Elon Musk flexes his political muscle, sending government on …
2 days ago · Musk also used his platform to push for a government shutdown, arguing it would not hurt “critical functions.” While that is partially true, shutdowns cost the economy billions of dollars.
Elon Musk's storm of tweets almost led to a government shutdown…
1 day ago · As Congress prepared to vote on a budget bill to fund government services and avoid a shutdown, Elon Musk posted scores of tweets calling for the bill to be killed. ... abc.net.au/news/elon-musk ...
Elon Musk Flexes His Political Strength as Government Shutdown …
2 days ago · Wielding the social media platform he purchased for $44 billion in 2022, Mr. Musk detonated a rhetorical nuclear bomb in the middle of government shutdown negotiations on Capitol Hill.
Elon Musk leads charge to kill spending bill meant to avert ... - NBC News
3 days ago · On the social media app Bluesky, Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., said: “Republican Unelected Co-President Elon Musk has killed the bill to keep the government from shutting down on Friday. All he ...
Elon Musk used misinformation to fuel a government shutdown | AP News
1 day ago · President-elect Donald Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk played a key role this week in killing a bipartisan funding proposal that would have prevented a government shutdown, railing against the plan in a torrent of more than 100 X posts that included multiple false claims.. The X owner, an unelected figure, not only used his outsize influence on the platform to help sway Congress, he did ...
Senate passes bill to avert government shutdown, sending it ... - CBS News
2 days ago · An earlier deal he crafted over several weeks of talks with Democrats collapsed when Republicans, led by Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, revolted against many spending provisions that went...
How Trump and Elon Musk derailed bipartisan plans for a ... - CBS News
2 days ago · Sometimes Musk amplified false claims, such as the idea that the legislation included $3 billion for a new football stadium in Washington. In reality, the legislation would transfer ownership of ...
Musk Kills Spending Deal, Demands Shutdown Until Trump Is …
2 days ago · Elon Musk, self-described “First Buddy” of President-elect Donald Trump, went all out to thwart a last-minute funding deal to avert a government shutdown.The move was a direct challenge to ...
The Shutdown Crisis Leads to Questions About Who Is in Charge
2 days ago · Donald Trump has yet to take office but the president-elect and Elon Musk are already influencing policy, putting the federal government hours away from a shut down. By Andrew Ross Sorkin Ravi ...
Elon Musk rallies against bill averting government shutdown
3 days ago · Congressional leaders had lined up on Tuesday to approve a spending bill that would avert a government shutdown — before Elon Musk, President-elect Donald Trump’s “first buddy,” injected ...