Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) on Thursday suggested Elon Musk is the one directing the Trump administration, not President-elect Trump, pointing to the tech entrepreneur’s leading position in opposing the government funding stopgap measure.
“Elon Musk has Donald Trump in a vise,” Goldman said on MSNBC on Thursday.
“And it is very clear that Elon Musk is now calling the shots.” Musk made several social media posts Wednesday criticizing the spending measure deal unveiled by House Republicans this week.
“We need to face the reality: Right now, we have President Elon Musk.
“As soon as President Trump released his official stance on the CR [continuing resolution], Republicans on Capitol Hill echoed his point of view.
Rep. Goldman Dan (D-N. Yep. argued on Thursday that Elon Musk, not President-elect Trump, is in charge of the Trump administration, citing the tech entrepreneur’s strong opposition to the government funding stopgap measure.
Goldman stated on MSNBC Thursday that “Elon Musk has Donald Trump in a vice.”. And it’s obvious that Elon Musk is now making decisions. “.”.
Musk criticized the spending measure deal that House Republicans unveiled this week in a number of social media posts on Wednesday. He urged Republican lawmakers to oppose the more than 1,500-page bill, calling it a significant “piece of pork.”.
Trump also demanded later in the day that the bill be thrown out, proposing that Congress instead enact a clean continuing resolution that included an increase in the debt. Congress is currently working on a plan C with less than 24 hours left before the deadline after that proposal was rejected Thursday night.
“We must acknowledge the fact that President Elon Musk is in office at the moment. And Trump? I suppose he is the vice president,” Goldman remarked. That makes sense because vice presidents don’t do much. He may serve as the head of staff. Whatever you call him, he isn’t making the decisions. “.”.
While the White House has claimed that Trump and the GOP are following the wishes of billionaires, Goldman is not the only Democrat who has made similar claims that Musk is in charge of the administration.
Trump has been irritated by this type of debate in the past.
According to a statement made by Trump’s team on Thursday, the Republican candidate is in the lead.
President Trump’s official position on the CR [continuing resolution] was immediately echoed by Republicans on Capitol Hill. President Trump is the Republican Party’s leader. The Trump-Vance team’s transition spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt, said in a statement that was previously obtained by The Hill, “Full stop.”.
Trump named Musk and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy co-leaders of his “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE), an advisory group tasked with reducing federal government spending and size.
