Musk don’t care about the Grand ole Party or Congress….
Donald Trump NEEEDS them both…
Sure looks like Elon Musk is calling the shot right now, eh?
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) joined a growing chorus of Democrats asserting that Elon Musk is directing Donald Trump, after the president-elect came out in opposition to a stopgap spending deal hours after his billionaire adviser heavily criticized it, the Washington Post reports.
Said Pelosi: “Elon Musk ordered his puppet President-elect and House Republicans to break the bipartisan agreement reached to keep government open. House Republicans are abdicating their responsibility to the American people and siding with billionaires and special interests.”
Daily Beast: Trump is pretty defensive about “President Elon Musk” jabs.
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Musk, a close ally of Trump, fired off numerous social media posts on Wednesday railing against the bipartisan spending measure, which was released Tuesday night ahead of the Dec. 20 shutdown deadline.
Musk, who is co-leading Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) advisory panel to slash government spending, urged members of Congress to vote against the bill, describing the more-than-1500-page measure as a big “piece of pork.”
At one point, he argued any lawmaker who supports the CR should be voted out of office and called for a moratorium on all legislationuntil Trump takes office on Jan. 20.
He, along with DOGE co-leader Vivek Ramaswamy, posted online about the CR for hours on Wednesday before Trump and Vice President-elect Vance broke their silence and came out against the measure…
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Several Democratic lawmakers argued “President Elon Musk” is responsible for any impending government shutdown and used the situation as a chance to question Trump’s grip on his own party….
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Several GOP members told The Hill on Wednesday they believe Musk has growing influence on Capitol Hill, with at least one lawmaker reportedly suggesting his posts may have impacted the vote count for the original CR.
The bill would have funded the government through March 14 and averted the Dec. 20 deadline….
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