As part of a discussion on MSNBC on Saturday morning, the former head of the Republican National Committee suggested that Donald Trump is letting billionaire adviser Elon Musk call the shots because he's not the man he used to be.
During a spirited debate over Musk leaning on GOP lawmakers to pass a budget bill to his and Trump's liking –– while also noting they had some disagreements about the debt limit –– MSNBC "The Weekend" co-host Michael Steele pointed out that Musk was the most prominent critic of Republicans who had agreed to a compromise deal with Democrats.
With co-host Symone Sanders Townsend admitted she was surprising herself by defending the president-elect, she insisted that the billionaire Musk needs Trump more than Trump needs him.
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"Like he needs them, he's the one with these government contracts that he wants to keep and this access he wants to continue to have," she stated. "He put the pressure on people and got it out. Elon Musk is playing the H-E-L-L out of Republicans in Congress and the president-elect, and I'm wondering when Trump is going to show up, honey."
"Where is the Donald Trump from 'The Apprentice,' the man talking about hired, fired, hired, fired, you go. The Donald Trump I thought the people elected –– not me but the other people –– he's the one that would usually like to lay down the law and be clear about where he stands. He posts through it all," she insisted.
"Well, maybe he's too old for the job now," Steele interjected.
"He is aging," Sanders Townsend conceded.
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