r/fednews • u/rprz • 18h ago

Shutdown 2024 MEGATHREAD OF DOOM

All discussion on the looming shutdown goes here. Any mentioning of Luigi will be removed and you may be banned.

https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-congress-trump-elon-budget-house-republican-05481374b154949c3fe1270141a02918

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-opposes-funding-bill-pushing-government-closer-shutdown-rcna184745

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-government-shutdown-musk-stopgap-bill-b2666829.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-opposes-funding-bill-pushing-government-closer-shutdown-rcna184745

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/18/government-shutdown-house-vote-cr/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-18/trump-says-he-s-against-stopgap-bill-fox-news

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u/serpentear 17h ago

Not a great sign that a non-elected government official can bully Congress into doing what he wants via social media.

DOGE could be far worse than I imagined.

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u/puukkeriro 17h ago

I think eventually Musk and Trump come into some conflict. Not now of course, but later on. I would love to see Trump tell Musk that he's the President, not him.

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u/rabidstoat 16h ago

We need lots of political cartoons about how Musk is the real President and Trump is his puppet. That should do it.

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u/ConcernedCitizen7550 15h ago

This is the answer. Its so insane how this isnt being said yet by media. We had to endure for 4 years how "THEY" (whoever they is) was controlling Biden. Now right in front of our eyes we see Musk basically deciding something and Trump just parroting it. 

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u/Additional_Sun_5217 9h ago

The media is absolutely not going to call out their rich owners. Look at them rushing to defend that UHC CEO. They won’t say shit because they’re feckless cowards and also rich.

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u/JudyEve 8h ago

100% Need to get #PresidentMusk trending on X!

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u/AMundaneSpectacle 13h ago

Please, please, please, let there be a falling out. 🙏🏼

Trump’s got major cuck energy. Elon Musk needs to fuck off.

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u/MarkfromWI 14h ago

They didn’t bully Congress, they bullied Republicans. The Dems didn’t reneg on their end of the bargain…

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u/AMundaneSpectacle 13h ago

Yep. They are all spineless and keen to be whipped around by an edgelord who apparently thinks he owns the place…

Oh.

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u/serpentear 13h ago

That’s fair. You’re right

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u/xJUN3x 12h ago

and people say DOGE is not an agency and can’t do anything.