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Elon Musk suddenly realizes he has no clue how to govern (newrepublic.com)

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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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[-] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago

Shouldn't have run for President then. 🤷

[-] graycube@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

He can't. He's an immigrant, and technically not even a legal one.

[-] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

Deny. Defend. Deport.

[-] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 12 points 4 days ago

For Former Husband to Canadian Author Justine Musk to realize that they do not have the ability to realize that they can't govern would require self-reflection. Fairly sure, Estranged Father to Vivian Wilson does not have the ability to self-reflect.

[-] Archer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Oh, you mean the President of the United States, Elon Musk?

[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

What I don't get is why anyone in power (except maybe Captain Cheeto) actually bothers to listen to him in the first place. It's not like he has any actual authority. Congress is absolutely free to ignore him entirely, and they should

regardless of which side of the aisle they're on.

[-] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 days ago

Never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel.

[-] 31337@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

He can use his money to support challengers in their next elections. He's already said he's going to do this to the Democrats. As we've seen with AIPAC recently, it doesn't take much money to unseat politicians. Musk has enough money to basically control congress.

[-] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago

Because he’s paying off Trump’s legal debt is my best guess.

I could be wrong, but that’s my head canon at least.

[-] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Happens all the time https://youtu.be/cdTgKarqTQ0

[-] ramsorge@discuss.online 7 points 4 days ago

I can’t tell if this is satire or not.

[-] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Musk is doing the setup for a joke, because back in the day we had "Boehner loses control of his caucus." Now it's Johnson's turn.

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

I'm confused, why is he walking it back?

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[-] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Oh I can’t wait until we start seeing all of the Trump vs. Musk headlines. It’ll be catastrophically epic.

[-] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

nooo, you were doing so well too!

[-] negativenull@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

FAFO?

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Running a private tyranny (or several of them) is much different than trying to govern (what is theoretically) a democracy.

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