Bernie Sanders Blasts ‘President Elon Musk’: Others Join Chorus As Government Shutdown Looms

Elon Musk’s role in the political dynamics of President-elect Donald Trump’s team took center stage during this week’s government shutdown drama as the billionaire’s often scathing criticism of a bipartisan spending bill unleashed a wave of chaos on Capitol Hill.
Musk’s social media posts, which by some accounts exceeded hundreds, depict his influence over GOP lawmakers and highlighted the outsized role he now plays and will likely continue to play in Trump’s administration.
Republicans were not happy with the proposed version of the spending bill, though House Speaker Mike Johnson “believed that he could get enough Republicans to join most Democrats” to pass the bill and avert a shutdown, Russell Berman noted in The Atlantic. It turns out, though, that the person he really needed to persuade was Musk.
Here’s How It Rolled Out This Week
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