Posted on 12/19/2024 7:56:51 AM PST by libstripper
With a 4:15 a.m. ET social-media post on Wednesday, Elon Musk declared that a must-do spending bill “should not pass.” By early evening, the bill was dead, leaving the government barreling toward a weekend shutdown just before Christmas. Lawmakers who might have underestimated Musk’s ability to shake up Washington were suddenly having second thoughts.
Over the course of Wednesday, Musk pressed for Congress to kill the bill. He encouraged his more than 200 million followers on X, the social-media platform that he owns, to call their representatives to vote against it, and he warned that Republicans who voted for it should lose their congressional seats in two years. He also said Congress shouldn’t pass any more legislation until President-elect Donald Trump takes office, which would ensure a partial government shutdown until Jan. 20.
“Stop the steal of your tax dollars!” he posted on X. “Call your elected representatives now. They are trying to railroad this thing through today!”
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Yes but the Deep State isn’t going to take this lying down. Expect more bloodshed to come.
“Stop the steal of your tax dollars!” he posted on X.
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That’s exactly what it is. Outright theft.
Time to go after all RINO’s and Democrats.
Shut the government down! Six months will be a good start. Make sure the MSN knows that it is the fault of the Democrats who will not follow the will of the public.
Musk threatening to primary any republican house representative is a real and potent threat to any republican in the house of representatives.
Musk is making Trump’s job much easier.
Hi Freepers
There are 4 branches of government.
The Executive
The Legislative
The Judiciary
...and We the People
Elon is the latter.
...at no moment has he led me to believe that he not is 1776 level material.
i’m pretty good at this shit.
“President Musk made it clear…that he doesn’t want Republicans to pass this,” said former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R., Ill.) on CNN. “And seemingly, Vice President Trump kind of backed him up then at that point.”
Speaking of RINO’s, and why does anyone give a crap about what this traitor says about anything.
Elon Musk is a national.. no, not just national, world treasure.
Kinzinger is crying because the GOP is acting like they won.
I love what Musk is doing and respect his influence - but its not a good sign for the Republic that a foreign-born billionaire has to do the financial oversight role that Congress itself has abrogated, has to save free speech from the evil designs of our own government, and has to be the voice of Americans, which their own, elected representatives failed to be.
America is not about birthright, citizenship. It is about ideals and Musk demonstrates the many of American values we need. I think it’s the perfect example of what we need and how this country should be managed
“....which their own, elected representatives failed to be.”
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THIS HAS BEEN THE PROBLEM ALL OUR LIVES!
The establishment politicians are ALL IN on spending us into oblivion. It’s the reason why they had to go after Trump so damned hard.
I think America's institutions have failed us, and are getting worse. I am grateful Musk is on the scene to help the nation, but its sad one man has to protect us from our own proto-fascist deep-state, and our spendthrift Congress.
Why is it an African-America seems to be the only guy on the public stage who FULLY UNDERSTANDS Trump and the America First movement.
Finally Batman has found his Robin.
For once Trump can play the “good” cop to Musk’s “bad” action.
Call it for what it is, Musk is more skilled at the “mean” tweet than Trump.
I love an “action” movie, and the “action” has already started before Trump has officially spent a minute as POTUS.
President Trump, as soon as he takes office, should order all the lobbyists on K Street in DC to leave the city within 48 hours or they will be escorted OUT by members of the uniformed military.
The District is NOT a state. The District of Columbia exists under federal creation and authority and the President is the elected chief executive of the United States government and can act against any and all threats to the nation’s national security.
He should declare the continued presence of such lobbyists in DC a “national security threat.” They represent a threat against the nation by their ongoing interference in federal government and criminal extortion conduct targeting the elected representatives of the people of the United States.
You may be right.
But just the same it is a great endorsement of LEGAL immigration.
My folk were LEGAL immigrants.
On my father's side from England around 1800. My mother's mother was a first generation German-America born in the early 1880's,
I hope the new guys pull the teeth from the non-elected Deep State. The Deep State creates laws with no votes and no accountability.
Elon the Grey...
“Thou shalt not pass!”
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