Summary

Progressive Democrats accused Donald Trump and Elon Musk of orchestrating a ā€œconstitutional crisisā€ after Musk moved to shut down USAID and gained access to a federal payment system.

Lawmakers, blocked from entering USAIDā€™s headquarters, condemned Trump for granting Musk unchecked power over government functions.

Senator Elizabeth Warren warned that Muskā€™s involvement could trigger financial instability, while Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called it a ā€œplutocratic coup.ā€

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    19 days ago

    The Democrats donā€™t have to field a candidate if theyā€™re that worried about splitting the vote.

    Itā€™s not like they try to win anyway.