'De facto speaker': Congress members growing frustrated with Elon Musk

Congressional leaders in the past 24 hours have grown frustrated with Elon Musk after he helped torpedo the bipartisan funding deal. Punchbowl News senior congressional reporter Melanie Zanona, former Ohio Governor John Kasich and former senior advisor to House Speakers Boehnor and Ryan Brendan Buck join Chris Jansing to discuss the “megaphone” of influence Musk holds right now on Capitol Hill.

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[faolansforest]

Sorry governor but my Social Security is NOT an entitlement. I have worked since I was 14 contributing a percentage of my earnings each pay period. At 70 years old now, I am still working & living in a vehicle because my Social Security is not enough to live on. DO NOT CALL IT AN ENTITLEMENT!!!

[anonagain]

Government of the wealthy, by the wealthy, for the wealthy.

[HowardEllis-xtbi]

Be careful of making deals with the devil.👿

[ullebor]

Social Security is not an entitlement, nor does it affect debt.

[swtgrlno]

DO NOT RAISE THE DEBT CEILING FOR TRUMP! make him do it in his own term because he's the one that's going blow through it yet again

[Flights-gqpo]

Even in this Scary times dealing with this group of idiots, I can only laugh very loudly when I see Trump following behind Elon like a chick behind mama chicken ....and everyone in the GOP congress waiting to hear what a person who is an ignorant in how our government works, who is not Constitutionally allow to occupy any public office, to say what he wants so they can jump. The GOP could have gotten rid of Trump in the Second impeachment, now they have 2 ignorant men to deal with instead of

[lynnrunningdeerB]

*🤨Why is our entire government MIA with the Fourteenth Amendment section three of the Constitution? At this point they're all in violation of it😡.*

[kevinwilliams]

this is what most Americans voted for . Sitting back & watch the chaos unfold.

[CloroxPresidente]

Billionaires and mega millionaires are a serious danger to democracy and even capitalism really.

[einherjar]

No more federal subsidizing Musk's projects.

[larsbeck]

I did not see Musk on my ballot in November

[stefan]

People in the US should prepare for a roller coaster ride.

[caspianbydefault]

We didn't vote for this guy, he needs to go.

[keithhutchins]

Stop giving Elon tax payers money for his rockets. Time for Elon to pay for his own rockets not our tax dollars!

[georgejetson]

nobody elected him. the lawmakers need to do something!

[Robin-dv]

The fact that nearly every cabinet pick has some form of family, friend, or business connection to trump in some way is really telling.

[osubucksfan]

The fact the Elon is already running our country is quite disturbing

[merkaaaaat]

President Musk and "First Lady Donald Trump" will tank America.

[Spear-xju]

Couple of suggestions! Make corporations and billionaires pay their fair share of taxes. How about not giving billionaires more tax cuts!

[Robin-dv]

How this Billionaire Trump conned the working class into thinking he was on their side is baffling. The working class will soon experience massive buyer’s remorse.