Team Trump slaps back at claims Elon Musk is running the show [View all]

President-elect Donald Trump’s team has snapped back at claims that Elon Musk is running the show after the billionaire played a significant role in tanking a spending bill that would have averted a government shutdown.

Musk helped topple House Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposed bipartisan congressional spending bill by slamming it early Wednesay, which was followed later by a joint statement from Trump and JD Vance warning Republicans not to support it.

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The optics have prompted Trump’s incoming White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, to hit back about who is really in charge.

“As soon as President Trump released his official stance on the CR (continuing resolution), Republicans on Capitol Hill echoed his point of view,” Leavitt said in a statement to Business Insider. “President Trump is the leader of the Republican Party. Full stop.”

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