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Calculated Shard: 42 (from laksa135)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa042.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/gonzales-elon-musk-prime-minister-trump-rcna185165\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/gonzales-elon-musk-prime-minister-trump-rcna185165\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, on Sunday compared tech mogul Elon Musk to a “prime minister,” praising Musk for\nspeaking out\nagainst an early version of a stopgap funding bill last week.\n“It’s kind of interesting,” Gonzales said during an interview on CBS News’ “Face the Nation.” “We have a president, we have a vice president, we have a speaker. It feels like as if Elon Musk is our prime minister.”\nGonzales added that he spoke with Musk “a couple of times” during a chaotic week for House Republicans as GOP leadership scrambled to pull together a package to fund the government that would garner support from a majority of the House GOP caucus.\nRep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, during a press conference on the U.S. southern border at the Capitol on Jan. 29, 2024.\nFrancis Chung \/ Politico via AP file\nGonzales voted against the final version of a continuing resolution that passed the House late Friday night and was later\nsigned\nSaturday by President Joe Biden. The package funds the government at current levels through March 14 and includes a one-year farm bill and $100 billion in disaster aid.\nGonzales continued to praise Musk’s influence on the funding process, even as moderator Margaret Brennan pointed out that Musk has not been elected to any formal position in the U.S. government.\n“Well, unelected, but, I mean, he has a voice, and I think a lot of —large part of that voice is a reflection of the voice of the people,” Gonzales said.\nMusk was one of President-elect Donald Trump’s biggest supporters ahead of the November presidential election,\nspending a quarter of a\nb\nillion dollars\non outside efforts to boost his campaign.\nLast week, Musk was outspoken against a government funding deal negotiated by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., days before a Dec. 20 deadline to avert a government shutdown.\nMusk called the bill “\none of the worst bills ever written\n,” wrote “\nthis bill should NOT pass\n” and called for Republicans\nto shut down the government\ninstead of voting for the continuing resolution.\nIn a span of two days, he voiced his opposition to the bill\nmore than 100 times\non X, the social media platform he owns.\nShortly after Musk started speaking out against the bill, Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance\nreleased their own statement\nagainst the bill, tanking already wavering support for the bill among congressional Republicans.\nAnd days later, when GOP congressional leaders released the text of a new continuing resolution one-tenth the size of the first bill, Musk\npraised the size of the second bill\nin a post that Gonzales himself reshared.\nAt a Turning Point USA event in Arizona,\nTrump downplayed concerns\nthat Musk is usurping control from the president-elect.\n“No, he’s not going to be president, that I can tell you,” Trump said.\n“And I’m safe. You know why he can’t be? He wasn’t born in this country,” Trump added about Musk, who was born in South Africa.","attrs_markdown":"IE 11 is not supported. 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Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, told CBS News on Sunday that he spoke to the tech billionaire multiple times during negotiations for the funding package.\n\n0 seconds of 2 minutes, 19 secondsVolume 0%\n\nPress shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts\n\nKeyboard Shortcuts\n\nEnabledDisabled\n\nPlay\/PauseSPACE\n\nIncrease Volume↑\n\nDecrease Volume↓\n\nSeek Forward→\n\nSeek Backward←\n\nCaptions On\/Offc\n\nFullscreen\/Exit Fullscreenf\n\nMute\/Unmutem\n\nDecrease Caption Size\\-\n\nIncrease Caption Size\\+ or =\n\nSeek %0-9\n\nSettings\n\nOff\n\nCC\n\nEnglish\n\nFont Color\n\nWhite\n\nFont Opacity\n\n100%\n\nFont Size\n\n100%\n\nFont Family\n\nArial\n\nCharacter Edge\n\nNone\n\nBackground Color\n\nBlack\n\nBackground Opacity\n\n50%\n\nWindow Color\n\nBlack\n\nWindow Opacity\n\n0%\n\nReset\n\nWhite\n\nBlack\n\nRed\n\nGreen\n\nBlue\n\nYellow\n\nMagenta\n\nCyan\n\n100%\n\n75%\n\n50%\n\n25%\n\n200%\n\n175%\n\n150%\n\n125%\n\n100%\n\n75%\n\n50%\n\nArial\n\nCourier\n\nGeorgia\n\nImpact\n\nLucida Console\n\nTahoma\n\nTimes New Roman\n\nTrebuchet MS\n\nVerdana\n\nNone\n\nRaised\n\nDepressed\n\nUniform\n\nDrop Shadow\n\nWhite\n\nBlack\n\nRed\n\nGreen\n\nBlue\n\nYellow\n\nMagenta\n\nCyan\n\n100%\n\n75%\n\n50%\n\n25%\n\n0%\n\nWhite\n\nBlack\n\nRed\n\nGreen\n\nBlue\n\nYellow\n\nMagenta\n\nCyan\n\n100%\n\n75%\n\n50%\n\n25%\n\n0%\n\nAuto540p (1767 kbps)\n\n1080p (4681 kbps)\n\n720p (3512 kbps)\n\n540p (1767 kbps)\n\n360p (958 kbps)\n\n270p (507 kbps)\n\n270p (286 kbps)\n\nLive\n\n00:02\n\n02:17\n\n02:19\n\n![Volume Muted Icon](data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMjMiIGhlaWdodD0iMTciIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyI+PHBhdGggZD0iTTQuMDUxIDYgMTEgMHYxN2wtNy01Ljk4MlYxMUgwVjZoNC4wNTF6TTE3IDcuNTg2bC0yLjEyMS0yLjEyMi0xLjQxNSAxLjQxNUwxNS41ODYgOWwtMi4xMjIgMi4xMjEgMS40MTUgMS40MTVMMTcgMTAuNDE0bDIuMTIxIDIuMTIyIDEuNDE1LTEuNDE1TDE4LjQxNCA5bDIuMTIyLTIuMTIxLTEuNDE1LTEuNDE1TDE3IDcuNTg2eiIgZmlsbD0iI0ZGRiIgZmlsbC1ydWxlPSJldmVub2RkIi8+PC9zdmc+)\n\n- [Add NBC News to Google](https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=nbcnews.com)\n\n[Trump pushes back at taunts that Elon Musk is the real president](https:\/\/www.today.com\/video\/trump-laughs-off-idea-he-is-ceding-presidency-to-elon-musk-227725381511)\n\n02:20\n\n[Get more news on](https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/watch)\n\nShare\n\n[Add NBC News to Google](https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=nbcnews.com)\n\n![Save hover state](data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMjAiIGhlaWdodD0iMjAiIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAyMCAyMCIgZmlsbD0ibm9uZSIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIj4KPHBhdGggZD0iTTEwLjQyNzkgMTEuNjg4OUw5Ljk5MTcxIDExLjI2NzdMOS41NTM4OCAxMS42ODcyTDIuNTA1NDMgMTguNDM5N1YwLjYzMDQzNUgxNy40OTQ2VjE4LjUxMTlMMTAuNDI3OSAxMS42ODg5WiIgZmlsbD0iIzdDNEU5RiIgZmlsbC1vcGFjaXR5PSIwLjMiIHN0cm9rZT0iIzdDNEU5RiIgc3Ryb2tlLXdpZHRoPSIxLjI2MDg3Ii8+Cjwvc3ZnPgo=)Savewith a NBCUniversal Profile\n\nDec. 22, 2024, 9:33 PM UTC\n\nBy [Alexandra Marquez](https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/alexandra-marquez-ncpn1256666)\n\nRep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, on Sunday compared tech mogul Elon Musk to a “prime minister,” praising Musk for [speaking out](https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/musk-trump-caused-congress-nightmare-christmas-rcna184836) against an early version of a stopgap funding bill last week.\n\n![NBC News Icon](data:image\/svg+xml;base64,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)\n\nSubscribe to read this story ad-free\n\nGet unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.\n\n![arrow](https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/rockcms\/2026-01\/arrow-f55fa5.svg)\n\n“It’s kind of interesting,” Gonzales said during an interview on CBS News’ “Face the Nation.” “We have a president, we have a vice president, we have a speaker. It feels like as if Elon Musk is our prime minister.”\n\nGonzales added that he spoke with Musk “a couple of times” during a chaotic week for House Republicans as GOP leadership scrambled to pull together a package to fund the government that would garner support from a majority of the House GOP caucus.\n\n![Tony Gonzales speaks](https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-05\/240522-tony-gonzales-vl-311p-5aec80.jpg)\n\nRep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, during a press conference on the U.S. southern border at the Capitol on Jan. 29, 2024.Francis Chung \/ Politico via AP file\n\nGonzales voted against the final version of a continuing resolution that passed the House late Friday night and was later [signed](https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/white-house\/biden-signs-government-funding-bill-averting-shutdown-rcna185114) Saturday by President Joe Biden. The package funds the government at current levels through March 14 and includes a one-year farm bill and \\$100 billion in disaster aid.\n\nGonzales continued to praise Musk’s influence on the funding process, even as moderator Margaret Brennan pointed out that Musk has not been elected to any formal position in the U.S. government.\n\n“Well, unelected, but, I mean, he has a voice, and I think a lot of —large part of that voice is a reflection of the voice of the people,” Gonzales said.\n\nMusk was one of President-elect Donald Trump’s biggest supporters ahead of the November presidential election, [spending a quarter of a](https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/elon-musk-spent-quarter-billion-dollars-electing-trump-financing-myste-rcna182922) [b](https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/elon-musk-spent-quarter-billion-dollars-electing-trump-financing-myste-rcna182922)[illion dollars](https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/elon-musk-spent-quarter-billion-dollars-electing-trump-financing-myste-rcna182922) on outside efforts to boost his campaign.\n\nLast week, Musk was outspoken against a government funding deal negotiated by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., days before a Dec. 20 deadline to avert a government shutdown.\n\nMusk called the bill “[one of the worst bills ever written](https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1869482581181554704),” wrote “[this bill should NOT pass](https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1869455352078688696)” and called for Republicans [to shut down the government](https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1869476312278286359) instead of voting for the continuing resolution.\n\nIn a span of two days, he voiced his opposition to the bill [more than 100 times](https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/musk-trump-caused-congress-nightmare-christmas-rcna184836) on X, the social media platform he owns.\n\nShortly after Musk started speaking out against the bill, Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance [released their own statement](https:\/\/x.com\/JDVance\/status\/1869495076604227726) against the bill, tanking already wavering support for the bill among congressional Republicans.\n\nAnd days later, when GOP congressional leaders released the text of a new continuing resolution one-tenth the size of the first bill, Musk [praised the size of the second bill](https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1869866550737424761) in a post that Gonzales himself reshared.\n\nAt a Turning Point USA event in Arizona, [Trump downplayed concerns](https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-addresses-elon-musks-growing-political-influence-not-going-presi-rcna185038) that Musk is usurping control from the president-elect.\n\n“No, he’s not going to be president, that I can tell you,” Trump said.\n\n“And I’m safe. 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Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, during a press conference on the U.S. southern border at the Capitol on Jan. 29, 2024.Francis Chung \/ Politico via AP file\n\nGonzales voted against the final version of a continuing resolution that passed the House late Friday night and was later [signed](https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/white-house\/biden-signs-government-funding-bill-averting-shutdown-rcna185114) Saturday by President Joe Biden. The package funds the government at current levels through March 14 and includes a one-year farm bill and \\$100 billion in disaster aid.\n\nGonzales continued to praise Musk’s influence on the funding process, even as moderator Margaret Brennan pointed out that Musk has not been elected to any formal position in the U.S. government.\n\n“Well, unelected, but, I mean, he has a voice, and I think a lot of —large part of that voice is a reflection of the voice of the people,” Gonzales said.\n\nMusk was one of President-elect Donald Trump’s biggest supporters ahead of the November presidential election, [spending a quarter of a](https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/elon-musk-spent-quarter-billion-dollars-electing-trump-financing-myste-rcna182922) [b](https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/elon-musk-spent-quarter-billion-dollars-electing-trump-financing-myste-rcna182922)[illion dollars](https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/elon-musk-spent-quarter-billion-dollars-electing-trump-financing-myste-rcna182922) on outside efforts to boost his campaign.\n\nLast week, Musk was outspoken against a government funding deal negotiated by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., days before a Dec. 20 deadline to avert a government shutdown.\n\nMusk called the bill “[one of the worst bills ever written](https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1869482581181554704),” wrote “[this bill should NOT pass](https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1869455352078688696)” and called for Republicans [to shut down the government](https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1869476312278286359) instead of voting for the continuing resolution.\n\nIn a span of two days, he voiced his opposition to the bill [more than 100 times](https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/musk-trump-caused-congress-nightmare-christmas-rcna184836) on X, the social media platform he owns.\n\nShortly after Musk started speaking out against the bill, Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance [released their own statement](https:\/\/x.com\/JDVance\/status\/1869495076604227726) against the bill, tanking already wavering support for the bill among congressional Republicans.\n\nAnd days later, when GOP congressional leaders released the text of a new continuing resolution one-tenth the size of the first bill, Musk [praised the size of the second bill](https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1869866550737424761) in a post that Gonzales himself reshared.\n\nAt a Turning Point USA event in Arizona, [Trump downplayed concerns](https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-addresses-elon-musks-growing-political-influence-not-going-presi-rcna185038) that Musk is usurping control from the president-elect.\n\n“No, he’s not going to be president, that I can tell you,” Trump said.\n\n“And I’m safe. 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Boilerpipe Text	Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, on Sunday compared tech mogul Elon Musk to a “prime minister,” praising Musk for speaking out against an early version of a stopgap funding bill last week. “It’s kind of interesting,” Gonzales said during an interview on CBS News’ “Face the Nation.” “We have a president, we have a vice president, we have a speaker. It feels like as if Elon Musk is our prime minister.” Gonzales added that he spoke with Musk “a couple of times” during a chaotic week for House Republicans as GOP leadership scrambled to pull together a package to fund the government that would garner support from a majority of the House GOP caucus. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, during a press conference on the U.S. southern border at the Capitol on Jan. 29, 2024. Francis Chung / Politico via AP file Gonzales voted against the final version of a continuing resolution that passed the House late Friday night and was later signed Saturday by President Joe Biden. The package funds the government at current levels through March 14 and includes a one-year farm bill and $100 billion in disaster aid. Gonzales continued to praise Musk’s influence on the funding process, even as moderator Margaret Brennan pointed out that Musk has not been elected to any formal position in the U.S. government. “Well, unelected, but, I mean, he has a voice, and I think a lot of —large part of that voice is a reflection of the voice of the people,” Gonzales said. Musk was one of President-elect Donald Trump’s biggest supporters ahead of the November presidential election, spending a quarter of a b illion dollars on outside efforts to boost his campaign. Last week, Musk was outspoken against a government funding deal negotiated by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., days before a Dec. 20 deadline to avert a government shutdown. Musk called the bill “ one of the worst bills ever written ,” wrote “ this bill should NOT pass ” and called for Republicans to shut down the government instead of voting for the continuing resolution. In a span of two days, he voiced his opposition to the bill more than 100 times on X, the social media platform he owns. Shortly after Musk started speaking out against the bill, Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance released their own statement against the bill, tanking already wavering support for the bill among congressional Republicans. And days later, when GOP congressional leaders released the text of a new continuing resolution one-tenth the size of the first bill, Musk praised the size of the second bill in a post that Gonzales himself reshared. At a Turning Point USA event in Arizona, Trump downplayed concerns that Musk is usurping control from the president-elect. “No, he’s not going to be president, that I can tell you,” Trump said. “And I’m safe. You know why he can’t be? He wasn’t born in this country,” Trump added about Musk, who was born in South Africa.
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Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, told CBS News on Sunday that he spoke to the tech billionaire multiple times during negotiations for the funding package. 0 seconds of 2 minutes, 19 secondsVolume 0% Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts Keyboard Shortcuts EnabledDisabled Play/PauseSPACE Increase Volume↑ Decrease Volume↓ Seek Forward→ Seek Backward← Captions On/Offc Fullscreen/Exit Fullscreenf Mute/Unmutem Decrease Caption Size\- Increase Caption Size\+ or = Seek %0-9 Settings Off CC English Font Color White Font Opacity 100% Font Size 100% Font Family Arial Character Edge None Background Color Black Background Opacity 50% Window Color Black Window Opacity 0% Reset White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan 100% 75% 50% 25% 200% 175% 150% 125% 100% 75% 50% Arial Courier Georgia Impact Lucida Console Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana None Raised Depressed Uniform Drop Shadow White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan 100% 75% 50% 25% 0% White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan 100% 75% 50% 25% 0% Auto540p (1767 kbps) 1080p (4681 kbps) 720p (3512 kbps) 540p (1767 kbps) 360p (958 kbps) 270p (507 kbps) 270p (286 kbps) Live 00:02 02:17 02:19 ![Volume Muted Icon](data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMjMiIGhlaWdodD0iMTciIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyI+PHBhdGggZD0iTTQuMDUxIDYgMTEgMHYxN2wtNy01Ljk4MlYxMUgwVjZoNC4wNTF6TTE3IDcuNTg2bC0yLjEyMS0yLjEyMi0xLjQxNSAxLjQxNUwxNS41ODYgOWwtMi4xMjIgMi4xMjEgMS40MTUgMS40MTVMMTcgMTAuNDE0bDIuMTIxIDIuMTIyIDEuNDE1LTEuNDE1TDE4LjQxNCA5bDIuMTIyLTIuMTIxLTEuNDE1LTEuNDE1TDE3IDcuNTg2eiIgZmlsbD0iI0ZGRiIgZmlsbC1ydWxlPSJldmVub2RkIi8+PC9zdmc+) - [Add NBC News to Google](https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=nbcnews.com) [Trump pushes back at taunts that Elon Musk is the real president](https://www.today.com/video/trump-laughs-off-idea-he-is-ceding-presidency-to-elon-musk-227725381511) 02:20 [Get more news on](https://www.nbcnews.com/watch) Share [Add NBC News to Google](https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=nbcnews.com) ![Save hover state](data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMjAiIGhlaWdodD0iMjAiIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAyMCAyMCIgZmlsbD0ibm9uZSIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIj4KPHBhdGggZD0iTTEwLjQyNzkgMTEuNjg4OUw5Ljk5MTcxIDExLjI2NzdMOS41NTM4OCAxMS42ODcyTDIuNTA1NDMgMTguNDM5N1YwLjYzMDQzNUgxNy40OTQ2VjE4LjUxMTlMMTAuNDI3OSAxMS42ODg5WiIgZmlsbD0iIzdDNEU5RiIgZmlsbC1vcGFjaXR5PSIwLjMiIHN0cm9rZT0iIzdDNEU5RiIgc3Ryb2tlLXdpZHRoPSIxLjI2MDg3Ii8+Cjwvc3ZnPgo=)Savewith a NBCUniversal Profile Dec. 22, 2024, 9:33 PM UTC By [Alexandra Marquez](https://www.nbcnews.com/author/alexandra-marquez-ncpn1256666) Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, on Sunday compared tech mogul Elon Musk to a “prime minister,” praising Musk for [speaking out](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/musk-trump-caused-congress-nightmare-christmas-rcna184836) against an early version of a stopgap funding bill last week. ![NBC News Icon](data:image/svg+xml;base64,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) Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. ![arrow](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/rockcms/2026-01/arrow-f55fa5.svg) “It’s kind of interesting,” Gonzales said during an interview on CBS News’ “Face the Nation.” “We have a president, we have a vice president, we have a speaker. It feels like as if Elon Musk is our prime minister.” Gonzales added that he spoke with Musk “a couple of times” during a chaotic week for House Republicans as GOP leadership scrambled to pull together a package to fund the government that would garner support from a majority of the House GOP caucus. ![Tony Gonzales speaks](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2024-05/240522-tony-gonzales-vl-311p-5aec80.jpg) Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, during a press conference on the U.S. southern border at the Capitol on Jan. 29, 2024.Francis Chung / Politico via AP file Gonzales voted against the final version of a continuing resolution that passed the House late Friday night and was later [signed](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-signs-government-funding-bill-averting-shutdown-rcna185114) Saturday by President Joe Biden. The package funds the government at current levels through March 14 and includes a one-year farm bill and \$100 billion in disaster aid. Gonzales continued to praise Musk’s influence on the funding process, even as moderator Margaret Brennan pointed out that Musk has not been elected to any formal position in the U.S. government. “Well, unelected, but, I mean, he has a voice, and I think a lot of —large part of that voice is a reflection of the voice of the people,” Gonzales said. Musk was one of President-elect Donald Trump’s biggest supporters ahead of the November presidential election, [spending a quarter of a](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/elon-musk-spent-quarter-billion-dollars-electing-trump-financing-myste-rcna182922) [b](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/elon-musk-spent-quarter-billion-dollars-electing-trump-financing-myste-rcna182922)[illion dollars](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/elon-musk-spent-quarter-billion-dollars-electing-trump-financing-myste-rcna182922) on outside efforts to boost his campaign. Last week, Musk was outspoken against a government funding deal negotiated by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., days before a Dec. 20 deadline to avert a government shutdown. Musk called the bill “[one of the worst bills ever written](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1869482581181554704),” wrote “[this bill should NOT pass](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1869455352078688696)” and called for Republicans [to shut down the government](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1869476312278286359) instead of voting for the continuing resolution. In a span of two days, he voiced his opposition to the bill [more than 100 times](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/musk-trump-caused-congress-nightmare-christmas-rcna184836) on X, the social media platform he owns. Shortly after Musk started speaking out against the bill, Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance [released their own statement](https://x.com/JDVance/status/1869495076604227726) against the bill, tanking already wavering support for the bill among congressional Republicans. And days later, when GOP congressional leaders released the text of a new continuing resolution one-tenth the size of the first bill, Musk [praised the size of the second bill](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1869866550737424761) in a post that Gonzales himself reshared. At a Turning Point USA event in Arizona, [Trump downplayed concerns](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-addresses-elon-musks-growing-political-influence-not-going-presi-rcna185038) that Musk is usurping control from the president-elect. “No, he’s not going to be president, that I can tell you,” Trump said. “And I’m safe. You know why he can’t be? He wasn’t born in this country,” Trump added about Musk, who was born in South Africa. 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Readable Markdown	Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, on Sunday compared tech mogul Elon Musk to a “prime minister,” praising Musk for [speaking out](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/musk-trump-caused-congress-nightmare-christmas-rcna184836) against an early version of a stopgap funding bill last week. “It’s kind of interesting,” Gonzales said during an interview on CBS News’ “Face the Nation.” “We have a president, we have a vice president, we have a speaker. It feels like as if Elon Musk is our prime minister.” Gonzales added that he spoke with Musk “a couple of times” during a chaotic week for House Republicans as GOP leadership scrambled to pull together a package to fund the government that would garner support from a majority of the House GOP caucus. ![Tony Gonzales speaks](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2024-05/240522-tony-gonzales-vl-311p-5aec80.jpg) Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, during a press conference on the U.S. southern border at the Capitol on Jan. 29, 2024.Francis Chung / Politico via AP file Gonzales voted against the final version of a continuing resolution that passed the House late Friday night and was later [signed](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-signs-government-funding-bill-averting-shutdown-rcna185114) Saturday by President Joe Biden. The package funds the government at current levels through March 14 and includes a one-year farm bill and \$100 billion in disaster aid. Gonzales continued to praise Musk’s influence on the funding process, even as moderator Margaret Brennan pointed out that Musk has not been elected to any formal position in the U.S. government. “Well, unelected, but, I mean, he has a voice, and I think a lot of —large part of that voice is a reflection of the voice of the people,” Gonzales said. Musk was one of President-elect Donald Trump’s biggest supporters ahead of the November presidential election, [spending a quarter of a](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/elon-musk-spent-quarter-billion-dollars-electing-trump-financing-myste-rcna182922) [b](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/elon-musk-spent-quarter-billion-dollars-electing-trump-financing-myste-rcna182922)[illion dollars](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/elon-musk-spent-quarter-billion-dollars-electing-trump-financing-myste-rcna182922) on outside efforts to boost his campaign. Last week, Musk was outspoken against a government funding deal negotiated by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., days before a Dec. 20 deadline to avert a government shutdown. Musk called the bill “[one of the worst bills ever written](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1869482581181554704),” wrote “[this bill should NOT pass](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1869455352078688696)” and called for Republicans [to shut down the government](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1869476312278286359) instead of voting for the continuing resolution. In a span of two days, he voiced his opposition to the bill [more than 100 times](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/musk-trump-caused-congress-nightmare-christmas-rcna184836) on X, the social media platform he owns. Shortly after Musk started speaking out against the bill, Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance [released their own statement](https://x.com/JDVance/status/1869495076604227726) against the bill, tanking already wavering support for the bill among congressional Republicans. And days later, when GOP congressional leaders released the text of a new continuing resolution one-tenth the size of the first bill, Musk [praised the size of the second bill](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1869866550737424761) in a post that Gonzales himself reshared. At a Turning Point USA event in Arizona, [Trump downplayed concerns](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-addresses-elon-musks-growing-political-influence-not-going-presi-rcna185038) that Musk is usurping control from the president-elect. “No, he’s not going to be president, that I can tell you,” Trump said. “And I’m safe. You know why he can’t be? He wasn’t born in this country,” Trump added about Musk, who was born in South Africa.
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