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House Democrats were furious Thursday over the spending bill drama and what they characterized as the outsize influence of Elon Musk and others in Trump’s orbit, after a bipartisan plan negotiated by the president House of Representatives Mike Johnson collapsed just hours before.
Speaking to reporters outside a leadership meeting Thursday, House Democrats expressed disappointment with Republicans for moving away from the negotiated argument, with many accusing them of appearing to follow leads from Elon Musk.
Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., labeled the billionaire owner of X “President Musk” while speaking to reporters Thursday.
“For Republicans, for President Musk to come in at the last minute and blow up the deal is simply intolerable,” Nadler said. “You have to negotiate and you have to be able to enforce what is being negotiated, and what was negotiated was a very good agreement for the American people.”
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Representative Jim McGovern of Massachusetts (Fox News)
Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., said his group is “disappointed” in President Johnson, saying it seemed as if Musk was the “president” and Trump was the “vice president.”
Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, echoed this, saying, “My main question is, if Elon Musk is masquerading as a co-president here, I don’t know why Trump doesn’t just hand him the Oval.” Office.”
“President Johnson should maybe just give the gavel to Elon Musk if he wants that billionaire to run the country,” Casar told reporters outside a meeting of House Democratic leaders.
President Mike Johnson and Elon Musk are at odds over a government spending bill that could lead to a government shutdown. (Jean Catuffe/GC Images/Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
House Democratic Leader Katherine Clark, D-Mass., became emotional as she expressed frustration over the protracted negotiation and change in the debt ceiling agreement, saying that, in her view, Republicans ” They should do the right thing for once.”
He noted that he has “thousands of neighbors” and other people in his district who are waiting for disaster or disaster relief. a small business administration loan. “”Those are the loans that help people repair their homes. “Those are the loans that help small businesses get back on their feet.”
President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk pose for a photo during the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden on November 16, 2024 in New York City. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
He noted that Republicans didn’t replenish those funds when they passed the last spending bill, so in the meantime, these people “have been left in the lurch.”
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“I just wanted to point out that this type of chaos and dysfunction has real-world impacts on working people, and it’s irresponsible and wrong,” he said.
Musk’s team did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for a response to comments about his role in the spending bill negotiations.
