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Who Is Controlling the Budget Bill? Trump, Johnson, or Musk?


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Democrats seem to have disappeared. So who is determining things?

 

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But some Republicans are well aware that the public hates government shutdowns and usually blames their party. Why walk into that trap?

Well, because Trump said to. Several hours after Musk began his barrage on X, Trump and his vice presidential pick, JD Vance, weighed in to second Musk’s demand, saying Republicans who control the House should scrap the existing bill and come up with a better one. So House Speaker Mike Johnson shelved the bill. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/president-musk-215238177.html

 

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1 hour ago, John Drake said:

Democrats seem to have disappeared. So who is determining things?

 

 

Good question! 😆

 

A day before a potential government shutdown, the House resoundingly rejected President-elect Donald Trump's new plan Thursday to fund operations and suspend the debt ceiling, as Democrats and dozens of Republicans refused to accommodate his sudden demands.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/government-shutdown-risk-trumps-demands-162543907.html

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1 minute ago, HappyExpat57 said:

For all appearances it appears that Musk is calling the shots. A bipartisan bill was agreed to and presented, Speaker Johnson was ready to close the deal, then President Musk put out over 100 tweets screaming about killing the bill, which of course all the little sycophant muppets (INCLUDING the incoming president!) whimpered, "Yessir!"

 

Welcome to the next four years.

 

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Musk has the right as a citizen, of course, to make his views known and influence as many people as possible to agree with him. But I agree that this latest action is clumsy and oafish. Right off the bat, before Trump even takes office, Musk has minimized him. This is pure ego at work. If he really wanted to target government spending and inefficiency, he would build up a case for each of his criticisms. This could end up backfiring and removing him as an influencer altogether. And to blow all your influence on a 3 month budget extension seem ill thought out to say the least.

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1 minute ago, Lacessit said:

I don't know why anyone would expect anything short of chaos in a second Trump presidency. COVID messed up his first presidency, , Musk and the other contributing billionaires will put his second in disarray. Welcome to government by oligarchy.

 

Those who forget history are condemned to repeat it. [I added this emphasis]

The idiots are calling for the end of the FDIC. As I recall reading, this scenario was what brought about The Great Depression circa 1929.

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2 hours ago, John Drake said:

Democrats seem to have disappeared. So who is determining things?

 

 

You're not kidding. But to be fair they were never really present, as this latest in a long long long line of "conspiracy theories" is proven factually true ie Biden was demented and incapable years ago and the democrats covered it up. 

https://www.express.co.uk/news/us/1991083/Joe-Biden-senile-mental-decline-hidden-voters-cover-up

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The Democrats are just sitting back. Biden, too. It's like nobody is in charge. And the Republicans have hived off and Trump is already threatening to primary congressmen who don't vote on the latest budget extension. It all looks nutso.

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5 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

By the people for the people and all that.

Obviously the smart and wise American people voted for smart and wise people to handle all that.

555

 

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1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

I don't know why anyone would expect anything short of chaos in a second Trump presidency. COVID messed up his first presidency, , Musk and the other contributing billionaires will put his second in disarray. Welcome to government by oligarchy.

 

Those who forget history are condemned to repeat it.

Only in a deranged far left mindset

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1 hour ago, HappyExpat57 said:

For all appearances it appears that Musk is calling the shots. A bipartisan bill was agreed to and presented, Speaker Johnson was ready to close the deal, then President Musk put out over 100 tweets screaming about killing the bill, which of course all the little sycophant muppets (INCLUDING the incoming president!) whimpered, "Yessir!"

 

Welcome to the next four years.

 

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You are probably not far off with that, well, Trump hasn't got a clue........😝

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55 minutes ago, John Drake said:

The Democrats are just sitting back. Biden, too. It's like nobody is in charge. And the Republicans have hived off and Trump is already threatening to primary congressmen who don't vote on the latest budget extension. It all looks nutso.

Some called it organized chaos.  Problem is no one knows who the real organizer is.

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15 minutes ago, transam said:

No, the sensible......:guitar:

Oh transam, why do you waste your time arguing with them? (to be clear, this is not you with the dissonance I'm referring to)

 

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4 minutes ago, HappyExpat57 said:

Oh transam, why do you waste your time arguing with them? (to be clear, this is not you with the dissonance I'm referring to)

 

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Not far off.............🤭

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1 minute ago, frank83628 said:

Sorry, I am busy watching some paint drying.

Oh, the Putin fanboy handbook ....................:offtopic2:

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18 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

Sorry, I am busy watching some paint drying.

I assume it is tartan paint you are watching given how pointless your response is!

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