President Elon? Republicans Follow Billionaire Musk's Call to Block Debt Ceiling Bill

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : "Republicans must GET SMART and TOUGH," a joint statement from Trump and vice president-elect J.D. Vance read.
55% : "That analysis continued:The most prominent theory of what happened yesterday is this, per multiple Hill Republicans: Musk, as the anointed co-chair of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency panel, got waaay out over his spending-slashing skis and backed Trump into a corner.
52% : There was little evidence Trump cared much about the [continuing resolution] before that," read an analysis from Politico's daily "Playbook.
49% : Perhaps trying to steer the spotlight back onto himself, Trump has now called for abolishing the debt ceiling, stating in a phone interview with NBC News that doing so would be the "smartest thing [Congress] could do," and that he would "support that entirely.
47% : The bill also included agreements to raise funding for responses to natural disasters by more than $110 billion, and $10 billion in additional aid to farmers across the U.S.Upset with the continuing resolution heading for a vote later this week, Musk -- who is set to lead the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) within the Trump administration -- spent most of Wednesday railing against the bill, publishing more than 100 posts on his social media site X calling for Republicans to oppose it.
37% : Indeed, there are other indications that Trump wasn't initially opposed to the bill's passage, as he had privately urged Johnson to pass a continuing resolution right after he was elected president this year, to avoid any drama at the start of his term next month.
36% : Musk also claimed that the government and the economy would "be fine" if there were to be a shutdown until Trump becomes president on January 20.
26% : "Trump also claimed that the debt ceiling "doesn't mean anything, except psychologically" -- demonstrating a deep lack of understanding regarding what the debt ceiling actually is.
25% : Following Musk's tirade on X, Trump announced his opposition to the bill later that day, demanding that the entire legislation be renegotiated.
24% : "You have to ask Donald Trump if Elon Musk is the one making decisions," Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) told HuffPost.
21% : "It's not Donald Trump asking for this.
19% : And while disbursements for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid would continue, under a shutdown it's possible that recipients of those benefits could see response delays if there are issues with their payments.

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