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- Republicans in Congress withdrew a spending bill after pressure from Elon Musk.
- The bill aimed to keep the government funded through mid-March.
- President-elect Donald Trump had also called on Republicans to renegotiate the bill.
Congressional Republicans scrapped a last-minute spending bill that would have kept the government funded through mid-March after a pressure campaign from Elon Musk.
CNN and The Washington Post earlier reported the bill had been killed.
Earlier on Wednesday, Musk wrote in an X post: “Your elected representatives have heard you, and now the terrible bill is dead. The voice of the people has triumphed!”
The bipartisan bill was backed by House Speaker Mike Johnson, who had said he spoke Tuesday with Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy about their criticisms of the bill. Musk and Ramaswamy are set to lead the Department of Government Efficiency, which is intended to serve as an advisory group to the Trump administration focused on cutting government spending.
In a post on X, Musk endorsed the idea of shutting down the government until January 20, the day of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Shortly after Musk’s post, Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance issued a statement calling on Republicans to renegotiate the bill.
Trump threatened Republican lawmakers, saying those who failed to fall in line would face political consequences.
“If Republicans try to pass a clean Continuing Resolution without all of the Democrat ‘bells and whistles’ that will be so destructive to our Country, all it will do, after January 20th, is bring the mess of the Debt Limit into the Trump Administration, rather than allowing it to take place in the Biden Administration,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“Any Republican that would be so stupid as to do this should, and will, be Primaried,” Trump added. “Everything should be done, and fully negotiated, prior to my taking Office on January 20th, 2025.”
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise told CNN Republicans scrapped the bill after Trump came out against it…
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