BrikoX@lemmy.zip to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 2 months agoJayapal Unveils Bill to End “Citizens United,” Slamming “Shadow President” Musktruthout.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
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The impact of “Citizens United” is clearer than ever with Elon Musk buying his way into power, Jayapal said.
minus-squareJackGreenEarth@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThat implies he’s the president of the opposition, that being the Democrats. Elon is certainly supportive of Trump and the Republicans. Perhaps puppet master president is a better term.
minus-squareBrikoX@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months ago“Shadow” means opposition in parliamentary systems, but in the US it has more direct meaning. It just means someone pulling the strings.
That implies he’s the president of the opposition, that being the Democrats. Elon is certainly supportive of Trump and the Republicans. Perhaps puppet master president is a better term.
“Shadow” means opposition in parliamentary systems, but in the US it has more direct meaning. It just means someone pulling the strings.