Will the Government Shutdown?

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Is Tesla CEO Elon Musk behind the wheel of the Federal Government? It would appear to be the case after a Tweet storm unleashed from Elon's X account.

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00:00Is Tesla CEO Elon Musk behind the wheel of the federal government?

00:04It would appear to be the case after a tweet storm unleashed from Elon's X account

00:10eventually led to House Speaker Mike Johnson killing a government funding bill.

00:15Now lawmakers are scrambling to pass a replacement before government shutdown deadline,

00:21Friday at midnight.

00:23Musk began the tweeting about 4 a.m. about the bill, calling it criminal

00:28and did not stop until he apparently fell asleep.

00:32President-elect Trump eventually entered the fray and agreed with Elon,

00:35which ultimately squashed the bill.

00:38The Elon Trump dynamic leading New Hampshire Senator Gene Shaheen to say,

00:42quote, you have to ask Donald Trump if Elon Musk is making the decisions.

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