The PBS NewsHour Friday night pundit panel of Jonathan Capehart and David Brooks took on the shutdown showdown. Anchor Geoff Bennett quoting from a “news report” from The Washington Post that sounds a lot like a liberal editorial, that Musk’s advising reeks of “oligarchy.” These people really have to keep insisting democracy on the wane:
BENNETT: Jonathan, David mentioned Elon Musk. I mean, what about his influence? Because he led the rebellion against the initial bill, as you mentioned. And The Post reported that “his swift accumulation of political power has sparked criticism that the incoming Trump administration will function like an oligarchy.”
CAPEHART: Well, yes, because, remember, this all got started, not because Donald Trump weighed in first. Elon Musk weighed in. And he’s the — he — I just start calling him the first buddy. He is…
