It goes without saying that there is no greater existential threat to American democracy and the rule of law than Donald Trump and today’s Republican Party.

There simply was no rational argument that could be made for voting for the rapist/felon-elect.

Who voted for the apartheid poster child?

He is here illegally, and his citizenship is fraudulent .

He shouldn’t have this amount of power.

Nobody should.

Great republican framing.

It’s amazing how you can position the democrats as the obstacle in this scenario.

Fuck off with this bullshit.

Here comes the chaos.

You fuckwads will always find someway to put it off on Democrats, at least a little jab somewhere. We are being run into the ground by a bunch of unelected idiots... try reporting on that.

Not clarifying, thoughtful, new to me, nor provocative.

Thank Trump for shutting down the government.... At elons direction

Better go get your money in order cuz we are getting a gov shutdown.

Poor spineless Republicans scared of that Stump shadow and what he’ll say about them. Don’t they know Elon pulled the string and Stump talked against it.

Since when does Elon get to participate in this process? Why are you normalizing this? You should be calling him out.

Billionaire overlords are in charge.

Will Lewis: "Are you not entertained?"

Aaah. President Musk.

Idiocy at play!

Washington Post reporting like this Republican Clownshow is somehow the Democrats fault...

So you all are just lumping in Musk with elected representatives without any comment?

NOBODY VOTED FOR ELON MUSK

FUCK THAT BITCH

Compromise is wicked. Everyone must bend 1000% to Trump.

so WaPo is going to support this "claim" that it is FULL of Democratic policy priorities?! WTGDF- is that REPORTING?!

Everyone is going to suffer, but I pray that Trump voters suffer 100x as much.

Now I KNOW who the pre$ident elect is. Musk(rat)

“Unelected Foreign National Runs the US Government”

…should be the media’s only headline for the next four years.

I wonder how many federal workers and military personell, who aren't getting paid with Christmas, voted for Trump.

Watch the markets tomorrow.

Looks like Trump (and Elon) got their wish, they’ll shut down the government and get to blame Biden for it and once the new Congress arrives and Trump gets into power, they’ll pass a bill and he’ll take credit that.

Like the true terroristic shills they are.
Your oppression is their profession

"Unless 'Congress' acts"?

Keep sucking that limp noodle, WaPo. He'll respect you someday.

Hmm interesting framing. Would be more accurate to be honest though. "De facto president Elon Musk threatened Republicans on twitter that if they allowed the govt to continue to operate during the rest of the Biden administration, he would end their political careers."
Try that out, see how it feels

Elon owns Trump and the GOP.

Suck shit fuckheads, it's reaping time.

Dump any and all musk products.

Idk, just let them shut down the government again, they can own that. Every time it happens people HATE it.

The gop is just so bad at governing it would be funny if it didn’t have real consequences that affect everyone

Welcome to Dystopia

No one voted for Musk

For years, the Republican party, at least the far right wing, has been hell-bent on shutting down the government, so it is no surprise that they voted down the stop-gap bill. In their eyes, it is better to send the US in to default than to solve problems.

4 years of this sh!t

Daily reminder that no one elected Elon Musk.

It starts - the end of the world as we know it. Thank you to Musk (formerly of South Africa) and Trump following in his wake.

Get out of here - No one wants you here.

高速gdp本是一场掠夺全民财富的骗局，短时造成沧海桑田，人心搞乱，只为追钱，道德沦丧，高速GDP必然伴随高速的通货膨胀。高速GDP的增长必然有政府参与，政府资本财团勾结分赃，政府制定产业化政策，如铁公基投资分赃。医疗、住房、养老、教育等产业化分赃。稳定的社会是低速增长的创造丰富物质的社会

Cynical me- If I was a democratic senator/congress person, there would be no benefit to negotiating a budget that does not meet my priorities. Let the republicans who are taking control do so with chaos of a shutdown government. Government shutdowns do not poll well

Kick that can down the Road or make MagaMikey sit there lazy as down and come up with a budget.
They are not serious people.

They are going to go up in flames. Sorry for the burns, folks. Call your GOP representatives. 🤷‍♀️

Sticking with the MAGA framing, I see.

Toothless GOP vs Old Guard GOP

Are Republicans only out to hurt America and Americans?!?

Sounds like we are going to be having government shutdowns every year

Fucking over a bunch of people for Christmas is certainly a look. Honestly go nuts, I literally just don't care.

You mean fascists and fascist enablers thing that a a conflagration will help them?

Got any new news?

Elon the billionaire co-president just held up my social security check on December 24th. Merry Christmas to me.

Democrats should call their bluff

HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAJAAJAJAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHJAHAAHHAHXHDHEBEHXHDVEVSHXXJSBSVSBj

We’re all dead

Do these assholes realize they work for us, not these two fuckers? The fat fuck isn’t even president/king yet. Of course he never actually left the first time. The GOP has been sucking his dick for the last 10 years.

Just an FYI for everyone following along, "...a compromise bill full of Democratic policy priorities" is a choice by WaPo to use GOP framing to criticize the bill and therefore justify killing it.

Cheeto isn't the POTUS yet. Piss off, for now, narcissist criminal grandpa or no Ensure and Big Mac for you.

Yeah, Leon spent over 250M to get The Cheese's criminal ass back in the WH, but he has NO FORMAL ROLE.

It's not compromising with Democrats. It's working to a sensible place in the middle.

#BananaRepublicans🎪

I don’t even care anymore. Let republicans shut the government down. I lost my job already. We can lose our jobs and starve together. I’m done with this place.

Musk is an unelected official who officially holds no power and the Republicans let him control everything. Fucking pathetic.

Did I miss the inauguration? I thought that Don & his BFF weren’t going to take office until January.
Oh wait. The shadow government has been there for a long time.

What a bunch of BS.

Democracy dies on your doorstep, Washington Post.

I guess the gutless GOP functionaries are just getting used to kissing musk’s ass. The fat man and musk will be the downfall of this country.

Did anyone really expect otherwise? The GOP agenda is to cause as much pain and chaos as possible. They’re not waiting until January folks.

I guess Republicans aren’t going home for Christmas! Thanks, Dump!

Is Bezos writing the headlines now?

Republicans campaign that government doesn't work, then they get elected and prove it.
~P. J. O'Rourke

He's not even the president now and he is telling the majority leader in the House of Representatives what to do On the budget. That is going to cause a government shutdown. I don't care to imagine the scenarios that can occur when he is in power. but this is not a good start.

WTF

#freeLuigi
r/AntiShooterStory

Marianna Sotomayor and Jacob Bogage are the writers. No sense calling out the WP without stating who is writing this yellow journalism.

WaPo finding a way to jab the Democrats over this is lame.

MMT explains the absurdity of a government shutdown. It’s a self-inflicted circus with the clowns setting the tent on fire. Watch “Finding the Money” https://youtu.be/Mrje-m01kI8?si=cI3duX4YNztSjaLb

How dare trump's sidekick Musk pretend he's an elected official. 🤬
“Your elected representatives have heard you and now the terrible bill is dead,” Musk boasted on X, the social media site he owns, after he spent the day blasting the legislation. “The voice of the people has triumphed!”

The crooklicans are at it again.

Republicans are wimps. They can’t even support their constituents. They have to ask Trump or Musk what to do. They have brain rot.

Merry Christmas, America, the Grinch has just struck.

So happy I canceled my subscription. Every day you validate my decision.

Two points. 1) MAGA rejected a bipartisan bill, so it is now all on them. 2) WaPo has wasted no time at all becoming a mouthpiece for MAGA ... right next to FOX and just as useless.

Aha, the plot thickens😁

Nobody elected musk to be a major policymaker part in this process

They mean a functional government is a D priority

Read this and tell me WaPo has not become a right wing mouthpiece ..... "compromise bill full of Democratic policy priorities." Eff the WaPo.

Wonder if little Mike will still get to go to the game with them this weekend

Feeling increasingly better about canceling my subscription to the Washington Post with each passing day.

Look, im not saying that Elon and Trump are Russian assets.
I'm just saying almost every political action either of them take is exactly what Putin would want and is an action to destroy America

Musk needs to be deported asap!

Republicans hate the country and want to kill it

Nice to know the WaPo is looking for some of that right wing D. Might refollow down the road if you get your shit together.

The speaker of the house is held hostage by the man who selected him for the office...wow!

If you’re surprised and clutching your pearls, you’re part of the problem. My Democratic Party has no vision. We’re not playing political chess. Our leaders are so bad. We need changes - NOW.

This is why the DOW tumbled today. Not because of slower than expected interest rate cuts.

These next 4 years are going to be absolute hell

Mucked it up. Or is that MuXed it up.

Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

Democrats should do everything in their power to make a shutdown happen. Everything.

Are you still happy with your refusal to endorse anyone? Because you bear part of the blame for this.

Throw the traitors in jail and over turn yhe results as they are clearly fraudulent I condemn the republicans and the ultra wealthu fuck you all

Trump’s Christmas crash of the Federal Government and the Stock Market is on schedule.

Total chaos is the Trump/Musk plan, just before Christmas. Evil thrives on chaos and uncertainty. Cause as much pain as possible and see how the people squirm; and Trump hasn't even taken office yet.

Trump and GOP are punks being led around by Musk.

The wording in this is purpose built to elicit an emotional response from democrats to get more clicks. Im done reading WaPo. Im so sick of this shit.

Democrats should just step back and let the trumpster fire burn itself out if office.

Of course they did.

They don’t give a shit about the country, it’s all a vendetta.

Why is anyone surprised by this? He tanked the border BILL and he wasn’t president elect at that point seriously he hates this country and he is hell-bent on destroying it piece by piece, and he’s got his billionaire buddies to help him!! Congratulations to everyone who voted for him!!

sit back and watch the morons fight with each other

What a feeling - being frightened by your own 'democratic' government.

Furious typing on the computer "aaaand it's gone"

They will shut down the government and blame Biden!
Only they can save the country!

#Repubicans are frighteningly showing us that they are not able to govern us through these difficult times!! #Trump/Vance ran to relieve burdens on everyday Americans- do not promote a government shutdown! Or was it a lie?

Washington Post is making sure their slogan comes true, Democracy is dying.

The system of American governance should not be repeated anywhere in the world. Give me the Westminster system anytime, which IS repeated in the world. As a Canadian, I have never had to worry about the funding of government being hijacked by a group of testosterone fuelled idiots thinking are gods.

#spacekaren is an outstanding manager, he understands these things.

Speaker election is going to be lit if Greene screams "WITNESS ME!!!" to Trump and torches Johnson.

Next Speaker?

As we recall from McCarthy to Johnson,
the Speaker doesn’t have to be a
member of Congress.

Doesn’t work in line of succession,
but Musk?

Granted, for the same reason
there was no Speaker Trump,
no one wants the job.

Are you saying disaster relief a only a Democrat policy?

Trump and Musk. Do you mean Scamalot Trumpistan and Scamalot Muskistan? Causing chaos again eh?

Not that is a new thing, but its incredible to see a Billionaire so openly buy his way into the White House and dictating all sorts of policies, bill suggestions, etc.

Why does Musk have any say in it?

"And Musk" is a phrase we're about to hear a lot, I fear.

This is unelected Elon asserting real power to show how relatively powerless the elected speaker of the House has become. But this serves the backsliding evangelical Johnson right for abandoning his faith to serve a Mammon like Trump, and his paymaster Elon...

#PresidentMusk

They love to run out the clock, soliciting donations from the dim-witted all the while.

Fascists gonna fascist. 🤷‍♂️

Oh it’s the democratic policies that are causing this problem? Not.

"compromise bill full of Democratic policy priorities."

Is the GOP writing your headlines now?

@speakerjohnson.bsky.social is toast. Vacate that chair today.

They are traitors to America.

👉👉👉As a CANADIAN, from here on in, I will refer to Trump as "VICE PRESIDENT TRUMP"
Should do wonders for his Musk alliance. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

https://bsky.app/profile/charlieangus104.bsky.social/post/3ldmd2sat7k2k

So the Speaker isn't in charge of his own Caucus??

One anti-trans policy wasn't enough for them I guess. Won't be surprised when they try and up the poison-pill ante.

Really, America !

X-crement and a Convicted Felon ?

F*ck Musk F*ck the Oligarchs

I wrote my Republican Congressman to complain. I'm sure we'll get a solid budget.

Will air traffic controllers and TSA work though the holidays without pay? Maybe they shouln't.

Republicans can't govern

Example number 3748762

the dynamic duo of batman (musk) and robin (trump)

Disgusting excuse for journalism from WaPo, again

This will be fun to watch. Republicans are about to expose themselves. I love it. Hopefully @hakeemjeffries.bsky.social
@chuckschumerbsky.social don’t interrupt their stupidity.

FAFO

Elon Musk is smarter than Trump for sure. I guess we're looking at the real president for the next 4 years.

"Democratic policy priorities" like keeping the government running and employees paid. You're terrible at your job.

Who elected Musk?

Trump doesn't want to help all Americans. Just his rich base

Democracy dies in darkness, eh @washingtonpost.com

Could you include a few more gop talking points in your headline. You tried your best but I think you missed a few.

Idiots… once again… they don’t think long term. Because messing with the economy during the holidays is just such a positive thing to do.

Last time the R’s shut down the govt, many home purchase loans didn’t get funded.
Which means buyer families that had moved out of their homes couldn’t move into their new homes.
And seller families didn’t get paid so they couldn’t close on their next house.
Awesome strategy!!

Darn those democrats who want kids with cancer cured. GOP wants to let them RIP. Like the good old days.

Kinda thought maybe $100B in disaster aid funding and $10B in farming aid would be good for some Red states.

Can't teach stupid.

“full of Democratic policy priorities.”

Why is rump’s boyfriend allowed to be involved at all?
And—
Last time I checked, Biden is our president now.

Do your effin jobs folks—gopers failing at their roles, again.

Half of Congress is Democrats - why shouldn’t a bipartisan bill have many of their priorities? Why shouldn’t _any_ bill address their needs too?

Every one of those people should go down in history as traitors. What the hell is wrong with them? Is Elon threatening them somehow?

😒 Trxmp and skuM aren’t members of Congress. Voters are already getting pissed at Trxmp and he’s not even back in office yet. GOP is heading down a dead end road.

Billionaire CEOs demand more of your money, say you can do without the postal service and healthcare

Of course the traitors did.

Ah, yes, a bipartisan bill is only full of “Democratic policy priorities.” GTFOH with that sort of lede.

Where is JD Vance?

Really, like what Democrat priorities?