Rep. Barbara Lee: ‘It’s Morally Corrupt’ to Shut the Gov’t Down Because of Billionaire Unelected Pres. Elon Musk

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Forward in ░░░░░░░░ of governing Mention Elon ░░░░░░░░ and Donald Trump yesterday ░░░░░░░░ 4 15 A M ░░░░░░░░ Musk tweeted this bill ░░░░░░░░ not pass We can ░░░░░░░░ this to our viewers ░░░░░░░░ we have the graphic ░░░░░░░░ right there 4 15 ░░░░░░░░ M yesterday Trump did ░░░░░░░░ come out and say ░░░░░░░░ about all of this ░░░░░░░░ on social media until ░░░░░░░░ yesterday afternoon Nearly 13 ░░░░░░░░ later We can put ░░░░░░░░ Truth Social post from ░░░░░░░░ Trump up there if ░░░░░░░░ can And I guess ░░░░░░░░ are your thoughts on ░░░░░░░░ of this I mean ░░░░░░░░ s the feeling among ░░░░░░░░ right now Who s ░░░░░░░░ charge Is it Elon ░░░░░░░░ Is it Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ s going on well ░░░░░░░░ me personally it appears ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk is trying ░░░░░░░░ take the role as ░░░░░░░░ unelected president Trump it ░░░░░░░░ is following his orders ░░░░░░░░ of course the consequences ░░░░░░░░ grave when you look ░░░░░░░░ what could take place ░░░░░░░░ I ve been through ░░░░░░░░ shutdowns before We have ░░░░░░░░ that will be halted ░░░░░░░░ have people who would ░░░░░░░░ furloughed This is the ░░░░░░░░ season We ll have ░░░░░░░░ agents who won t ░░░░░░░░ paid We ll have ░░░░░░░░ chaos again The economic ░░░░░░░░ of a shutdown are ░░░░░░░░ and it hurts people ░░░░░░░░ day People And so ░░░░░░░░ be able to blow ░░░░░░░░ a bipartisan deal that ░░░░░░░░ keep the government open ░░░░░░░░ would allow the negotiations ░░░░░░░░ move toward another deadline ░░░░░░░░ March to me is ░░░░░░░░ irresponsible But it says ░░░░░░░░ lot about Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ it says a lot ░░░░░░░░ allowing a non elected ░░░░░░░░ to run our government ░░░░░░░░ do you think there ░░░░░░░░ be a shutdown Does ░░░░░░░░ look like that is ░░░░░░░░ to be the case ░░░░░░░░ before one of the ░░░░░░░░ why there was this ░░░░░░░░ before the Friday deadline ░░░░░░░░ to review this is ░░░░░░░░ House Republicans were demanding ░░░░░░░░ to read the bill ░░░░░░░░ are demanding time to ░░░░░░░░ the bill But if ░░░░░░░░ don t have another ░░░░░░░░ cut until perhaps later ░░░░░░░░ or tomorrow it sounds ░░░░░░░░ though you may blow ░░░░░░░░ the the deadline is ░░░░░░░░ is that the case ░░░░░░░░ not want a shutdown ░░░░░░░░ as I said the ░░░░░░░░ are devastating And we ░░░░░░░░ a bipartisan deal And ░░░░░░░░ we re doing everything ░░░░░░░░ can do to make ░░░░░░░░ that the government does ░░░░░░░░ shut down because we ░░░░░░░░ what the impact is ░░░░░░░░ jobs on on the ░░░░░░░░ life on livelihoods on ░░░░░░░░ economy And we re ░░░░░░░░ everything we can do ░░░░░░░░ avoid a shutdown But ░░░░░░░░ me tell you we ░░░░░░░░ an agreement That agreement ░░░░░░░░ an agreement between Republicans ░░░░░░░░ Democrats The speaker agreed ░░░░░░░░ it Our leader Hakeem ░░░░░░░░ agreed to it It ░░░░░░░░ an agreement that Democrats ░░░░░░░░ Republicans said would keep ░░░░░░░░ government open And so ░░░░░░░░ a billionaire Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump some have ░░░░░░░░ him the unelected president ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump the vice ░░░░░░░░ You know I ve ░░░░░░░░ messages such as that ░░░░░░░░ social media I mean ░░░░░░░░ is this is wrong ░░░░░░░░ of all But the ░░░░░░░░ and the impact on ░░░░░░░░ is really unfortunate And ░░░░░░░░ s it s morally ░░░░░░░░ if you ask me ░░░░░░░░ terms of what they ░░░░░░░░ doing And so we ░░░░░░░░ to go back and ░░░░░░░░ sure that this bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ holds.