen a bigger piece of pork?”
Asked about that opposition, Johnson said he had talked to Musk and his DOGE partner Vivek Ramaswamy on Tuesday night about their concerns.
“I was communicating with Elon last night,” Johnson said on Fox News on Wednesday morning. “Elon, Vivek [Ramaswamy] and I were on a text chain together, and I was explaining to them the background of this. And Vivek and I talked last night, about almost midnight, and he said, ‘Look, I get it.’ He said, ‘We understand you’re in an impossible position. Everybody knows that.’”
“Remember, guys, we still have just a razor-thin margin of Republicans. So any bill has to have Democratic votes,” Johnson said. “They understand the situation. He said, ‘It’s not directed to you, Mr. Speaker, but we don’t like the spending.’ I said, ‘Guess what, fellas, I don’t either.”….
These claims were garbage four years ago and are garbage today.
This comment actually belongs on the “ Some Democrats want to investigate…” post.
I agree……..
The 2020 Election
The 2022 Election
The 2024 Election
All went off pretty well normally
Update……
Well?
Musk must have gone crying to Trump about the Spending Bill brush off he got from Johnson….
A Government shutdown could be back on the table
Trump had 45 day one back in his first term
Wouldn’t a government shutdown mean that all the official public Inaugural activities would have to be cancelled? Swearing-in on the Capitol Steps, Congressional Luncheon, Parade, etc?
Something tells me that Trump is counting on having those things happen.
CG?
Do U SERIOULY Think Donald J.Trump IS gonna allow this…..
James,
You whole comment to start this just shows how out of touch you are, and this isn’t an attack, I agree with what you said, it’s just that the political playbook we think we all had doesn’t work right now. It has been broke since 2016…Anyone thinks the old way of working still works isn’t paying attention to the last 8 plus years. I am not saying that in 4 years when Trump goes the way of the dinosaurs, that the old ways come back, but in reality the tides have been changing ever since the Tea Party showed up and made life difficult for congress to pass anything. One right wing hero says something about a compromise and it is likely DOA. The Bro Elon said this is a no go…he paid for his win, he gets what he wants…now my only hope is Democrats don’t play ball and let this shit shut down…give all those fucks who voted for Trump want they want…fucking chaos…