https://www.thebulwark.com/i/153409391/puppet-president

For the preceding twenty-four hours, Musk had been at the center of the Republican universe. It was he who was getting the credit, the blame, and above all the attention for his decisive role in killing the continuing resolution negotiated by Speaker Mike Johnson. Trump, by contrast, had praised Johnson earlier in the week, and had been relatively silent as Musk wreaked his havoc. Trump only weighed in against the CR after the deed was done.

It seemed, as Nick Catoggio of the Dispatch put it, to be “the first time since Trump took over the party that some other populist has managed to impose his will on it.”

That perception couldn’t be allowed to stand, so Leavitt hurried to set the record straight.

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Catoggio sums up the implication of what we all saw:

Never before in the Trump era has another populist commanded the political and financial capital needed to credibly threaten Republican politicians into doing his bidding. This is entirely new. . . . For the first time, there’s a possibility that Trump will be out-Trumped.

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Now THAT would be HILARIOUS to watch. Bets on how long before the orange buffoon realises he's not really running the show anymore, and tells Musk to take a hike?