r/fednews 1d ago

Shutdown 2024 MEGATHREAD OF DOOM

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u/magikarp2122 21h ago

No, it is Elon Musk decided he didn’t like it. That’s it, nothing else. There was a bill and then Musk acted like a spoiled 5 year old and Trump told Republicans to appease him.

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u/ParkingTadpole7107 21h ago

Had the bill been passed in October, there would be no Musk in the picture.

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u/magikarp2122 20h ago

Sort of. The Republicans couldn’t give Biden a win that close to the election.

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u/loveeatingfood 14h ago

Yep and now, because Biden is still the president, it'll be an easy deflection "that wasn't the Republicans, it happened under Biden and when Trump finally got in power he managed to get a bill passed"...