Billionaire Elon Musk says he opposes the current draft of House Speaker Mike Johnson’s 1,547-page spending bill.
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BillionaireandkeyTrumpallyElonMuskcameoutinoppositiontoHouseSpeakerMikeJohnson’sproposedbilltokeepthegovernmentfundedonWednesday.
Muskattackedthebillonsocialmedia,arguingthe1,547-pagedocumentisfullof“pork.”ThelegislationisdesignedtoavoidaFridaygovernmentshutdownandfundthegovernmentthroughMarch.
“Thisbillshouldnotpass,”MuskwrotebluntlyonX.
Republicancongressionalleadershavedefendedtheirplanforastopgapspendingbill,arguingitwouldallowPresident-electTrumptohaveagreaterinfluenceonspendingwhenthequestioncomesupagaininthespring.
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VivekRamaswamy,anotherallyofTrump,expressedskepticismofthebillTuesdaynight,butdidnotopposeitoutright.
“Currentlyreadingthe1,547-pagebilltofundthegovernmentthroughmid-March.ExpectingeveryU.S.Congressman&Senatortodothesame,”RamaswamywroteonX.
