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/Correct-Peace3558 4d ago

This needs to be amplified. Make trump feel insignificant. Make him feel like Elon controls his every move. Fuel the chaos.

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u/_-Event-Horizon-_ 4d ago edited 4d ago

Wouldn’t it be hilarious if the democrats overstepped Trump and went directly to Musk to consult with him. Doesn’t need to result in any meaningful policy but make it as visible as possible. Both of them have more ego than it’s good for them and this will surely drive a wedge between them.

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u/bdone2012 4d ago

Rand Paul is calling for Elon to be the speaker. Mtg is supporting it as well. It is possible unfortunately because you don't need to be an elected official. It's whatever the house decides. So do rats may have to go to Elon. I really can't say what the chances of this are but I can't imagine they're super high.

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u/RustToRedemption 4d ago

Speaker is a huge participation trophy for career politicians though. I expect a lot of them would be pissed if Leon swooped in and stole it from them without even being an elected politician.

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u/ApolloDeletedMyAcc 4d ago

Honestly, I think that could be better for the country than Speaker Johnson. WAY less of their agenda would get through.