Elon Musk has created a significant headache for Donald Trump and the Republican Party. By injecting himself into a last-minute congressional spending fight, Musk has backed Republicans into a corner with no clear way out.
Until Musk aired his grievances about the spending bill, Trump had remained notably silent.
The bill appeared poised to pass, allowing conservative Republicans to vote against it without risking a broader crisis ahead of Trump’s inauguration next month.