How Elon Musk is influencing the government shutdown

[@digglerdudeuk]

The US is so cooked.

[@evulclown]

CNN has enabled this to happen and still does... Literally following Elons narrative too, "the department of..." it's not a real department but they give the idea it is.

[@greenkey21]

we're burnt to a crisp, soon to be coal.

[@websitemartian]

shut er down

@@evulclown More MAGA than CNN... CNN does help by covering these whack jobs as serious, I agree.

[@TrxmpBrownNosersBgone]

Stupid overused phrase.

[@hollysphone30]

Congress should not go home until they pass a budget. The rest of us don't get to go home and celebrate the holidays until we have completed our work.

[@chucktaylor9190]

Why do they need to pass a 1500 page budget full of perks? (In the budget) Congress added a Hunter Biden style fully immune on all there emails past, present & future?

[@knox1044]

Except the congress budget included a pay raise for themselves. This has to be removed. Absolutely not.

[@chucktaylor9190]

@@knox1044 They work an average of 140 days a year. It's a part-time job. lol

[@JeffersonTorchesJaylon]

Or, they should just go home now....and stay there.

[@steppingrock]

As long as they don't get the pay raise, they absolutely don't deserve it.

[@EDUARDO-bj9wf]

Corruption is destroying this beautiful country.

[@natelemus8735]

Shut this beach down, it's nothing but thrash. Like chump said America is a garbage can. Phuk America. Right?

[@robertortiz6749]

Very good point!

[@StephenRoss-po1rp]

That happened 50 years ago when special interest groups and supper packs bought off both the Dems and republicans You are just witnessing it at its peak Just look at all the career politicians who had a low net worth coming into office and are walking out with anywhere from $30-$200 million net worth Both parties We have the illusion of democracy, but we definitely don’t have it

[@evulclown]

This South African who got rich from his Dad that owned Emerald mines, has bought his way to power in the US. He bought his way into every company and the US gave a lot of money to prop those companies up... Now this unelected person, who publicly works for Russian interests and has illegally medalled in the election is now dictating what the US Government does. He wants to take US citizens rights away and is very vocal about it. And no one does anything to stop it... Just talk.

More voter stupidity.

[@preetpb0865]

Donald Trump is going to shill Qvarden Token hard after the inaguration 😂

[@MelvinJ64]

Worthless token. Bot account.

[@phonymex3340]

The bots flooded CNN 😭 such class

[@Jeffrey_Bezos_Amazon]

Thank you for the truth, bot.👍

[@wk4240]

No he won't - that's his money bag, and he loves money. Besides, he'd prefer running the president as a proxy - spending more time on the golf course, selling military secretes and looting whatever else he can get his tiny hands on.

[@ete6667]

Libs still sounding the panic button since 2016 hahahahahahhaahahahah

[@montanaonthefly6400]

How dare they stop congress from getting a pay raise. hahaha

[@fishsimplyoutdoors]

It was a lot more then just a pay raise like the people in North Carolina who need that money

[@Tayler232]

@@fishsimplyoutdoors Yes, and they couldn't put that in a different bill and vote on it long ago?? They use such rather good and actually necessary spending, as a reasoning to pass thousands of others wasteful spending, that's why the bill is 1500 pages. The bill is probably 10-20% good, and 80-90% of the money is a waste. And then they say, "The other guys are voting against the 10-20% of the good stuff in the bill..."

[@ladymae48]

Elon Musk just made billions off of this election. So he has no right to ever to tell anyone else if they deserve a damn raise!!!

[@blackwoods_bowhunting]

@@fishsimplyoutdoors They are using the hurricane relief to slip in their pay raise. That was obvious!

[@marcusavila2961]

@Tayler232 lil bit of quid pro quo

[@swaggyP68]

The clown show has started earlier than I thought.

[@RBS314]

Merry Christmas!

[@mt2531966]

You libs wanted to ruin this country with your spending. Cope

[@jamesstevens1994]

It started on the 6th of November. The lefties have been clowning ever since then.

[@stevestoll3124]

It started in 2021, it's about to end.

[@DaveSchultzXXL]

All the falling down, mumbling incoherently, and shaking hands with invisible people is coming to an end.

[@blessedstamina]

Musk needs to stay out of government business!

[@MelvinJ64]

It's his job as Government efficiency Czar to be in Government Business!

[@armancollin9239]

Why? Is he not a taxpayer and a citizen?

[@danielsilvaastudillo35]

No, he is a key figure in the new administration.

[@vel230]

Why? At least he's smart, and presidents have always had advisors. What about all of the influence peddlers who do it for money....ever heard of lobbyists?

[@beavxrrr]

Why we need change

[@BirsenAyse]

Leaks coming out about Trump working together with shareholders involved with Qvarden Token

[@davisn00]

Qvarden token . Is it stock or coin please?

[@cassandraclapp6667]

How to say you voted for Kamala without saying you voted for Kamala

[@tabernacletavern9379]

America voted. The more painful the lesson maybe the harder we'll remember?

[@anthonywilson4181]

It's a terrible bill, don't allow CNN to tell you what to think

[@williamevans3148]

Agreed. Democracy got us in to this mess Trump needs to get us out. Keeping the faith.

[@anthonywilson4181]

@williamevans3148 the united states is not a democracy

[@TheBowen747]

it caint be worst then the last four years. of braindead biden and cackling word salad harris. . give the dude a chance..

[@unconnuexilee-f5g]

​@anthonywilson4181 what's terrible about the bill?

[@mangographics225]

Who elected HIM??!!

[@BrettSanzSantini-m7v]

The real Americans!

[@Davidgarcia67777]

More than half the country who voted

[@cathyzhang2769]

MAGA idiots.

[@TBMODB]

​@BrettSanzSantini-m7v the real dumb ones...

[@drscopeify]

@@Davidgarcia67777 Musk name was not on the ballot so no one voted him in to power

[@IvoryTower777]

Billionaires won't get how pay delays can piss off workers who are affected by a potential shutdown.

[@keithhoss4990]

Who? The guy attending a zoom meeting from his bubble bath...

[@IvoryTower777]

@@keithhoss4990 out of touch ( I refuse to worship the opinions of any billionaire its that simple)

[@TheBowen747]

i lived through about id say 9 shut downs. from clinton to now. it never effected my job. factory worker, truck driver, exotic animal breeding, to care giving of mentally disabled. so who the fuck cares.. im all for gov eliminating of cost. smaller is better..

[@josevillarreal6193]

Well maybe don't get a government job

[@sinaloacartel-un6cv]

This is y democ4wts l9st you call us stuoid we voted for this u cu ts

[@sharedata2740]

President Elon Musk rejected House budget proposal. Governor (Washington DC) Trump agreed with his boss President Musk.

[@jonathanpasch6604]

What stage of grief are we on now?

[@anthonywilson4181]

Cope

[@mrkmywrds]

How many Billionaires do we need to govern America? Apparently, Mr Trump believes that fourteen is enough, because that's how many he has proposed to run the government during his upcoming reign as President/Dictator. God help America survive the Era of Oligarchs.....

[@theafaith23]

@@jonathanpasch6604 I keep circling back to denial.

[@StephenRoss-po1rp]

I would feel sorry for you guys but as a Canadian.Trump is going to destroy our economy and put hundred and hundreds of thousands of people out of work, It’s possible the Canadian dollar will hit $.50 and turn us into a Third World nation So hey, good luck and buckle up

[@ig6421]

Stop the crazy spending now, single bill per bill, not 1500 pages

[@maneshipocrates2264]

Government is complex and cannot be summarized in a single page. But again, if you listen to trumpf these days, it might seem everything real should be superficial. Hence, trumpf's love for the uneducated.

[@jasonvoorhees6152]

​@maneshipocrates2264 having 1500 pages is not complex. That's just a cop out.

[@markussmedhus9717]

@@jasonvoorhees6152 A cop out like that book full of empty pages Donald tried to impress Leslie Stahl with.

[@jasonvoorhees6152]

@markussmedhus9717 ok and?

[@Chiefs816]

Did you tell trump that when he spent 8 trillion in 4 years?

[@MaggieLawlor]

Unelected billionaires should NEVER have as much influence on lawmakers and leadership as they do now. Elected officials should be serving ALL the citizens and the best interest of our country, not focused on increasing their own wealth and the billionaires that have bought their souls. A govt. shutdown will devastate most of us and our country while the most wealthy will sail through easily on the safety net of their bank accounts and investments.

[@JohnDoeTheTroll]

This is the result of 10% for "the big guy"... Funny how you smooth brains were fine with all the corruption and dereliction of duty for the outgoing administration, but want to complain when the new administration puts a stop to all the wasteful special interest spending!!

[@JohnDoeTheTroll]

This is the result of 10% for "the big guy"... Funny how you smooth brains were fine with all the corruption and dereliction of duty for the outgoing administration, but want to complain when the new administration puts a stop to all the wasteful special interest spending!!

[@susansourby5234]

Musk was born in South African too. He is given too much power.

[@adamblake-rl9hn]

Be grateful musk is on our side. Trump and america is lucky to have him

[@adamblake-rl9hn]

That bell would hurt america. Only a traitor would say what you said. Or a bot

[@jpjh8844]

Elon should lose all of his government contracts!

[@TheBowen747]

Why??????

[@gregbors8364]

I’m sure “DOGE” will look into that 🙄🤣😬

[@marc8h726]

@@TheBowen747since you’re being obtuse, or the alternative - it’s a conflict of interest for him to hold a position in government and being a government contractor.

[@pruthvipatel7341]

With your 2 subscribers good luck

[@TheBowen747]

@@marc8h726 busch made oil then started a war. carter sold beer and peanuts, palosi deals in stocks, biden deals with cartels, only trump was elf made bilionaire before politics.. first ever president to lose money while in office. sorry get over it we won.. now we gotta take out your trash

[@SusanM-b2j]

You can't spell FELON without ELON.

[@christopherdean2893]

Who is in charge? little orange man or the South African immigrant?

[@gregbors8364]

The Russian man

@@gregbors8364 Very True.

[@sophieedel6324]

The richest man in history just made himself president. Oligarch Elon Musk.

[@CB38096]

We truly have a shadow president now

[@Standing_horse]

@@christopherdean2893 Either one beats joke

[@carlhunter3844]

There is no loyalty among criminals and crooks!

[@TheBowen747]

biden parding his son and everyone under the sun close to him.. thats criminals protecting each other ...

[@nikaotter]

Billionaire government

[@RBS314]

Oligarchy. Wait till they get their grubby little hands on Social Security and Medicare.

[@nikaotter]

@@RBS314 Yes, Waiting

[@geraldg350]

Nothing changed it has always been like that. You just don't like it when they rub in your face.

[@whackamole4909]

you mean like Soros?

[@cynthiaswingle5134]

​@whackamole4909 SOROS NEVER Threatened to eliminate SS, Medicare and Medicaid. Get real....or did you VOTE for MUSK to run our government? Silly me, I Never saw that bastards name on the ballot.

[@kevin10000]

Musk was not even born here . How can he be making presidential decisions?

[@HailMich]

Neither were these millions of illegals that were forced to support

[@876beauty10]

Exactly!!

[@yourvlogsucks]

because he's the richest man in the world and can fly space ships to space lol

[@simonlee498]

You got a TV reality star as a president ... should get Dave chappelle as president instead

[@virginiahobby3726]

Biden is still President.

[@TaylanErdem-k4k]

If Trump puts at least $200,000 in Qvarden, I am going all in

[@sophieedel6324]

I don't remember President Elon Musk being elected?

[@raydeemed]

But you voted zelensky

[@Danexxy]

@@raydeemed ????

[@jerrym.8071]

@@sophieedel6324 don't cry and learn to cope.

[@jayy88]

Nope they definitely voted for him

[@smercer216]

WTF does that even mean? So you are the type of person that will roll over for Russia?​@@raydeemed

[@paulabest2108]

Wait Maga actually voted for an actual immigrant to be president of the USA...talk about poetic justice 😂

[@prashanthsubburam1605]

😂😂

[@deelakasirdeeedwards7945]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mt2531966]

You libs wanted to ruin this country with your spending. Cope

[@RichardFinch-qs3yt]

A white immigrant don't get it twistef

[@mt2531966]

@@paulabest2108 So you want funds for 12 bio labs like the one in Wuhan. Hypocrite

[@antihero5203]

R.I.P. America. 😇

[@mikekoers3003]

They aren’t even in charge yet and they are already blowing it up

[@cathyzhang2769]

Can you imagine what damage they will do if they are in office.

[@freeman041]

​@@cathyzhang2769who? The current government is damaging the country

[@meanderinoranges]

Good. This is exactly what the majority voted for.

[@TheRingoMonteShow]

@@cathyzhang2769 Americans voted for this, this is how dumb they are lol

[@debbiemalina]

Thank God that Trump is being the president we need right NOW !while Biden Harris try to destroy the country even more before they get out!

[@GrizzlyUrsusArctos]

Great. Do we really need a multi billionaire oppressing us? NO

[@RBS314]

It’s what the people voted for.

[@josevillarreal6193]

You can always move

[@Arron-trump81]

Oppression your buzz words are invalid and yeah Elon musk saved two astronaut when the government couldn't

[@Arron-trump81]

Women in mens bathroom, Better yet you voted for tampons and tim walz in men's bathrooms 😂😆😂

[@Standing_horse]

​@@RBS314 Your guy is trying his damnest to destroy America before he leaves

[@FreidaGaribay]

Makes sense that Trump would just back another upcoming altcoin instead of Bitcoin for more profits

[@Tamsuw1781]

Well since this is a bromance, i guess they are both in charge. It's disgusting. Obscenely rich people deciding what to take away from the poor people.

[@jason4275]

Bromance? musk follows trump around like a golden retriever.

[@silento5594]

It's probably more than a bromance.

[@Adam-d2j]

They fail to mention over 35000 pay raise for congress members and lots of waste full spending! Wastefull spending is forced to stop now!

[@eg300]

40% raise

[@MultipleOffenses]

That pay raise number is totally false. Stop listening to idiot Musk, who doesn't know what the fuck he's talking about. The max pay raise they could have gotten is 3.8%, or a little over $6600. I'm not saying they deserved even that, but we don't need more lies from unelected bureaucrat Elmo floating around out there.

[@mt2531966]

i think its more than that

[@JarodamusPrime]

It's 3.8% not 40%. Musk is lying to your face.

[@thabisanisibanda9572]

Unauthorized federal government spending is tricky and not transparent as well it's literally what the Elon role in government is fighting against recklessly spending money

[@MilkByCow]

Why is America letting this illegal immigrant have say in their government dealings?

[@eurocheif69]

Because everything in America is for sale to the highest bidder, including the presidency

[@petermontalbano3910]

Tell the American people what exactly is in the bill before its passed.

[@maneshipocrates2264]

Read the bill. Spend the time you waste here reading the bill

[@krisniemczuk3452]

​@maneshipocrates2264even those who vote for it don't read it

[@alexmacgregor8231]

Isn’t it like 1000 pages?

[@greenkey21]

Bow to King Musk and Queen Trump!

[@RBS314]

Haha 😂!

[@jamesmckay4573]

tat least the bat Pelosi is out. Time to stop the spending

[@mayetorresfineart8626]

No way….cant bow to these two criminals

[@jerrym.8071]

@@greenkey21 mad because y'all lost? 🤷🤣🤣🤣

[@jerrym.8071]

@@mayetorresfineart8626 you should learn to cope better because Trump is going to be your president for the next 4 years. 🤣🤣

[@afs-drew9644]

😂 Deport Musk !

[@elizabethnjoku2390]

Depot him. You don’t think your vote counts? This what you voted for. It’s not time yet. Get ready.

[@soldier655-j2g]

UNITED STATES 🇺🇸 2024 TOTAL DEBT........💥 $36.1 TRILLION DOLLARS 🍾🥂 🥳

[@Rashald]

If we project Trumps last time around, we'll crush 40 Trillion long before he's going to leave office xD

[@PatriciaStevenson-c8k]

Get him out!

[@mcdreamy5004]

Hmm. I guess elections have consequences. Cope

[@anthonywilson4181]

It's a horrible bill

So do shutdowns lol

@@anthonywilson4181 Not worse than no bill.

[@anthonywilson4181]

The national debt is over $36 trillion, the bill is garbage and adds $billions in unnecessary spending. The bill is over 1500 pages and was crammed in at the last minute. I suggest you buckle up and prepare for the ride.

[@kittiepride7772]

The only ones whining are the ones who didn't vote for Trump anyone, the rest is fine with it.

[@househunting5530]

Welcome president-elect Donald Musk...oh no sorry...it's president-elect Elon Trump...

[@RogerEllison-x6e]

Money hungry people. Send it to the public. 100 billion dollars before Trump gets it that's wrong

[@rustyzubick5313]

Here we go, let the circus begin. The Republicans voted for this fun. How many alligators will be brought to the swamp. JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE MESS.🐘🐘🐘

[@robertortiz6749]

Its all about ego! Musk, Trump, Johnson are egging each other on to see how can tank the spending bill!

[@crisarmada1669]

@@robertortiz6749 so you’re saying that you approve 40% wage increase for congress? 😂😂😂

[@wisdomsprince2506]

She’s actually lying..The screenshot makes it clear that the first person against from team Trump was Vivek and I bet he’s the only one who read it. Vivek does the work, pulls out the worst crap and Elon amplifies the Vivek findings to gin up support then when support hit critical mass Trump lowered the boom.

[@websitemartian]

we are HEAVILY in debt... so many reasons this bill was an outrage .. truly an insult

[@JustinTyme-x4r]

@@websitemartian And the debt will balloon again under Trump despite no major wars or typical reasons just like last time. Turns out, tax cuts for the rich and corporations have consequences.

[@cynthiaswingle5134]

​@@websitemartian And Trump left us last time with The LARGEST DEFIC in.our HISTORY 8 TRILLION. Look it up

[@debeichmann236]

Dear President Musk please stop tanking the stock market.

[@mt2531966]

You libs wanted to ruin this country with your spending. Cope. Trump is not in office but Biden is

[@0my]

The market is fake. It has been for nearly 20 years now.

[@24-7traumacleaningandbiore3]

pretty sure you're so broke it doesn't matter to you personally

[@gerryaire]

This is un-Presidented

[@joshuadunford3171]

Elon is a irl supervillain

[@journalistedisoncarter]

Yes. He's Veidt from Watchmen.

[@websitemartian]

dude. we are in 35 TRILLION In debt... this crap cannot continue just for quick spending highs .. they cant keep jamming these through with 3 days to read

[@emperorofthegreatunknown4394]

@@websitemartian Wasn't this debt mostly because of the tax breaks we gave billionaires 4 years ago?

[@billmiller2081]

Can we stop the team crap this bill is not good for the American people. We need a government shutdown if they are this corrupt.

[@josevillarreal6193]

The debt is creating government jobs with empty seats. Having democratic presidents who go into office worth 8 million but leaving office worth 120 million. Spending money on unnecessary researches and projects that give no results. World war 1 and 2 started under democratic presidents. Before World War 2 started America was in a great depression and what helped us get out of that depression was war.

[@mangographics225]

Elon's has a pretty big pig belly .... He's the recipient of millions of our Federal Taxpayers Grants ... he gets plenty of pork from us in Cash!

[@Davidgarcia67777]

So does Congress that sends money to a a lab to test cocaine on fish, very helpful to society. At least he does something with it

[@JarodamusPrime]

​@@Davidgarcia67777 The presence of this drug in marine fauna poses risks such as physiological stress, impaired growth, reproduction, and altered behaviors, potentially leading to biodiversity loss and disrupted ecological interactions. Biomagnification may further affect higher trophic levels, including humans.

[@boogboog8097]

Ukraine received 200 billion. Well no actually it goes straight to weapons manufacturers who kick a % back to the dems. You really not understand how this works huh.

[@meanderinoranges]

He acts against his own self interest, but for the interest of fiscal sanity in government. I 100% support him.

[@cynthiaswingle5134]

​@@meanderinoranges Wow, are you blind to the reality of Musk. He doesn't give a shit about the American People.

[@lakshmisivasankar6830]

United States has to pay the price for electing Trump!! And Elon gets to have a say even though he is not elected..

[@jason4275]

Trump will put an end to that when he takes office, Trump is not Biden, he will not share power with musk and throw him under the bus.

[@saywhat8966]

Did we elect China? Dems did under current one .

[@danielbrown636]

Elon musk is not from the us. He’s from South Africa.

[@DemetHasan-k9z]

Qvarden Token will go 100x after launch on Binance

[@stevenkimmell5817]

Yeah....like it will ever launch...

[@oscarwarren469]

The Chaos begins😂

[@jefferypettit6439]

Ill just keep my money....f the government

[@mickbradley653]

A government shutdown is the absolute best thing that could happen. Stay shut down until all the stay at home leeches look for other work.

[@greattools2057]

Shut it down the government officials do not deserve a raise! While the rest of Americans are struggling, we’re supposed to give them a raise shut down this damn government!!!!!!!!✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻

[@Elena-fe3os]

Americans will see the consequences of their votes.

[@drscopeify]

You are 100% right my good man. Well 30% is social security..... who needs the old losers? GONE, get rid of it all. $1700 a month? Musk is living off 400 billion he knows well they dont need no stupid 1700 a month. GONE. Medicare? Another 15% of the budget GONE, who needs that? Just listen to Dr Oz!!!!!!!!!!!! Disability??? For what? People that can't even work they have no value for Musk, Need them ALL GONE. BOOOOOOOM 20% budget saved. Thing is going green baby we will balance this thing one way or another. And with all the money saved we can now have congress pass a law that every American has to buy a Tesla 100% Government funded WOOOOOOOW brilliant, love it.

[@sergeyivanov6592]

Well, no money - no inauguration funds. Lose-lose. 😄

[@jobhiojkp]

Maybe there's a silver lining here after all!!!!

Elon and Trump own this and the damage that will be done by it.

[@deebee4575]

You lost. Cope. Hard.

[@Whowhatwherewhen5]

35 trillion. Printing money to pay the bills. How many years of this before we look like Argentina. Big government doesn't work.

[@graemesydney38]

As though America wasn't already a laughing stock.

[@Bruce-bc8nc]

Musk is putting himself in a great spot to be prosecuted. It is only a matter of time.

[@Gods1andonly]

President Elon Musk and his side kick VP DJT. Where does this leave JD Vance? 😅😂😅

[@theafaith23]

Quietly waiting in the wings for Icarus to royally screw up and be sent packing.

[@gregbors8364]

He’s in charge of the Department of Guyliner

[@jason4275]

Most people forget J.D even existed.

[@JustinTyme-x4r]

Waiting in the wings for old man Trump to kick the bucket.

[@Gods1andonly]

@jason4275 😂 😂 😂

[@Unscripted40]

Shut down, everything musk pays everything

[@RBS314]

If you’re a government employee and voted DT, you’re getting what you voted for!😊

[@user-dw5qh2fr5e]

The USA is under attack from the world richest man 😂😂😂

[@lisakay8798]

I see the first lady, Elonia Trump, is really making his presence known.

[@Crysomemore19]

Are you 12? Or just brain dead? I would probably bet on the second one 😂

[@renemederos8593]

OH YEAH AND ITS ALL ABOUT $$$$$

[@IsilGuldehen]

With Elon and Trump now working with Qvarden Token is going to absolutely blow up

[@stevenkimmell5817]

Nobody is working with quarden token.

[@MuratSemih-u3g]

X and Qvarden Token are going to be merged. Easiest money in my life

[@Rashald]

So a failing platform gets merged with a bigger fools scam. Sounds brilliant xD

[@davemitchell6281]

Doge effect.

[@wisdomsprince2506]

None of the people are in office yet and they are getting blamed…all they really did was read the bill and tell 100m people that it’s trash. They are all free to vote for it…These media hacks want the bills to stay hidden. Funny

[@EA-js1me]

Repeat after me: BILLIONAIRES ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS!

[@happyputt9709]

Who watches cnn for news?

[@thomaskim3849]

you are.......

[@mernarobinson5944]

Well they voted for vice president Elon Musk i know y’all saw this coming when he brought Twitter and invited Trump back

[@jacquelineglitter4328]

President. Lol

[@cybele_m]

PLEASE contact your Republican Senators and House representatives, ask them to grow a spine and stand up to the lies & tyranny of the incoming Elon Musk/trump regime

[@JohnDoeTheTroll]

This is the result of 10% for "the big guy"... Funny how you smooth brains were fine with all the corruption and dereliction of duty for the outgoing administration, but want to complain when the new administration puts a stop to all the wasteful special interest spending!!

[@JohnDoeTheTroll]

This is the result of 10% for "the big guy"... Funny how you smooth brains were fine with all the corruption and dereliction of duty for the outgoing administration, but want to complain when the new administration puts a stop to all the wasteful special interest spending!!

[@ramyaguhan]

CNN is crying. DEMS are crying. Good

[@donofon1014]

Those thoughts will keep you happy all through the chaos to follow .. All GOP except for RFK and Tulsi. The last 2 years were a congressional GOP INTERNAL food fight.

[@jyanharris7957]

So holding up social security payments military soldiers checks medicaid/Medicare and unemployment payments is a good thing right!?

[@donofon1014]

@@jyanharris7957 I think we can agree a lot on what are good things and what are bad things. It is just that some of us wear blindfolds, horse blinders and colored glasses. Trying to discount overseas military ballots is not good, is it ? North Carolina GOP thinks it is a good idea. So let us not trade atrocity stories. Both sides have them.

[@ViktorScberg]

DOGE is definitely working

[@Derski211]

As someone who works for the government, I can assure you, money is getting wasted on a massive scale

[@faceoff3315]

*RICH PEOPLE'S ARE CORRUPT*

[@rickymack01]

We want change, America has spoken.

[@drscopeify]

Change by the view of the richest man in the world looking out for himself? Sounds good man. I guess he is KING and your his Slave. OK you have a strange way of seeing the world but it's your call. I don't like being ruled over by the richest man in the world and a New York land Barron as President

[@freeman041]

Elon speaks for all of us.. that nonsense bill should be stopped

[@ikekamalu6175]

A billionaire speaking for you? You're delusional.

[@tonylee9831]

Yeah congress should get a super raise !!! They are so honest !! Let’s give them $1,000,000 per year raise … hahahaha

[@jg1238]

This is what the American people voted for. Eat it! President Musk has spoken.

[@tkriley584]

Silly rich boy is finally getting the attention he needed all along...now who do i mean? Trump or Elon? (actually it's pretty much both of em'....look at me Daddy, Mommy!?) Sheesh what Maroons.

[@cathyzhang2769]

This is how the rich is influencing this country.

[@albertweskersprodigy]

Elon said while having a tantrum, "You can't use the money that way! That's my money!"

[@lajamed8885]

Musk say where the real president is. President Joe Biden needs to come out .

[@drscopeify]

Well 70% of the budget is social security and disability money so that's going to get cut down, so hope not too many people depend on that cash to survive every month or well, it might get ugly.

[@karenharris722]

He's too busy pardoning everyone!

[@vikasthakur9000]

Should have hedged this election on Qvarden Token 😂😂

[@Sachealbrainbox]

Elon Musk is a blessing to Americans....thry should be happy having him ....

[@flameoffire3768]

Why doesn’t she discuss the ridiculous bill trying to get passed?! Because she only wants to focus on Elon and Trump vs WHY this bill is bad for America!

[@fuzzyboomboom9742]

what is ridiculous about it?

[@thabisanisibanda9572]

The way I understand this most of the bill they are okay with but the unauthorized federal government spending lacks transparency and that's what Elon position in government is fighting So it's not that they changed their minds but they proof read the entire thing so they are not happy with certain parts of the bill

[@dddlll7003]

⁠@@fuzzyboomboom9742 almost 50% pay rise for members of congress is one, but not only one

[@fuzzyboomboom9742]

Congressional members haven't had a pay raise since 2009, and they folded in a raise for themselves beginning next year. The 50% is bs. They are getting a 3.8% increase for next year. So, is that all you got? Because the spending increase related to Congressional members pay increase is less than $400,000 a year.

[@carlhunter3844]

Welcome to the trump oligarchy!

[@UnscheduledProgram]

Some items in the 1547 page spending bill they are trying to rush through last min: "Global Engagement Center," a key player in the federal censorship state; < This is why I can't post the name of a county in the middle east that is on every map. A pay raise for Congressmen & Senators and making them eligible for Federal Employee Health Benefits. < The balls!!!

[@vogiabao99]

Its a 3.8% raise after 15 years. The last time they received the raise was 2009

[@boxingsense3459]

​@@vogiabao99 It's a 3.8% raise reoccurring from 2009 to 2025 totalling 40%

[@sjaakverduijn9315]

@@vogiabao99 they already make too much

[@UnscheduledProgram]

@@vogiabao99 Currently, members of Congress earn $174,000 annually-a substantial sum compared to the average American salary, but one that lawmakers argue no longer reflects the cost of serving in office. If COLA adjustments had been in place, their 2024 salaries would reach $243,300, according to a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report. Senator Durbin claims he didn't even know he was getting a pay raise. They admit their ignorance. They don't even know what's in the fcking thing. And we are suppose to pay for this kind of service?

[@drscopeify]

1500 pages to fund 350 million people sounds pretty skinny to me. But at the end of the day like 70% is on welfare so might a well cut out social security and disability together it is like 50% or whatever, easy easy easy cut, right there 50% and the budget is automatically in the deep green. After all Musk is the richest man in the world so he knows best what poor losers need and don't need, and money is what they don't need, so just cut it all to 0. They can go and work in farming on the fields instead of all the migrants that will be kicked out. Sounds good??? We Good here? $1700 a month is way way wayyyyyyyyy too much for some useless old losers, Musk has 400 BILLION that's so much more than the old losers, so who matters in society the guy with 400 billion or the losers surviving off $1700 check a month? Musk of course, not even close.

[@MelodyBosh]

congressional pay raise in a time like this right now. They act like they are poor living with torn up furniture and holes in their socks. The whole family living on handme downs. Get real. Its the rich scared they are not going to be richer.

[@baz123baz123]

That should be against the law.

[@carlhunter3844]

When was Musk elected?!

[@VeraCoupal]

Who elected elon musk?

[@jason4275]

He has the trump Kremlin tapes of Trump.

[@SnakeOil-b9v]

"Cash for Kids"😮

[@paulmuffoletto]

there was also a pay raise . you left that out.we are tired of this crap.

[@ShanelleDerrick-r6x]

Qvarden Token is going to absolutely blow up

[@Adlard01]

No single objectivity for 10mins, this discussion should be what’s for or against putting in the context what’s in the bill. All i see is Musk musk musk.

[@elbabah7424]

Stop the silly spending. Thank you Elon! stupid spending.

[@herecomesnanna]

If only things were going to get better. This is just the beginning. America, you're in for a wild ride.

[@RBS314]

Welcome to the Oligarchy.

[@krisniemczuk3452]

This bill includes protection for politicians from being investigated. It should never pass, no matter what.

[@NOLANPetty-h2o]

Wonder how Trump administration is going to be pumping Qvarden Token

[@AlPONCE-v8w]

Elon... go back where you came from

[@inquisitvem6723]

Trump is finding out it’s not that easy to curb spending.

[@jason4275]

Why would he even care it's not going to hurt his Bank account.

[@meanderinoranges]

Trump didn't even lift a finger on this. It looks like it was super easy for him, barely an inconvenience.

[@inquisitvem6723]

@@meanderinoranges no doubt because everything he does domestically will only be with approval of the co-President Musk. Things will take longer to get done too. They will butt heads one day😂

[@inquisitvem6723]

Trump wants to raise the debt ceiling now…more debt to the budget😂

[@stephaniebrooks8044]

Even wen Trump comes in,they cannot pass anything without the Dems!

[@kol5300]

Thanks, DOGE, for checking the bill. If you'd seen what was in it, you would've stopped it too!

[@drscopeify]

Yes the richest man in the world now decides how to cut a budget that 70% of it is social security and disability money OK that's easy, 70% gone. You just need to give money and work harder to pay your parents to survive but Musk says its oK so its OK He is the richest man in the world so he for sure knows best about poor people, well screw them all who cared about them