The federal government will run out of money on Saturday, and will shut down unless Congress passes a spending bill (unlikely) or a continuing resolution.
Most in Congress don't want this to happen. And a continuing resolution was agreed to by Democrats and most Republicans. It looked like a done deal.
But then Elon Must started tweeting. In over 100 tweets on his site (X), he railed about what a bad deal it was, and threatening Republican House members with being primaried in the next election if they voted for it. He was incessant in his opposition, and suggested the government be shut down until January 20th (when Trump will be sworn into office).
It was a ridiculous position for him to take. While he wouldn't be hurt by a shutdown (because he has nearly $400 billion), millions of ordinary Americans would be. They need the services offered by the government. Musk doesn't care, since he's planning to cut most of those services anyway.
Donald Trump had been quiet about the continuing resolution before Musk began his barrage of tweets. But when he saw the attention Musk was getting over his opposition, he jumped into the game. He posted on his website that no Republican should vote for the measure.
Now Democrats are upset that Republicans have backed out of the agreement they made. They're saying they won't vote for a "plan B' from the Republicans. And since there are several Republicans who would refuse to vote for any continuing resolution, it looks like the chances of a government shutdown are very real. That shutdown would hurt many struggling Americans.
This whole mess brings up another troubling thing. Just who is going to be president after January 20th? I know Trump will be sworn in as the office holder, but who will have the real power. Will it be Trump, or will it be Musk? This incident seems to suggest it may be Musk. It was Trump following Musk's lead on the continuing resolution. Will it be the same way on other important decisions?
WILL TRUMP JUMP EVERY TIME MUSK YELLS FROGGY?
