Elon Musk Is Trying to Force a Government Shutdown

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imageThe Louisiana Republican is discussing dropping $100 billion in disaster aid plus other attachments and instead passing a “clean CR” — then dealing with the other issues in the new year, according to two Republicans with knowledge of the conversations.In addition to disaster aid, that would mean dropping $30 billion for farmers, and a one-year extension of the farm bill, among other items, at least for now.This will make the many people in the southeast still waiting for disaster-recovery assistance after Hurricane Helene very unhappy, along with a lot of farmers in deep-red Trump country.And there is zero assurance that taking this big step back will attract any Democratic votes to offset the House Republicans who will vote against any and all spending bills until the end of time.For that matter, any “clean” continuing resolution will have to pass the Democratic-controlled Senate and be signed by Joe Biden.And all this needs to happen by midnight December 20 to avoid a shutdown.

This latest missive (on Musk’s X platform, for what it’s worth) from House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries suggests an unhappy Christmas for federal employees:

House Republicans have been ordered to shut down the government.

And hurt the working class Americans they claim to support.

You break the bipartisan agreement, you own the consequences that follow.

— Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) December 18, 2024 No matter how it turns out, this is a disaster for Johnson, who will soon face a close reelection vote for Speaker.A sudden humiliation at the hands of the unelected co-director of an unfunded and unofficial entity won’t make it easier.And it’s also bad news for the incoming administration, the Congress, and the country.

If Elon Musk can work this sort of destructive wonder in a matter of hours, who’s going to tell him there are limits to his power? Probably not Republicans in Congress.

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