On Tuesday, Johnson concluded this budget agreement with the Democrats to finance federal government services until mid-March. The agreement notably provided for more than $100 billion in aid against natural disasters, requested by Joe Biden, as well as $10 billion in aid for American farmers. The text was to be voted on at the end of this week by the Republican-majority House of Representatives before being submitted to the Senate.
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Sixty messages out of
The bill was torpedoed on the social network X on Wednesday by Elon Musk in a litany of some sixty messages. The first, from 4:15 a.m., said it all: “This bill should not pass.” Several Republican elected officials took action before Donald Trump assassinated the content of the text in a long press release where his usual populism competes with amalgams. “CThe bill would make it easier to hide the files of the corrupt January 6 commission [2021, sur l’assaut du Capitole]which accomplished nothing for the American people and covered up the security failures that occurred that day. This bill would also give Congress a pay raise when many Americans are struggling this Christmas season.”
The Speaker of the US House of Representatives is already trembling for his survival
Even before the intervention of Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republican elected officials had confided their disagreement with the concessions made to the Democrats and their intention not to vote for the adoption of the text. The two billionaires skillfully blew on the embers, forcing Mike Johnson to backpedal. Before these interventions, Republican elected officials expressed their disagreement with the concessions made to the Democrats. The two billionaires only had to blow on the embers to force Mike Johnson to backpedal. The speaker of the House of Representatives, laboriously elected in 2023 by his Republican peers, has already been the target of a revolt during a previous bipartisan agreement on the federal budget. Marjorie Taylor Greene, elected Trumpist, then described Mike Johnson as “speaker of the Democrats”.
Firing of parliamentary realism
Elon Musk immediately declared victory over X. “Your elected officials have heard you: this horrible bill is dead. The voice of the people has triumphed!” believes the billionaire. In desperation, Mike Johnson tried to remind him and Vivek Ramaswamy, co-chair of the Department of Government Effectiveness, that any government reform measures they might submit in the future would have to benefit from the support from some Democrats. But the boss of Tesla, with his 200 million subscribers on X, seems to ignore parliamentary realism.
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In the absence of an agreement by Saturday, which is unlikely, Democrats and Republicans will shift responsibility for the consequences of the shutdown. “The Republicans will now be responsible for any harm suffered by the American people.” says Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Caucus Leader in the House. But when it comes to communications, Elon Musk and Donald Trump have once again proven their superiority.
