It was Donald Trump who won the presidential election in November. But after congressional Republicans bowed to Elon Musk’s demands to effectively force a government shutdown, social media was lit up on Thursday hailing “President Musk,” “President-elect Elon Musk” and – well, you get it.
Users on Meta’s Threads and to a lesser extent Bluesky served as counterweights to X which, of course, is owned by Musk and usually dominates in political moments like this.
At issue: Congress needs to pass a government spending bill by midnight on Friday or everything but spending deemed essential will cease, causing a government shutdown.