Rep. Jim Clyburn (D.C.) dismissed Elon Musk's comments about funding moderates in key Democratic constituencies, calling out which members of his party are afraid of Musk's “money.” He also said he didn't know.
CNN's Victor Blackwell asked Clyburn on Saturday about Musk's statements posted on I wondered if he would react to it.
“Well, you're better than them. That's your job. You're at work right now. Look, I'm a child of the '60s. I grew up here in South Carolina. I'm going to join the eulogy. I missed voting yesterday because He was a gentleman of very humble origins who started a movement throughout the South to take down the flag from the dome of the state capitol and remove all Confederate emblems, and we spent a lot of money on it. I went,” Cliburn began.
Posted by mask Rep. Richard Neal, D-Massachusetts, posted on social media in response to a video that read, “I forgot to mention, we also fund moderate candidates in heavily Democratic districts, and the country is willing to support those candidates.” We're going to make sure we can eliminate it.” These are people who don't represent them. ”
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“When I worked for John Lewis in the '60s, there was a lot of money and power against us. We did what we had to do. And we're afraid of Elon Musk's money. “I don't know a single Democrat. If we continue to be close to our voters, we'll do better than him,” he added.
Prominent Democrats and media figures in recent weeks have deemed Musk, not Trump, to be the real president, accusing the billionaire of playing a role in the government as an unelected official. I am doing it.
Congressman Clyburn fired Elon Musk on Sunday for potentially donating money to moderates in key Democratic races. (Screenshot/CNN)
CNN's Scott Jennings said Democrats should criticize Musk's role in the government and read the Wall Street Journal's coverage of President Biden from Thursday onwards, saying that people should read the Wall Street Journal's coverage of President Biden from very early on in his presidency. He said he was aware of his stamina issues.
“For the past four years, unelected people have been running our government. This Soros guy is running around collecting Democratic politicians like my kids are collecting Pokemon cards. “I hear people criticize the influence of billionaires on politics,” Jennings said. .
“I think all the mask criticism from the left is completely hypocritical and completely over the top,” he added.
In a social media post, Musk responded to a video from Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., saying, “I forgot to mention, I'm also going to give money to moderate candidates in heavily Democratic districts. Yeah. “That would eliminate elections from the country.” of people who don't represent them. ” (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Mr. Clyburn, a close ally of Mr. Biden, also helped persuade the president to pardon his son Hunter Biden, even though the president had said for months that he would not issue a pardon. .
“I'm totally fine with it. I don't know how many people encouraged him to do it, but I did it,” Clyburn said in another CNN appearance.
When asked by CNN's Laura Coates about Biden's reaction, Clyburn said, “Biden seemed a little reserved about it, but as a father, I have a duty to my children.'' I emphasized the facts.”
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