Trump allies work to sink government spending bill

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

74% : And people sitting there, 'Well, President Trump supports him.'
55% : Well hey, President Trump supports him until he doesn't support him," Bannon said.
46% : Elon Musk, a close Trump ally who is leading an advisory commission to cut government spending, posted on X, the social media platform he owns.
30% : Musk posted several additional messages on the platform criticizing specific provisions included in the legislation, including one that said the bill "should not pass" and another asking if followers had ever "seen a bigger piece of pork?"Vivek Ramaswamy, who was tapped by Trump to co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) alongside Musk, also posted a lengthy message criticizing the size and scope of the funding bill.
22% : Notably, Trump himself has yet to weigh in on the roughly 1,500 page bill unveiled Tuesday evening, but some of his most prominent supporters and advisers expressed outrage at the proposal, urging lawmakers to reject it and suggesting those who support it should face consequences.

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