Michael Steele on Trump and Musk: ‘Republicans Having Two Daddies Is Kind of Woke’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Steele I ░░░░░░░░ Julie the interesting thing ░░░░░░░░ me is the dynamic ░░░░░░░░ has emerged of this ░░░░░░░░ Democrats and not just ░░░░░░░░ even some Republicans you ░░░░░░░░ I know have started ░░░░░░░░ co presidency sort of ░░░░░░░░ between Trump and Musk ░░░░░░░░ given the fact that ░░░░░░░░ was largely silent in ░░░░░░░░ of this week s ░░░░░░░░ It was Musk know ░░░░░░░░ drove this narrative So ░░░░░░░░ have this environment in ░░░░░░░░ these two men are ░░░░░░░░ of controlling and working ░░░░░░░░ seemingly How is that ░░░░░░░░ out from your reporting ░░░░░░░░ the hill and some ░░░░░░░░ have noted on Twitter ░░░░░░░░ having two daddies is ░░░░░░░░ of woke So you ░░░░░░░░ this sense out here ░░░░░░░░ this dynamic in the ░░░░░░░░ Party is one that ░░░░░░░░ going to be around ░░░░░░░░ a while How does ░░░░░░░░ play out on getting ░░░░░░░░ done on the hill ░░░░░░░░ There s definitely bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ I would say I ░░░░░░░░ more than anything even ░░░░░░░░ apart the co presidency ░░░░░░░░ I m sure not ░░░░░░░░ Republicans feel that way ░░░░░░░░ this point However they ░░░░░░░░ feel like Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ x getting all this ░░░░░░░░ going riling up essentially ░░░░░░░░ base that is then ░░░░░░░░ pressure on members remember ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate leadership ░░░░░░░░ when Elon Musk had ░░░░░░░░ riled up for Rick ░░░░░░░░ who ended up losing ░░░░░░░░ had protesters at their ░░░░░░░░ When you have this ░░░░░░░░ around a government funding ░░░░░░░░ demanding to shut down ░░░░░░░░ government instead of passing ░░░░░░░░ original bipartisan bill blaming ░░░░░░░░ Johnson on x for ░░░░░░░░ certainly that is extremely ░░░░░░░░ and a new dynamic ░░░░░░░░ machines one they members ░░░░░░░░ they didn t have ░░░░░░░░ contend with when Trump ░░░░░░░░ Twitter because Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ a completely different following ░░░░░░░░ you add in all ░░░░░░░░ billions he has and ░░░░░░░░ ability to challenge primary ░░░░░░░░ and that threat Of ░░░░░░░░ that it extremely concerning ░░░░░░░░ members up here They ░░░░░░░░ t want a billionaire ░░░░░░░░ the outside telling them ░░░░░░░░ to do They don ░░░░░░░░ want an unelected official ░░░░░░░░ them what to do ░░░░░░░░ think the better chance ░░░░░░░░ Musk to go away ░░░░░░░░ when president elect Donald ░░░░░░░░ if and when gets ░░░░░░░░ of him Remember we ░░░░░░░░ reporting after the election ░░░░░░░░ maybe Trump was starting ░░░░░░░░ get a little bit ░░░░░░░░ of how much musks ░░░░░░░░ around him Certainly at ░░░░░░░░ point Musk needs Trump ░░░░░░░░ than Trump needs Musk ░░░░░░░░ he won the election ░░░░░░░░ his help And that ░░░░░░░░ definitely a dynamic we ░░░░░░░░ watching I will point ░░░░░░░░ that Musk and Trump ░░░░░░░░ different issues this bill ░░░░░░░░ to the complications Musk ░░░░░░░░ t want the debt ░░░░░░░░ to be blown through.”