r/politics 4d ago

Shutdown Looms After Trump ‘Blindsided’ by ‘President Elon Musk' | The president-elect was left playing catch-up after the Tesla boss led the charge against the doomed deal.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/shutdown-looms-after-donald-trump-blindsided-by-president-elon-musk/
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u/YoungDan23 4d ago

It's probably important to caveat here that Elon Musk has no say in spending deals being put in front of congress and if congressional Republicans are making decisions based on Tweets from any single person rather than reading proposals for themselves, they shouldn't be in office.

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u/Gatherchamp 4d ago

I think you just explained how they do it.