Democrats cannot control their anger at Elon Musk.
They’re willing to go to extreme lengths to get back at him.
And they just hit him with a massive threat.
Typically, government shutdowns happen while Democrats are in power.
But with Donald Trump back in the White House, everything has been shaken up and now it’s the Democrats who are willing to see a federal shutdown.
Democrats are generally in favor of high levels of government spending but now they’re going to cut off their nose to spite their face in a fit of rage.
And Elon Musk is the reason.
According to Fox News, “House Republicans are accusing Democrats of waging their opposition campaign against the GOP’s government funding plan over their fury at Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) efforts.”
“Musk and his DOGE work have been met with near-universal condemnation by Democrats, even those who have agreed with the need to cut the federal bureaucracy.”
“Democrats have held Musk up as a political boogeyman, an unelected billionaire who was given too much access to the federal government that he also profits from as a military contractor.”
“The proposed CR roughly freezes government funding at FY 2024 levels through the beginning of FY 2026, on Oct 1. It includes extra funding for defense while cutting nondefense funding by roughly $13 billion.”
“House GOP leadership aides said over the weekend that the bill includes some added funding for veterans’ healthcare — putting them at odds with Democrats’ messaging.”
“Democratic lawmakers normally vote in droves to avert a government shutdown, but this time it’s likely House Republicans will need to share the burden largely on their own.”
Regardless of their feelings about Musk, no one should be surprised to see the amount of bureaucracy being reduced while there’s a Republican in the White House.
And it doesn’t make much sense to shut down the government if you’re trying to save the government.
Democrats are backing themselves into a corner all because they hate Elon Musk.