Tech mogul Elon Musk on Wednesday continued his blistering attack on the newly announced year-end funding deal, calling for all lawmakers who support the continuing resolution to be voted out of office.
“Any Representative or Senator who votes for this outrageous spending bill deserves to be voted out within two years!” Musk I wrote it in the post on his social platform X.
“Call your elected officials now and tell them how you feel!” he added. Separate post. “They're trying to get this bill passed today when no one's paying attention.”
Mr. Musk also called out Suspension of all laws Until President-elect Trump takes office.
“No legislation should pass Congress until January 20th, when @realDonaldTrump is sworn in as president. Nothing. Zero.”
Congressional leaders are rushing to pass a stopgap funding bill called a continuing resolution (CR) to avoid a government shutdown on Friday.
The bipartisan agreement announced Tuesday night would extend the funding deadline to March 14, giving the incoming Republican majorities in both chambers more time to fast track funding with Mr. Trump. Become.
Musk spoke out against the deal early Wednesday morning, saying it “shouldn't pass” and branding it a big piece of “pork.”
The billionaire and close ally of President Trump will lead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which aims to reduce government costs.
DOGE Co-Chairman Vivek Ramaswamy also urged lawmakers on Wednesday to vote against the deal if they are “serious about government efficiency,” saying the deal “reduces excessive spending, donations to special interests, and pigs.” He suggested that the country is full of “rosy politics.”
“This bill will ultimately hurt many of the people it's trying to help. Debt-fueled waste may feel 'feel good' now, but it's like dousing addicts with cocaine.” It is not mercy, it is cruelty,” Ramaswamy wrote to X.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said he spoke to Musk and Ramaswamy about his concerns Tuesday night, but a forced vote on the bill seemed inevitable.
“Elon, Vivek, and I were on a text chain together and I was explaining the background to this to them. And Vivek and I talked last night around midnight, and he was like, 'Look, I get it. “I said, 'Oh,'” Johnson said Wednesday morning on Fox News' “Fox & Friends.” An impossible position. Everyone knows that. ”
“Remember, everyone, we still have a narrow Republican lead, so any bill needs a Democratic vote,” Johnson added. “They understand the situation. He said, 'Mr Speaker, this is not to you, but we don't like the spending.' I said, “Guys, I don't either.”
Mr. Musk and Mr. Ramaswamy are among several prominent allies of Mr. Trump who are urging lawmakers to oppose CR.
Donald Trump Jr. and Steve Bannon also called on Republicans Wednesday to vote against the spending bill.
Updated at 2:47 p.m. ET
