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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(117,115 posts) Sat Dec 21, 2024, 07:54 PM Dec 21

Swalwell: Musk 'going to own' Republicans if they don't stand up to him now

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) spoke out against Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s involvement in governmental affairs, saying the tech billionaire is “horning his way” into decisions.

“I was with a few Republicans yesterday as Musk was rage-tweeting and giving his orders, and they were completely apoplectic,” Swalwell said on MSNBC on Thursday night. “And I told one of them, I said, ‘If you let him do this, if he does this and you don’t stand up to him now, he is going to own you for the next Congress.'”

“‘Every bill that is on the floor, you’re going to wait around on cots to see what Elon Musk says you are allowed to do.’ And that is no way to represent the people who sent you,” he continued.

Musk, whom Trump tapped to be the co-leader of his “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE), made several social media posts Wednesday criticizing the spending measure deal unveiled by House Republicans this week. He called the more than 1,500-page measure a big “piece of pork” while calling on GOP lawmakers to oppose it.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/swalwell-musk-going-own-republicans-145339183.html

Most of them just do what they're told by their orange god.

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Swalwell: Musk 'going to own' Republicans if they don't stand up to him now (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 21 OP

Too late. Way too late. SWBTATTReg Dec 21 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 21 #2

Going to? Methinks that ship has just sailed. IzzaNuDay Dec 21 #3

There is a reason Putin and Musk and Koch target Republicans to control rather than Democrats. Midnight Writer Dec 21 #4

And I'm guessing they are much easier to get kompromat on for the reasons you have stated. Zero integrity SheltieLover Dec 21 #7

Nah, too late ... watch Roy ... he'll bend the knee to Musk when he promises to primary him more uponit7771 Dec 21 #5

It's impossible for any of the musk bs to turn out well. rubbersole Dec 21 #6

I cannot for the life of me comprehend why at least some, if not all, of them don't tell him to STFU. SheltieLover Dec 21 #8

TRUMP is 'going to own' Republicans if they don't stand up to him speak easy Dec 21 #9

Oh FFS! What is this constant need to pretend that this is still something other than what it is? This isn't some Carlitos Brigante Dec 21 #10

The funny part is if Elmer was a Dem Blue_Tires Dec 21 #11

If he were a Dem he'd never be doing this stuff. Amaryllis Dec 21 #12

Musk has the money to make or break any Republican running for Congress. patphil Dec 21 #13

Can we just give him a one way ticket to Mars like he wants? Initech Dec 21 #14

SWBTATTReg

(24,489 posts)

1. Too late. Way too late.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 07:55 PM

Dec 21

Response to SWBTATTReg (Reply #1)

Chin music This message was self-deleted by its author.

IzzaNuDay

(732 posts)

3. Going to? Methinks that ship has just sailed.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 08:05 PM

Dec 21

Musk now owns the GOP and the presidency.
Too late for the GOP to grow a pair; and the US lives with the consequences.

Midnight Writer

(23,223 posts)

4. There is a reason Putin and Musk and Koch target Republicans to control rather than Democrats.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 08:46 PM

Dec 21

Republicans are for sale. There is an "Open For Business!" sign hanging on every one of their doors.

You don't get ahead in the Republican Party by standing up for what is right and moral. The only principle they care about is to take as much money and power as they can.

SheltieLover

(60,708 posts)

7. And I'm guessing they are much easier to get kompromat on for the reasons you have stated. Zero integrity

Reply to Midnight Writer (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 10:08 PM

Dec 21

They should try doing something once -- just once -- because it's the right thing to do.

uponit7771

(92,119 posts)

5. Nah, too late ... watch Roy ... he'll bend the knee to Musk when he promises to primary him more

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 08:51 PM

Dec 21

rubbersole

(8,789 posts)

6. It's impossible for any of the musk bs to turn out well.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 09:48 PM

Dec 21

He is crazier than putin. Just as evil but convinced he's god. And not trying to hide it.

SheltieLover

(60,708 posts)

8. I cannot for the life of me comprehend why at least some, if not all, of them don't tell him to STFU.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 10:09 PM

Dec 21

speak easy

(10,858 posts)

9. TRUMP is 'going to own' Republicans if they don't stand up to him

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 10:16 PM

Dec 21

QED. All the same.

Carlitos Brigante

(26,752 posts)

10. Oh FFS! What is this constant need to pretend that this is still something other than what it is? This isn't some

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 10:17 PM

Dec 21

shit that "could happen if they're not careful". This already happened years ago.

Blue_Tires

(57,222 posts)

11. The funny part is if Elmer was a Dem

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 10:18 PM

Dec 21

They'd have absolutely no problem whatsoever standing up to him... 🙄

Amaryllis

(9,849 posts)

12. If he were a Dem he'd never be doing this stuff.

Reply to Blue_Tires (Reply #11)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 10:33 PM

Dec 21

patphil

(7,186 posts)

13. Musk has the money to make or break any Republican running for Congress.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 10:36 PM

Dec 21

Their greed is his biggest weapon. If they choose to let him call the shots, he will be the first unelected ruler of the United States of America.
Trump's only chance is to use the power of his office to stop him. Trump will control the DOJ, the US marshals, and the military when he's sworn in. Unfortunately, he won't control the Congress or the Supreme Court, if Musk puts enough money on the table.
I know this sounds pretty wild, but Musk has delusions of grandeur. He also a flaming fascist, and believes he can run the whole show from behind the scenes with Vance, or some other pliable person as a figurehead president.
He has no use for Trump, and won't be his toady.
I really think Musk is more dangerous than Trump.

Initech

(102,781 posts)

14. Can we just give him a one way ticket to Mars like he wants?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 10:39 PM

Dec 21

Asking for the 77 million of us who aren't MAGA Nazis.

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