Lies from 'President' Musk lead to cuts for cancer research
Multibillionaire Elon Musk may not be elected to office, but it hasn’t stopped him from leading Republican opposition to the bipartisan spending bill meant to fund the government before a possible shutdown. But it won’t be Musk, his social media army, or House Republicans who pay the biggest price.
Musk whipped up opposition to the bill among conservative Republicans with dozens of tweets on X, which he has turned into a misinformation machine.
Musk’s posts on the legislation were packed with lies. He claimed that the bill contained a 40% pay increase for Congress, would prevent Republicans from investigating the Jan. 6 committee, would fund a bioweapons lab, and would pay for a new stadium for the NFL’s Washington Commanders. Every single one of Musk’s allegations was false and without merit.
But despite the underlying falsehoods from the man who bankrolled hundreds of millions for Trump’s election, Speaker Mike Johnson pulled the bill after Donald Trump followed Musk’s lead and opposed the legislation.
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