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https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/elon-musk-leads-charge-kill-spending-bill-meant-avert-government-shutd-rcna184779
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is already flexing his newfound political muscle even before his ally President-elect Donald Trump has taken the oath of office.
Musk helped lead a revolt Wednesday to try to stop a bipartisan funding bill in a direct challenge to the authority of House Speaker Mike Johnson and others in Republican leadership who helped craft the measure. And in a remarkable turn, the revolt appeared to succeed at least for a day, throwing budget negotiations into chaos and increasing the odds of a government shutdown this weekend.
“Yes,” House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., confirmed to reporters Wednesday evening when asked if the current bill was now dead.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is already flexing his newfound political muscle even before his ally President-elect Donald Trump has taken the oath of office.
Musk helped lead a revolt Wednesday to try to stop a bipartisan funding bill in a direct challenge to the authority of House Speaker Mike Johnson and others in Republican leadership who helped craft the measure. And in a remarkable turn, the revolt appeared to succeed at least for a day, throwing budget negotiations into chaos and increasing the odds of a government shutdown this weekend.
“Yes,” House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., confirmed to reporters Wednesday evening when asked if the current bill was now dead.
