Summary

Musk is trying to backtrack on his previous demands to shut down the government.

Elon Musk initially supported a government shutdown, criticizing Republicans who backed a continuing resolution and calling for no new bills until Donald Trump retakes office.

His posts on X encouraged GOP hardliners and contributed to chaos in Congress.

After a bipartisan spending bill failed to pass, Musk blamed Democrats, ignoring that 38 Republicans also voted against it.

Facing backlash for his earlier remarks, Musk is now deflecting responsibility as House Speaker Mike Johnson struggles to avoid a shutdown.

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    7 days ago

    Republicans: Have a majority in the House

    House spending bill: Fails to pass

    How could Democrats do this??

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      See I’m not saying nothing horrible is gonna happen.

      I just saying Im not as scared as the doomers.

      They’re all so fucking hungry for power they’re gonna eat each other before we have to worry about eating the rich.

      Fingers crossed.

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        Musk has been positioning himself pretty well to be a single big bad. I’m hoping he can cause enough fracturing and dysfunction to kill Project 2025

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          He is an insufferable weakling who is probably gonna be a focal point of hate within the Republican party. Also he is a South African, regardless of all other factors he is a foreigner and I hope he gets the Mick treatment.

          I hate Musk far more than I hate bigotry, I encourage open bigotry and racism against the rich. At least then its useful.