Republican Tennessee Sen. Bill Hagerty applauded Elon Musk for reposting a post that exposes Democrats’ decision to reject his proposed amendment during his appearance Wednesday on “America’s Newsroom.”
Hagerty slammed Democrats for opposing an amendment to stop federal funds from chartering flights for undocumented immigrants. Musk amplified the issue and attracted 40 million views to a post featuring Hagerty’s Senate speech, according to Fox News. The GOP senator said he was shocked by the Democrats’ overwhelming rejection of the amendment, noting the vote’s covert early timing aimed at avoiding public attention. He pointed out that despite attempts to stay under the radar, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer eventually allowed the vote to proceed, albeit reluctantly.
This is insane!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 23, 2024
“The Democrats are being outed,” he said on “America’s Newsroom.” “Chuck Schumer tried everything he could to block this until the very dead of night. We ran right up to basically a government shutdown before he finally capitulated and said, ‘Okay, we’ll put it on the floor.’ But I didn’t get…
