Twice-failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton claimed that Republicans were “taking orders from the world’s richest man,” Elon Musk, regarding the failed continuing resolution (CR).
Clinton accused Republicans of being “on course to shut down the government over the holidays.”
“If you’re just catching up: the Republican Party, taking orders from the world’s richest man, is on course to shut down the government over the holidays, stopping paychecks for our troops and nutrition benefits for low-income families just in time for Christmas,” Clinton wrote in her post.
Clinton’s remarks came after Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) called for Musk to serve as House Speaker in the wake of growing criticisms regarding House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) reading the CR.
The Speaker of the House need not be a member of Congress . . .” Sen. Paul began.
“Nothing would disrupt the swamp more than electing Elon Musk.”
“Think about it . . . nothing’s impossible. (not to mention the joy at seeing the collective establishment, aka ‘uniparty,’ lose their ever-lovin’ minds),” the post concluded.
Musk placed tremendous pressure on Republican House leadership to scrap Wednesday’s spending measure in a series of X posts.
“The Speaker did a good job here, given the circumstances,” Musk wrote in one post on X, regarding the news that Johnson was “rolling” out a “third plan to keep the government” from heading toward a shutdown.
“It went from a bill that weighed pounds to a bill that weighed ounces. Ball should now be in the Dem court.”
