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Musk posts more than two dozen attacks on bipartisan stopgap spending bill, urging lawmakers who back it be voted out
Johnson should be ashamed of himself. This is indefensible
What he said or did
In more than two dozen posts Musk wrote This bill should not pass,
repeatedly called it criminal,
wrote Johnson should be ashamed of himself. This is indefensible,
and said lawmakers who voted for it should be voted out (Axios; CNN).
Background
Congress faced a 20 December 2024 deadline to avert a partial government shutdown; the deal had been negotiated by House Speaker Mike Johnson (Axios).
Official response
Rep. Don Bacon said Musk should have gotten the facts
; Johnson said he was texting with Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to explain the bill (CNN). President-elect Trump also came out against the bill (Fortune).
What happened next
Johnson dropped the bipartisan package the same day, leaving two days to avert a shutdown (Fortune).
Sources
- Axios18 Dec 2024
- CNN (via KTVZ)18 Dec 2024
- Fortune19 Dec 2024
This entry records what was publicly said or done, as reported by the sources above. Quotes are attributed to the person who made them.
