CNN’s Scott Jennings defended billionaire Elon Musk’s influence over the Republican Party and claimed people other than President Joe Biden have been running the government for four years Sunday morning on State of the Union.
Musk and venture capitalist Vivek Ramaswmany have been tapped to run the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to help Trump cut out what he sees as needless government spending. However, Musk owns perhaps the most influential social media platform on the globe in X.
The South African native has also weighed in heavily on policy ahead of Trump’s inauguration. His influence on House Republicans was apparent last week as lawmakers passed an 11th-hour bill to avert a government shutdown with his input.
Sunday morning, CNN’s Dana Bash asked Jennings to weigh in on critiques that Musk was acting as a de facto leader or a co-president-elect.
“Democrats are saying he’s the real president-elect,” Bash said of Musk. She asked …