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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    Guarantee he hasn’t realized shit. In his mind, it was the best idea in the world when he had it, and now it’s the best idea in the world to walk it back. He’s so brilliant, he was right twice about the same thing.

    Whoever wrote this headline hasn’t met a true narcissist.

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      Not only that but he tweeted something around 100 times that day. Someone got their “special medicine” and went on a bender confident they knew everything. And now they’ve come down and they’re confident they still do but can’t admit they were off their gourd for a day. Like a typical narcissist yes.

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      He’s 2 steps ahead and we’re just tripping over each other while wallowing through his feces trying to compete up

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        In the grand history of the universe, they are already nothing. They just aren’t smart enough to realize that.

        They cling to the idea that they are gaining immortality via a legacy. Their legacy will mean nothing in a few turns l tend if thousands of years - probably much sooner. They will be forgotten, just like the rest of us. Time is the great equalizer. It’s just a shame their shitty, greedy actions cause so much stress and misery to others in the mean time.

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      Hundred per cent, Donny is using Elon and will throw him under the bus at the first chance. You know what looks worse than a normal loser? A billionaire loser

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    Next time I hear that government should be run like a business…

    The response is easy…

    “That’s exactly what Musk thought”

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    This is already starting out so well and they haven’t even taken office. Have they started construction on the ceiling cutouts Elon will need to marionette the orange genius around with?

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    I mean, I wonder if dipshit really did think he had a clue at some point? I think imposter syndrome really SHOULD be a thing with more people, especially this motherfucker right here.

    Also - I just realized The Circus was cancelled. That seems awfully convenient. I’m supposing that Showtime is also another “liberal” outlet just chock full of “liberals”…

  • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
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    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.

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      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.