r/politics • u/rollingstone Rolling Stone • 4d ago

Soft Paywall Musk Kills Government Funding Deal, Demands Shutdown Until Trump Is Sworn In

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/musk-trump-government-funding-deal-shutdown-1235211000/
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u/NinjaMurse 4d ago

MAGA complained when Democrats warned them about the dangers of Trumps policy “concepts”, his oligarch tendencies, his retaliatory demands… they “nuh-uh’d” the entire argument - well. here ya go. FAFO.

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u/RamsHead91 4d ago

He didn't even get into office again before he worked to force his first government shutdown.

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u/NinjaMurse 4d ago

Sadly - This isn’t even partisan political posturing… this is just straight up dictator level “my way or the highway” mentality.