Musk’s swift accumulation of political power sparks alarm

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/19/co-president-elon-musk-trump-ally-tests-influence-spending-fight/

Elon Musk has never been elected to office. President-elect Donald Trump has not tapped him to serve in any role
inside the government. Until the July assassination attempt, he never even publicly supported Trump.
But this week, critics of the world’s richest man say he attained a new title: “shadow president” of the United States.
In a matter of hours on Wednesday, Musk wielded his powerful X account to pressure House Republicans to torpedo
a spending bill that would have kept the federal government open for three months. Musk’s rapid-fire messages —
which included numerous false claims about the contents of the spending bill — ricocheted through Washington,
where some lawmakers reported their phone lines were ringing all day with calls from constituents who saw Musk’s
posts. More than 12 hours after Musk’s first post calling lawmakers to not pass the bill, Trump and Vice President-
elect JD Vance also put out a statement opposing the legislation, and House Republicans scrapped the deal.

And I'm proud to be an American
Where at least I know I'm free
And I WILL forget the ones who died who gave that right to me
And I'll gladly stand up next to you and DEFUND her still today
Cause there ain't no doubt I love DIS land, God DAM DA USA.

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