Republicans rebuff Democrats’ taunts of ‘President-elect Musk’
By
Emily Hallas
December 20, 2024 9:47 am
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Republicans rejected Democrats’ claims that Elon Musk is running the GOP after the tech titan helped tank a government spending bill.
Musk, whom Trump has appointed to co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency, announced Wednesday he was opposed to a continuing resolution meant to keep the government funded until March 2025. In a series of posts, over 100, on X, the DOGE leader said the 1,547-page bill went far beyond its stated purpose, arguing it contained major spending increases, a host of unrelated provisions, including pay raises for lawmakers, and changes to the law.
After House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) pulled the bill Wednesday evening, Musk was subsequently accused by Democrats of acting as the GOP’s “shadow” leader and usurping President-elect Donald Trump’s authority — claims that top Republicans, and the DOGE co-chairman himself, are now denouncing.
Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s top communications spokeswoman, released a statement Thursday night arguing that Johnson pulled the bill mere hours after Trump announced his opposition to the bill Wednesday evening.
“As soon as President Trump released his official stance on the CR, Republicans on Capitol Hill echoed his point of view. President Trump is the leader of the Republican Party. Full stop,” Leavitt said.
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