President-elect, yet to take office, faces internal rebellion, with the specter of ‘President Musk’ looming large
The imbroglio also demonstrates the poisoned chalice that awaits the House speaker, Mike Johnson, as he seeks to balance that majority.The imbroglio also demonstrates the poisoned chalice that awaits the House speaker, Mike Johnson, as he seeks to balance that majority.Donald Trump is still a month away from returning to the White House and already his relationship with Republicans on Capitol Hill is fraying, signalling trouble ahead for both sides.
The imbroglio also demonstrates the poisoned chalice that awaits the House speaker, Mike Johnson, as he seeks to balance that majority – which will effectively shrink to just one for several months following the resignations of members tapped to fill Trump’s cabinet – against the demands of the incoming president and his now ubiquitous “government efficiency” guru, the billionaire Elon Musk.
As Trump approaches 2025 and his second inauguration, another concern may intrude on his thoughts – the insidious power of Musk, who egged him on to reject the original three-month continuing resolution spending agreement cobbled together by Johnson.
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