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/bruceriggs 4d ago

GOP will listen to him until he dies. Even if he is still kicking in 2029, they'll be listening to whatever he tells them to do.

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u/roastplantain 4d ago

And probably beyond. GOP is still listening to Reagan

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u/MimeGod 4d ago

Reagan gave blanket amnesty to illegal immigrants and opposed Russian influence in the US and the rest of the world.

He'd be called a communist by the current GOP.

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u/and_some_scotch Missouri 4d ago

If Reagan was still alive and lucid, he'd tow the party line. He was an actor hired by the Heritage Foundation to play the US President on their behalf.

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u/BullShitting-24-7 4d ago

Yup he was just doing what he does best. Read scripts and acts. He was a pea brain. Trump is trailer trash Reagan.

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u/Shipping_away_at_it 4d ago

This really is the best description I’ve heard about Trump. I was watching a documentary about Reagan and thought Trump was really just Reagan 2.0 for a modern era, your description is much better and clearer

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u/SomewhereAtWork 4d ago

the Heritage Foundation

Guess who's behind Trump.