OAN Staff Blake Wolf
1:27 PM – Thursday, December 19, 2024
After incoming DOGE leader Elon Musk opposed House Speaker Mike Johnson's continuing resolution (CR) spending bill, effectively killing it, many Republicans are now stepping up to support Elon Musk. We are asking you to take on a new role.
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Musk reportedly declared Johnson's extraordinary spending bill almost “criminal” and argued that Republican officials who support the bill should lose their seats in primaries. Musk's name has reportedly been floated as a possible successor to the House of Representatives speakership.
“Any Representative or Senator who votes for this outrageous spending bill deserves to be voted out within two years!” Musk, co-director of the Department of Government Efficiency, wrote on XPost. .
The 1,547-page CR introduced by Johnson was initially marketed as a relief fund for Americans struggling to recover from hurricane season, money to support American farmers, and other elements to prevent a government shutdown. It was done.
But after carefully reading the rest of the bill, Republican officials quickly warned that the attached terms included excessive spending, kickbacks and high pay for members of Congress, special interest gifts, and “the State Department's Global Engagement Fund.” It was recognized that this included a one-year extension of the center's services. (GEC) funds organizations that censor conservative media. ” Breitbart Reported.
Despite Johnson's support, Musk's team also revealed that the huge bill includes a new soccer stadium in Washington, D.C., a 72-page “pandemic preparedness and response” policy, and more. did.
Meanwhile, President-elect Donald Trump and other Republicans appear to agree with Musk, saying the CR Act holds vital disaster relief funding hostage and cannot be separated from the bill's other bloated items. Many people claim that it doesn't.
“Congress is considering a spending bill that would give government advisers and Liz Cheney sweet benefits. The bill would make it easier to hide the records of the corrupt January 6th committee. This committee accomplished nothing for the American people and covered up the security failures that occurred that day. This bill will continue to pay Congressional wages while many Americans are struggling this Christmas. It would also raise the number of Americans,” Vice President-elect J.D. Vance wrote.
In response, Republican lawmakers are now attacking Johnson from all sides, with Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) rejecting the idea of Elon Musk replacing Johnson. I am doing it.
“The Speaker of the House does not have to be a member of Congress… Nothing disrupts this swamp more than electing Elon Musk… Think about it… Nothing is impossible.” (Not to mention the joy of watching a collective system, as it is called, lose its ever-loving heart),” Paul wrote, urging others to ponder this idea.
Paul was not the only Republican senator to oppose Johnson's bill, as Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) also criticized Johnson for the now-defeated bill.
“That's crazy. It's a horrible plan. I can't believe the Republican leadership made it up,” Hawley said.
“Obviously they haven't talked about this with Trump. And we need to take a hard look at who's leading this Congress, because this is the best thing they can do. “If so, that's total incompetence. This is a disaster,” he added.
Additionally, Republican lawmakers joined in questioning Johnson's motives and leadership, as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (MTG) (R-Ga.) shared the poll on social media. The poll asked X number of users online whether they supported Musk as Speaker of the House. She has tried to oust Johnson as prime minister in the past.
“Will you support @elonmusk as Speaker of the House?” Greene asked in the X Post. “The House controls policy and appropriations and can cut programs, departments, and agencies, as well as enact new laws such as term limits and pass balanced budget amendments. .”
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