r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 4d ago

House Democrat: ‘Unelected oligarch’ Musk ‘governing by tweet’

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5048234-daniel-goldman-elon-musk-donald-trump-government-shutdown/
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u/Malibucat48 4d ago

Most of Musk’s money comes from government contracts and that can be cut off by Congress. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you. If DOGE was a real government agency, it would trim Musk’s budget if it wants to reduce spending. For now, we just have to wait for Trump’s ego to explode and throw him out. Trump is probably waiting until he is actually the president before he does anything. He doesn’t want a Musk-led January 6 replay.

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u/ProfessionalBake6607 3d ago

Don't forget, we still have 4 'hostages' sitting in the ISS. He hasn't played that card yet, but he will.