Grifters, all!
"Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill in overtime as senators jam crypto clauses
US senators are in a marathon vote-a-rama over amendments to Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending bill, with one lawmaker bidding to include tax cuts for crypto."
"Earlier on Monday, the Senate shot down a Democrat-backed
amendment that would have prohibited government officials and their families from offering or promoting a range of digital assets.
The amendment — backed by Democratic Senators Jeff Merkley, Elizabeth Warren and Jack Reed — would ban the president, vice president, members of Congress and a host of other government officials from owning or promoting a cryptocurrency, memecoin, token, non-fungible token or stablecoin.
That ban would have been extended to the spouse and children of such officials, and notably former special government employees — such as Elon Musk — for up to one year after their role ends.
Lummis was one of the lawmakers who shot down the amendment and said in
remarks on the Senate floor that she appreciated the “concerns about ethics” but claimed the proposal “would inflict serious harm on American innovation and competitiveness.”
She added the amendment “goes too far” by applying restrictions on the family of government officials, and if the US had passed a similar law “in the early days of the internet, we would have sent a clear message that America is closed for business.”"
US Senators Bid For Crypto Amendments In Trump’s Megabill
"“Every member of Congress who campaigned on reducing government spending and then immediately voted for the biggest debt increase in history should hang their head in shame!” Musk wrote.“They will lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I do on this Earth,” he added."
What with young people rising up against the status quo that keeps them down, Musk won't have any difficulty in creating a new party and most likely winning, that is, if he can convince everyone that he means what he says.
