Summary
Trump and Vance urged Republicans to force a government shutdown instead of passing a bipartisan stopgap funding bill, accusing Democrats of pushing “giveaways” and rejecting a debt ceiling increase.
The move against the stopgap funding bill comes less than 3 days before the government is set to run out of money on Friday.
Their stance follows Elon Musk’s social media threats to fund primary challengers against Republicans who support the bill.
The funding package, which includes disaster relief and farm aid, faces opposition, with critics warning this move could disrupt essential services.
Musk has suggested the government remain closed until Trump takes office in January.
Shut it down and keep it shutdown for 4 years.
Ah, President Musk calling the shots I see.
This shit is so backwards. People are getting blackmailed competitively by this guy in broad daylight. I know it died long ago, but it was the death of liberty when we introduced MTX/P2W politics—fuck Citizens United.
Citizen United was a very key moment. It seems now you can just pay people to vote for your side through a sweepstakes. Sickening.
Looks like they’re gonna get it.
It’s remarkable how out in the open Musk’s purchase of the Republican party was.
The buying part is nothing new, to be clear. Just surprising they were so honest about it.
I remember when shut downs were a reason to reach compromise at nearly any cost. Now these shit heels are demanding a shut down because they feel like it.
Because they know they can blame it on the other party. And people will eat it up.
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Republicans - “we’re better at finance and won’t raise the debt”
Also republicans - Donald Trump Built a National Debt So Big (Even Before the Pandemic) That It’ll Weigh Down the Economy for Years
I thought he was the First Lady. Now Elon’s the president?
“President Musk and First Lady Trump” has a nice ring to it. Surely, that won’t hurt Trump’s ego enough to make Elon’s campaign investment backfire ;)
Thinly veiled. Trump will claim the shut down is a recess.
This is musk testing loyalty, if congress wants its independence they’ll tell him to get fucked
