Elon Musk's online campaign urging federal spending cuts faced criticism from some Republican lawmakers after a continuing resolution to fund the government was withdrawn. Lawmakers expressed frustration over Musk's eleventh-hour involvement and criticized his approach of tweeting against fellow Republicans instead of engaging in traditional legislative processes. Concerns were also raised about the feasibility of cutting $2 trillion from the budget without negatively impacting essential programs and aid to disaster victims.
‘s online pressure campaign over the federal government’s operations faced some blowback from lawmakers this week after a continuing resolution to fund the government was scrapped.Musk’s efforts came hours before Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance released a joint statement excoriating the spending bill, effectively killing off theIn the aftermath, some GOP lawmakers remain peeved that Musk’s online antics created unnecessary political headaches.
“Elon would like to, you know, cut a bunch of the spending out of the CR, but it’s just a CR, and the additional spending are things like continuation of a farm program that’s in year seven of a five-year authorization,” Sen. Kevin Cramer told the. “And, you know, $100 billion which probably isn’t adequate for Helene victims and Milton victims.
“At the behest of President-Elect Elon Musk, Republicans have once again brought the U.S. to the brink of a dangerous shutdown that will leave everyday Americans out in the cold,” Nadler said.“As soon as President Trump released his official stance on the CR, Republicans on Capitol Hill echoed his point of view. President Trump is the leader of the Republican Party. Full stop,” said Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s incoming White House press secretary.
Some Republican leaders welcomed Musk’s efforts to influence Congress. Rep. Ralph Norman said he “appreciates” Musk’s comments. Rep. Eric Burlison was more effusive in his praise of Musk. “I love it. I love it, and I love the fact that they’re paying attention,” he said.Scott described Musk as a constructive force to steer Congress to the right, noting the “organic” grassroots support he received after Musk backed him in last month’s leadership race.
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