Hillary Clinton: Republicans don dey take orders from Billionaire

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talk Thursday about Elon Musk’s influence ova di spending drama for Capitol Hill.

“Di Republican Party, dey take orders from di world’s richest man, for di course to take shut down di government ova di holidays, as him dey stop di paychecks for our troops and nutrition benefits for low-in com families just for di time of Christmas,” di 2016 presidential candidate write for X.

Clinton, former first lady and senator, be Congress from 2001 to 2009.

Her comments com just as House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., release new version of continuing resolution, or CR, to keep di government open beyond Friday night deadline.

Musk com out strong against di original spending deal Johnson negotiate wit Democrats, threatening to back primary challenge to any Republican wey vote for am.

Without passable deal to take push di government funding deadline to March and continue spending for di 2024 levels, di government go enta partial shutdown at midnight Saturday.

But House Democrats dey balk for di latest version of spending plan.

And wit$36 trillion in debt and $1.8 trillion deficit for 2024, some conservatives dey against CR, wey push di funding deadline to March and keep spending at 2024 levels, entirely.

“Di Musk-Johnson proposal no serious, e dey laughable.”

“Extreme MAGA Republicans dey drive us to government shutdown,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. talk.

Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., indicate Democratic leadership go whip their members to vote “no” on di deal.

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., lament say di last deal don blow up by opposition from conservatives, wit input from Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leaders Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.

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“Everybody agree,” him talk, “and then e blow up by Elon Musk, wey apparently don bicom di fourth branch of government, and dat just an intolerable way of proceeding.

“Democrats go try figure out how we fit salvage di public good as di wreckage wey don push.”

Chants of “hell no” fit dey heard inside di room wia Democrats dey meet afta di bill’s text release.

Di latest continuing resolution go extend current government funding levels for three months and also suspend di debt limit for two years, something President-elect Trump don demand.

E com afta di original 1,500-page CR draw opposition from di right due to policy and funding riders.

House lawmakers fit vote on di new bill as early as Thursday evening.

E no clear if di new deal go pass. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, wey lead opposition to di initial bill, also blast di new deal.

“More debt. More government. Increasing di Credit Card $4 trillion wit ZERO spending restraint and cuts. HARD NO,” Roy write for X.

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