Republicans scrap spending bill after pressure campaign from Elon Musk

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  • Republicans in Congress withdrew a spending bill after pressure from Elon Musk.
  • The bill aimed to keep the government funded through mid-March.
  • Trump had also called on Republicans to renegotiate the bill.

Congressional Republicans scrapped a last-minute spending bill that would keep the government funded thought mid-March after a pressure campaign from Elon Musk.

CNN and The Washington Post reported the bill had been killed.

Earlier on Wednesday Musk wrote in a post on X, “Your elected representatives have heard you and now the terrible bill is dead. The voice of the people has triumphed!”

The bipartisan bill was backed by House Speaker Mike Johnson, who had said he spoke Tuesday with Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy about their criticisms of the bill. Musk and Ramaswamy are set to lead the Department of Government Efficiency, which will serve as an advisory group to the Trump administration focused on cutting government spending.

In a post on X, Musk endorsed the idea of shutting down the government until January 20, when President-elect Donald Trump is set to be inaugurated.

Shortly after Musk’s post, Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance issued a statement calling on Republicans to renegotiate the bill.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise told CNN Republicans scrapped the bill after Trump came out against it.



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