Musk and Trump quickly derailed a stopgap spending bill, showing their power before the president-elect even takes office.

Summary

Elon Musk played a key role in derailing a bipartisan stopgap bill to fund the U.S. government, using his influence on social media to oppose the compromise reached by Republican Speaker Mike Johnson and Democrats.

Musk’s criticism sparked growing Republican resistance, later echoed by Donald Trump. The resulting failure exposed deep divisions within the GOP, complicating Johnson’s leadership and future legislative efforts.

Democrats mocked Musk’s influence, while some Republicans expressed frustration.

The incident highlights challenges facing Trump’s narrow House majority, with instability threatening legislative priorities and potential governance deadlock.

  • orclev@lemmy.world
    311·
    2 days ago

    Republicans have always been good at flinging shit around and just in general preventing anything useful from happening, the only difference now is that for the GOP the call is coming from inside the house. In the past they’ve used their obstructionism as a weapon to hurt Democrats trying to actually make the government function, but now they’ve got a bunch of whiny toddlers throwing temper tantrums while they’re trying to accomplish things and the shoe is on the other foot. There’s a certain delicious irony in seeing the same assholes that pulled this crap during the Obama administration suddenly be subjected to the same thing by the monsters they created.