Musk Ascends as a Political Force Beyond his Wealth by Tanking Budget Deal
Elon Musk is influencing politics one tweet at a time.
Musk's tweets brought a sudden halt to a bipartisan budget proposal by threatening Republicans with primary challenges if they voted to pass the budget.
"In this social media saturated world that we live in, influencers have a lot of power.... Musk has more than 200M followers on X and many of them really believe in him and will follow what he tells them to do."
Irina Raicu, director, internet ethics, quoted by NBC Bay Area.
Dec 19, 2024