Bernie Sanders criticizes ‘President Elon Musk’ over effort to derail funding plan
Bernie Sanders criticizes ‘President Elon Musk’ over effort to derail funding plan
‘Billionaires must not be allowed to run our government,’ Sanders says after Musk derides bipartisan deal to prevent government shutdown
Summary
Senator Bernie Sanders criticized “President Elon Musk” for opposing a bipartisan government funding deal that would prevent a shutdown and extend operations until March 2024.
Musk, a vocal Trump ally and proposed co-leader of a new “department of government efficiency,” called the bill “criminal” and misleadingly claimed it includes a 40% Congressional pay raise and funding for “bioweapon labs.”
Musk’s opposition, amplified through over 100 posts on X, has drawn Republican support and Democratic backlash.
Sanders condemned Musk’s influence, labeling it “oligarchy at work.”
The best way to get Musk out of there is to keep referring to him as the real president, saying that he's calling the shots, and that he's manipulating Trump. Trump's ego will not be able to handle that and will get rid of him.
I sometimes listen to the "The rest is politics US" podcast, where one of the hosts is Anthony Scaramucci, and he frequently makes the same point: if Trump starts referring to you as "Mr. President" or "more famous than him", you're finished. Not sure if this applies to someone like Musk, but Trump's ego is a fickle thing.
Doubt that very much...trump won't get rid of his wallet like that
I agree that Elon's money is probably the only reason he's lasted this long, but I think there will be a limit. Even if he's willing to keep paying forever, I think Rump's ego will be the deciding factor in spite of the money.
trump will hate it and this just hammers the wedge between Musk and trump.
Yup, someone who has Trump’s ear just needs to tell him that Musk is stealing his thunder and that will make him turn around.
Dang, guess it is pretty easy to manipulate someone with a big, fat ego. Good plan!
Bernie is laying down resistance tactics
Since the 1960s!
I'm sorry, "misleadingly claimed..."? That's just straight up fucking lying
That's how you can tell who's paying for the article
We are in a shit pickle. Musky could sue any news outlets he wants if there is even a grain of certainly in outlets words. And you know how that will go for them. So they gotta keep the terms fuzzy.
It sucks.
People in politics are so "civil" they normalize hatred, lies, and fascist ideas. Normalizing hatred and fascism only further fascist ideology, which slowly, piece by piece, takes over the right.
I wonder if we can get Trump to start pushing billionaires out of windows just by toying with his ego.
I like this tactic.
We(humanity) don't deserve Bernie.
Hell yeah. Burn'em Sanders!
Is there a Congressional raise at all? There should not be.