So what's in that monster spending bill of nearly 1,500 pages that Congress is deliberating?
Elon Musk, who runs President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, is actually reading that bill, he says, through the use of his GROK artificial intelligence program, however that's done, and laying out the doozies he's finding in that omnibus bill to his millions-strong followers on X:
This is the H.R. Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025. Let me simplify why Elon Musk and people are pounding the table to not get this bill passed. There are a lot of hidden agendas here!
— Teslaconomics (@Teslaconomics) December 18, 2024
1/ Funding for alleged censorship operations: the bill supports government agencies… pic.twitter.com/nS9FmvC09M
The more I learn, the more obvious it becomes that this spending bill is a crime.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2024
It even includes funding for the worst illegal censorship operation in the entire government (GEC)!! https://t.co/P8a3m0OpJR
This is the H.R. Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025. Let me simplify why Elon Musk and people are pounding the table to not get this bill passed. There are a lot of hidden agendas here!
— Teslaconomics (@Teslaconomics) December 18, 2024
1/ Funding for alleged censorship operations: the bill supports government agencies… pic.twitter.com/nS9FmvC09M
The omnibus bill being pushed now seems to support DEI through clever language like this section promoting a "diverse workforce."
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) December 18, 2024
Usually that’s code for "let’s spend $$$$$ on far left DEI policies."
Why would any Rep support this?
They can’t even read it in time for the vote! pic.twitter.com/G0EL3YNWWY
Thank you! https://t.co/Ek7cjGRb3u
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2024
Unconscionable https://t.co/oPuF3bVMnj
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2024
This should not be funded by your tax dollars! https://t.co/8H6zBjptPE
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2024
This is insane! This is NOT democracy!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2024
How can your elected representatives be asked to pass a spending bill where they had no input and not even enough time to read it!!?? https://t.co/rrjekkZEUP
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2024
Please call your elected representatives right now to stop this madness! https://t.co/iRUiayqfBh
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2024
Musk's partner, Vivek Ramaswamy, was in on the action, too:
I wanted to read the full 1,500+ page bill & speak with key leaders before forming an opinion. Having done that, here's my view: it's full of excessive spending, special interest giveaways & pork barrel politics. If Congress wants to get serious about government efficiency, they…
— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) December 18, 2024
Mitt Romney, of course, is tut-tutting Trump:
What does President Trump want Republicans to do: vote for the CR or shut down government? Absent direction, confusion reigns.
— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) December 18, 2024
Democrats are howling that Musk has become president, not understanding the concept of 'doing your job' as Trump had asked of Musk.
According to Fox News:
Axelrod, too:
So will President-elect Musk join the budget negotiations now?
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) December 18, 2024
And this guy, too, whoever he is:
And just like that, Republican Unelected Co-President Elon Musk has killed the bill to keep the government from shutting down on Friday. All he had to do was make a few social media posts.
— Maxwell Alejandro Frost (@MaxwellFrostFL) December 18, 2024
Trump said he’d empower working people, all he’s done is empower the ultra wealthy. pic.twitter.com/dx96y6VLVw
But Musk's tweetfest did indeed have an impact:
The voice of the people was heard.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2024
This was a good day for America. https://t.co/r8K4AcbDYf
With Musk showing how to expose government waste before it happens and finally putting a stop to GOP get-along-to-go-along roundheeling, real change may be coming.
This sounds like the start of a beautiful relationship.
.@elonmusk getting the trash CR bill killed in real time on ????pic.twitter.com/ori3IAL1rW
— drefanzor memes (@drefanzor) December 18, 2024