Dec 21 from https://www.newyorker.com/ Left

The G.O.P.’s Elon Musk Problem

For almost a decade, conservatives have insisted that we should take Donald Trump seriously, not literally. But how seriously should we take Elon Musk? Musk, who funnelled more than two hundred and seventy million dollars into Trump’s Presidential campaign, has become somewhat ubiquitous in the weeks since the election: co-chairing a budget-cutting advisory commission called DOGE, touring...

Dec 21 from https://www.thenation.com/ Left

The Spending Fiasco Was a Preview of the Trump-Musk Administration

Politics / The Spending Fiasco Was a Preview of the Trump-Musk Administration Congress narrowly averted a shutdown, but the whole episode offers a sneak peak of the oligarchy in store. US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson paces just prior to the House’s approval of a stopgap spending bill. (Kent Nishimura / Getty) With minutes to spare ahead of the deadline for a shutdown, the Senate...

Dec 20 from https://www.msnbc.com/ Left

Team Trump pushes back on ‘President Musk’ talk amid spending bill negotiations

Elon Musk’s unmatched ability to weaponize his social media platform, X, against politicians who defy his wishes came into focus Thursday, as Musk helped kill a bipartisan agreement to fund the government beyond Friday. That’s led some critics of President-elect Donald Trump to highlight how secondary he appears in comparison to Musk, as “President Musk” references proliferate online....

Dec 20 from https://www.theatlantic.com Left

Elon Musk’s X Endgame

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. After months of negotiation, Congress was close to passing a spending bill on Wednesday to avert a government shutdown. Elon Musk decided he had other ideas. He railed against the bill in more than 150 separate posts on X, complaining about the raises it would have given members of Congress, falsely...

Dec 20 from https://www.thenation.com/ Left

The Billionaire Who Stole Christmas

Politics / The Billionaire Who Stole Christmas Elon Musk torpedoed a bipartisan deal to avoid a government shutdown. Trump one-upped him by demanding that the bill hike the debt ceiling. A new bill failed. Who’s in charge here? Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives on Capitol Hill on December 5, 2024. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images) Happy holidays! Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa are right around...

Dec 20 from https://www.nytimes.com/section/opinion Left

Opinion | Elon Musk’s Growing Political Influence

To the Editor: Re “Musk Wields Political Might at Fiscal Deal” (front page, Dec. 20): It is beyond maddening that Mr. Musk is able to exert such influence over the actions of the United States government, which exists, let us remember, to serve the interests of all Americans. Mr. Musk has not been elected and has never faced any kind of vetting or confirmation by appointed or elected...

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