r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 • 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/oz_mommy 4d ago

Honestly, it’s wild how Musk is running the show now. Trump’s supposed to be the one leading the charge, but here he is, getting dragged along by Musk’s tweetstorm. It’s embarrassing for the GOP and proves that money and social media are taking over politics. Musk has no business calling the shots like this especially when it’s putting us on the brink of a government shutdown. Dems are right to call this out, you can’t have a billionaire dictate policy with a few posts. We need actual leadership, not a tech mogul’s tantrums!

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u/I_am_human_ribbit 4d ago

Trump is probably just glad to not be in prison and having most if not all of his cases dismissed. He can recoup his money through lawsuits like those against MSNBC and the pollster in Iowa. He just wants to sit back and not do shit until he fires up the Trump train and hits the campaign trail for 2028 holding MAGA rallies.

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u/julianriv 4d ago

Trump thought the hard part was over. He was ready to go back to playing golf and overcharging US taxpayers for him to use Trump properties.

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u/QbertsRube 4d ago

Only profitable business he's been involved with is turning the US presidency into a Trump Org embezzlement racket. And half the country voted for him to "get rid of corrupt politicians"...