Rand Paul suggests replacing Mike Johnson with Elon Musk as Speaker of the House
The chaotic collapse of the continuing resolution spending bill has put the leadership of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in the spotlight, and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has called for Elon Paul to replace him. The idea of appointing Musk as the next president has been floated. President Trump named him co-chair of the Department […]
Some House Republicans privately furious at Musk, Ramaswamy after government shutdown talks implode
Some House Republicans are privately furious after Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy were involved in Congressional discussions on government funding and led attacks to block a bipartisan agreement. Several Republicans, who were granted anonymity to speak freely about the sensitive situation, were either unhappy with the men's involvement or believed it exacerbated long-standing weaknesses within […]
Rand Paul Floats Elon Musk for House Speaker: ‘Disrupt the Swamp’
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Thursday nominated Elon Musk to be the next Speaker of the House. Musk, who is in charge of President-elect Donald Trump's efforts to cut government waste, successfully put enormous pressure on Republican House leaders to repeal Wednesday's spending bill in a series of X posts. House Speaker Mike Johnson and […]
Nick Jonas faces fan backlash over social media post responding to Elon Musk
Singer-songwriter Nick Jonas sparked a reaction to what many X users interpreted as an endorsement of Elon Musk. Post a photo The comment, which appears to be a play on the 2006 Jonas Brothers hit, was a response to Musk's comment on an old GIF of the band spinning a coffee table with the caption, […]
Barbara Lee: Allowing Musk to 'run our government really has grave consequences' for Americans
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) on Thursday accused billionaire Elon Musk of derailing a year-end spending deal. “Let's put this in context: This was a bipartisan agreement to move forward and keep the government open through March,” Lee said on CNN. “That unelected billionaire Elon Musk has now spoken out, tweeted from his cell phone and […]
Farage Blasts Electoral Commission for Seeking to Limit Musk Donations
Brexit leader Nigel Farage said the UK Electoral Commission had called for changes to UK electoral law to limit the ability of people like Elon Musk to support his start-up party Reform UK. He accused them of acting as “stooges of the regime.'' Rules around political donations have been put in place to prevent populist […]
‘Elon Musk Is Spreading Fake News’ — ‘He Is Fake News’
CNN host Jim Acosta claimed on “The Newsroom” Thursday that billionaire businessman Elon Musk is spreading fake news about the failure of the Continuing Resolution Spending Act. “As Americans face the threat of a government shutdown, there are new concerns about Elon Musk's growing influence over Donald Trump,” Acosta said. The world's richest man tweeted […]
Musk floods X with spending bill misinformation
Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk on Wednesday poured out misinformation about Congress' year-end funding deal while urging Republicans to force a vote on the stopgap bill. Musk, a close ally of President-elect Trump, took to his social platform X just hours after the continuing resolution was announced Tuesday night, saying the deal “should not be […]
Republicans Float Musk As ‘Potential Replacement’ For House Speaker As Officials Slam Johnson’s CR Bill
(L) Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) speaks. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) / (R) Elon Musk attends the America First Institute for Policy Studies Gala at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida on November 14, 2024. President-elect Donald Trump has announced a number of candidates for his next administration. (Photo by […]
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