Democrats vow to leave "lunatic" Musk politically homeless

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Source: Axios

4 hours ago


Democrats are making clear Elon Musk has no place in their party as the billionaire former DOGE head quickly becomes persona non grata among Republicans.

Why it matters: While Democrats are basking in Musk's open break with President Trump, they see little political value — and potentially great risk — in actually embracing him as an ally.

"Welcoming Musk back into the party would be Democrats shooing more working class voters away from the party," said Progressive Caucus chair Greg Casar (D-Texas).

"Clearly calling out billionaire villains like Elon Musk works for us, and we should keep on doing what works."

Driving the news: Musk has abruptly tanked his standing in the GOP by going full bore against Trump and his "One Big, Beautiful Bill."

In posts on X this week, Musk called Trump's marquee legislation
a "disgusting abomination" and claimed the president has suppressed the Epstein files because he is in them.

He even went as far as to express agreement with a post calling for Trump to be impeached and removed so Vice President JD Vance can take his place.

What they're saying: "We'll agree with him on some of the things he's saying, but embracing him is pretty out of the question. He's a lunatic," Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) told Axios.

"I don't give a sh*t about Elon Musk," said Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.). "I just don't. We've got real problems."

"Personally, I don't associate myself with someone who does Nazi salutes in public," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).

Said Rep. George Latimer (D-N.Y.): "If Elon Musk ... is going to have the same basic ideas, which is that everything [in the federal government] sucks and has to be killed, then I can't endorse that."

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