Summary
Musk is trying to backtrack on his previous demands to shut down the government.
Elon Musk initially supported a government shutdown, criticizing Republicans who backed a continuing resolution and calling for no new bills until Donald Trump retakes office.
His posts on X encouraged GOP hardliners and contributed to chaos in Congress.
After a bipartisan spending bill failed to pass, Musk blamed Democrats, ignoring that 38 Republicans also voted against it.
Facing backlash for his earlier remarks, Musk is now deflecting responsibility as House Speaker Mike Johnson struggles to avoid a shutdown.
I mean, I wonder if dipshit really did think he had a clue at some point? I think imposter syndrome really SHOULD be a thing with more people, especially this motherfucker right here.
Also - I just realized The Circus was cancelled. That seems awfully convenient. I’m supposing that Showtime is also another “liberal” outlet just chock full of “liberals”…
I can’t tell if this is satire or not.
What I don’t get is why anyone in power (except maybe Captain Cheeto) actually bothers to listen to him in the first place. It’s not like he has any actual authority. Congress is absolutely free to ignore him entirely, and they should — regardless of which side of the aisle they’re on.
Because he’s paying off Trump’s legal debt is my best guess.
I could be wrong, but that’s my head canon at least.
He can use his money to support challengers in their next elections. He’s already said he’s going to do this to the Democrats. As we’ve seen with AIPAC recently, it doesn’t take much money to unseat politicians. Musk has enough money to basically control congress.
Never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel.
Republicans: Have a majority in the House
House spending bill: Fails to pass
How could Democrats do this??
See I’m not saying nothing horrible is gonna happen.
I just saying Im not as scared as the doomers.
They’re all so fucking hungry for power they’re gonna eat each other before we have to worry about eating the rich.
Fingers crossed.
Musk has been positioning himself pretty well to be a single big bad. I’m hoping he can cause enough fracturing and dysfunction to kill Project 2025
He is an insufferable weakling who is probably gonna be a focal point of hate within the Republican party. Also he is a South African, regardless of all other factors he is a foreigner and I hope he gets the Mick treatment.
I hate Musk far more than I hate bigotry, I encourage open bigotry and racism against the rich. At least then its useful.
Well no to your last point, it’s long past suppertime.
Musk is doing the setup for a joke, because back in the day we had “Boehner loses control of his caucus.” Now it’s Johnson’s turn.
I’m fucking mad about them cutting PBM reform and I hope other people are too.
Most people don’t even know what PBMs do, and how it fucks then over.
PBM? Peanut butter and marmalade?
For sure. Education is all of our responsibility.
Shouldn’t have run for President then. 🤷
He can’t. He’s an immigrant, and technically not even a legal one.
Deny. Defend. Deport.
I bet that guy has trouble wiping his own ass.
No trouble at all! Marco does a fantastic job and powders it with lambswool afterwards.
This is already starting out so well and they haven’t even taken office. Have they started construction on the ceiling cutouts Elon will need to marionette the orange genius around with?
Trump is going to realize very quickly that musk is a massive liability and, worse than that is his mind, wants to run the show himself.
The fallout between the two of them will be fun to watch. I predict musk will find out very quickly that “his” people on Twitter are actually Trump people.
Trump is going to realize
Bold claim.
It’s not. Narcissist v narcissist. They’ll be fighting for the same attention.
He had no clue how to run a company either, unless you count “into the ground.”
No wonder Trump gravitated towards him. Game recognize game.
I can fly a plane all the way to the scene of the crash
Oh, did someone brief Musk in between ketamine hits?
Sure, if “to brief” is analogous with “to pants”.
Next time I hear that government should be run like a business…
The response is easy…
“That’s exactly what Musk thought”
For Former Husband to Canadian Author Justine Musk to realize that they do not have the ability to realize that they can’t govern would require self-reflection. Fairly sure, Estranged Father to Vivian Wilson does not have the ability to self-reflect.
Oh, you mean the President of the United States, Elon Musk?
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