GOP congressman says it feels like Elon Musk is 'our prime minister'

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Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, on Sunday compared tech mogul Elon Musk to a “prime minister,” praising Musk for speaking out against an early version of a stopgap funding bill last week.

“It’s kind of interesting,” Gonzales said during an interview on CBS News’ “Face the Nation.” “We have a president, we have a vice president, we have a speaker. It feels like as if Elon Musk is our prime minister.”

Gonzales added that he spoke with Musk “a couple of times” during a chaotic week for House Republicans as GOP leadership scrambled to pull together a package to fund the government that would garner support from a majority of the House GOP caucus.

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Gonzales continued to praise Musk’s influence on the funding process, even as moderator Margaret Brennan pointed out that Musk has not been elected to any formal position in the U.S. government.

“Well, unelected, but, I mean, he has a voice, and I think a lot of —large part of that voice is a reflection of the voice of the people,” Gonzales said.

More at:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/gonzales-elon-musk-prime-minister-trump-rcna185165

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1. If trump had any leadership potential this would not have happened, but

I vociferously disagree with this Gonzales character. Musk is not reflecting THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. He is reflecting the voice of those who choose to turn their back on what makes America Great.

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2. A large part of his voice is the $244 million he spent to get Trump elected.

Thanks, Citizens United.