GOP senators are terrified over the prospect of facing primary challengers funded by Elon Musk if they stick their necks out by opposing President Trump’s agenda The White House has signaled that Republicans who thwart Trump’s agenda by voting against his controversial nominees or opposing efforts by Musk to freeze government funding and slash federal agencies, such as the U.S. Agency for International Development, will pay a political price. And that’s a threat that carries a lot more weight when Musk, the world’s richest man, could easily pour tens of millions of dollars into a Senate Republican primary. “That’s one of the reasons why you see people who are close to an election, [Sens.] Bill Cassidy [R-La.], Thom Tillis [R-N.C.], voting for certain nominees,” said one Republican senator who requested anonymity to discuss the recent votes of GOP colleagues. GOP senators terrified of crossing Trump, facing Musk-funded challengers So even the GOP knows that Trump's nominees and agenda is bad, but they are too scared to do anything about it
The most amazing part is how cheap it apparently is to buy the weak. A few 10s of millions of dollars is nothing to Elmo, especially when he can grift that and so much more off the government.
If they are afraid, maybe they should pass campaign finance laws and gut Citizens United to the narrow ruling it was intended.
Were any of them as radical and unhinged as the djt nominees? Child sex trafficker for AG, alcoholic rapey white supremist for sec def, vaccine denier for hhs...I can go on. No potus has ever nominated such an unqualified bunch..EVER
We shall see. That test will come. Step one: load up on Trump loyalists. Step two: offer them pardons for doing his bidding if any of that runs amok of court rulings/ the law.
With what money? If the finance laws are written to limit oligarch money influence, a primarily challenger will be up to the voters, not some shadow foreign influencers on both sides.
Too be fair the Dems did run Biden… twice ( well basically twice until he did just what you said on national tv during a debate.) Neither party can be overly proud right now.
