‘President Musk’ flexes his influence as US govt shutdown looms
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‘President Musk’ flexes his influence as US govt shutdown looms

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk's involvement in derailing a bipartisan deal in Congress to prevent a US government shutdown has highlighted his immense influence over the Republican Party and the incoming administration of Donald Trump. Democrats have portrayed the tech mogul as erratic and megalomaniacal, with the aim of provoking Trump by calling Musk "President Musk." David Axelrod, a former chief strategist for Barack Obama, suggested on CNN that Musk and Trump need to "figure out who the real president is." "It's strange to think that Musk will end up paying less for the U.S. government than he did for Twitter," joked conservative critic George Conway.

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