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Rhiannon12866

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Sun Dec 22, 2024, 09:55 PM Sunday

Rep. Connolly: 'Unelected billionaire' Elon Musk's shutdown chaos exposed Trump's 'weakness' - The Saturday Show - MSNBC



Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia will be the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee after defeating AOC in the race to be ranking member. "It had nothing to do with how old people were," Rep. Connolly tells MSNBC's Jonathan Capehart. "I'm known as a bulldog."

The congressman discussed how Elon Musk steered government funding negotiations into chaos just ahead of the spending deadline, while Trump appeared to follow the billionaire's lead. - Aired on 12/21/2024.

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Rep. Connolly: 'Unelected billionaire' Elon Musk's shutdown chaos exposed Trump's 'weakness' - The Saturday Show - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Sunday OP
President Musk is a baddy...nt wcmagumba Sunday #1
VP Trump had to FOLLOW President Musk's lead to be on the right side of his own issue. keithbvadu2 Sunday #2
It's incredible how weak trump is BOSSHOG Sunday #3
It's his own fault, he's ignorant of U.S. laws and norms and incapable of learning Rhiannon12866 Sunday #4
As always you are right My Friend BOSSHOG Sunday #5
Awww! Thanks so much, my friend! Rhiannon12866 Sunday #6

BOSSHOG

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5. As always you are right My Friend
Sun Dec 22, 2024, 10:20 PM
Sunday

May I offer a Very Merry Christmas to you and yours. I look forward to fighting the good fight with you in the future.

Rhiannon12866

(224,278 posts)
6. Awww! Thanks so much, my friend!
Sun Dec 22, 2024, 10:31 PM
Sunday

And wishing a wonderful Christmas as a respite from political aggravation, plenty of time for that in the coming year. Just hoping that we have some more wins ahead of us, since the Democrats are necessary to counter the Republican chaos.

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