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Scott Jennings: ‘Musk Is an Agent of the President,’ the ‘Executive Branch’
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CNN

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CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip

Name: CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
URL: https://www.cnn.com/
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Abby Phillip
, Scott Jennings
, Nicole Malliotakis

Name: Abby Phillip
Employment: CNN
Position: Reporter

Name: Scott Jennings
Employment: Peritus
Position: Senior Strategist

Name: Nicole Malliotakis
Employment: Republican Party
Position: Politician
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02/03/2025 11:56 pm
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PHILLIP And that s ░░░░░░░░ important question Why is ░░░░░░░░ Scott that Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ that it is a ░░░░░░░░ to tweet out the ░░░░░░░░ of the six individuals ░░░░░░░░ I have to assume ░░░░░░░░ government employees maybe they ░░░░░░░░ not who are going ░░░░░░░░ and carrying out his ░░░░░░░░ and telling people for ░░░░░░░░ to not come into ░░░░░░░░ at an entire federal ░░░░░░░░ who are going into ░░░░░░░░ treasury asking for access ░░░░░░░░ a sensitive payment system ░░░░░░░░ is it a crime ░░░░░░░░ know who those people ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS I don t ░░░░░░░░ if it s a ░░░░░░░░ or not I think ░░░░░░░░ s certainly untoward to ░░░░░░░░ to out PHILLIP Why ░░░░░░░░ Because you re trying ░░░░░░░░ stick an angry mob ░░░░░░░░ people who are showing ░░░░░░░░ to try to act ░░░░░░░░ behalf of the president ░░░░░░░░ the United States PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ of all this is ░░░░░░░░ platform okay If his ░░░░░░░░ platform is an angry ░░░░░░░░ that s one thing ░░░░░░░░ he also does this ░░░░░░░░ the time and these ░░░░░░░░ people who are doing ░░░░░░░░ that affect Americans They ░░░░░░░░ working in the government ░░░░░░░░ I don t see ░░░░░░░░ it needs to be ░░░░░░░░ secret JENNINGS They re ░░░░░░░░ things that affect the ░░░░░░░░ which is why you ░░░░░░░░ all the rage today ░░░░░░░░ You don t think ░░░░░░░░ this stuff affects Americans ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS I mean yes ░░░░░░░░ in a positive way ░░░░░░░░ I m glad to ░░░░░░░░ Democrats are coming around ░░░░░░░░ the idea that the ░░░░░░░░ people who might be ░░░░░░░░ in the running of ░░░░░░░░ country are important because ░░░░░░░░ seem to have no ░░░░░░░░ in that for the ░░░░░░░░ four years under the ░░░░░░░░ administration Here s the ░░░░░░░░ line The American people ░░░░░░░░ American you know what ░░░░░░░░ means is that you ░░░░░░░░ a president who was ░░░░░░░░ functional and you know ░░░░░░░░ SELLERS Oh you re ░░░░░░░░ about Biden OK PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ actually by that same ░░░░░░░░ I mean if you ░░░░░░░░ concerned about the people ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden running the ░░░░░░░░ why aren t you ░░░░░░░░ about JENNINGS Because I ░░░░░░░░ t have any concern ░░░░░░░░ this president is functional ░░░░░░░░ s a functional president ░░░░░░░░ Musk is an agent ░░░░░░░░ the president PHILLIP Why ░░░░░░░░ not you concerned that ░░░░░░░░ Musk is according to ░░░░░░░░ lot of reports someone ░░░░░░░░ no one around the ░░░░░░░░ wants to even cross ░░░░░░░░ he s so powerful ░░░░░░░░ he has leverage over ░░░░░░░░ president because he spent ░░░░░░░░ million to get him ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS Look the president ░░░░░░░░ elected He runs the ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk is an ░░░░░░░░ of the executive Branch ░░░░░░░░ the direction of the ░░░░░░░░ And as the president ░░░░░░░░ today he s not ░░░░░░░░ anything that he doesn ░░░░░░░░ have permission to do ░░░░░░░░ I will just remind ░░░░░░░░ all one of the ░░░░░░░░ he was elected to ░░░░░░░░ is to shake up ░░░░░░░░ stop doing business as ░░░░░░░░ and rein in an ░░░░░░░░ of control bureaucracy that ░░░░░░░░ the congresswoman correctly pointed ░░░░░░░░ is spending money in ░░░░░░░░ that was never intended ░░░░░░░░ As Bakari said I ░░░░░░░░ t think anybody here ░░░░░░░░ having an argument about ░░░░░░░░ d all love to ░░░░░░░░ our taxpayer dollars spent ░░░░░░░░ a wiser way whether ░░░░░░░░ Biden or not JENNINGS ░░░░░░░░ Welcome to the Republican ░░░░░░░░ because that s what ░░░░░░░░ re doing ROCHA What ░░░░░░░░ re saying here you ░░░░░░░░ think that if you ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ me with the hat ░░░░░░░░ You almost pulled me ░░░░░░░░ Look we all sit ░░░░░░░░ here like Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ 90 percent of the ░░░░░░░░ like he won by ░░░░░░░░ percent The last time ░░░░░░░░ checked Donald Trump got ░░░░░░░░ than half of all ░░░░░░░░ votes cast That don ░░░░░░░░ mean he didn t ░░░░░░░░ Try that out, Republicans.”
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