{"id":2382484,"date":"2024-12-20T22:15:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T03:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-needle-trump-with-musk-dog-leash-picture\/"},"modified":"2024-12-20T22:15:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T03:15:35","slug":"democrats-needle-trump-with-musk-dog-leash-picture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-needle-trump-with-musk-dog-leash-picture\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats needle Trump with Musk dog leash picture"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-needle-trump-with-musk-dog-leash-picture%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2382484&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh article discusses how the\u200b Democratic Party is adopting a \u200bprovocative strategy by\u2063 actively mocking former\u2062 President Donald Trump, following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-horror-movie-cliches-that-need-to-die\/\" title=\"9 Horror Movie Cliches That Need to Die\">similar approach<\/a> taken by Elon Musk. Their <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">official social media account \u2063shared<\/a> an AI-generated image\u2062 depicting Trump in an animal\u200d costume,\u2064 being led on a leash by \u200cMusk. This imagery plays on the narrative that \u200cMusk is\u200d the one guiding Trump, further\u200d fueling the controversial\u200b dynamics between the two figures. The piece highlights the Democrats&#8217; \u200dintent to leverage humor and satire\u2064 as\u2063 part of \u200ctheir political tactics against Trump.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats lean into strategy of trolling Trump following Musk&rsquo;s lead<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1917811\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The Democrats&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheDemocrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">X account<\/a>, boasting 2.3 million followers, shared an AI-generated picture of President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> wearing an animal costume on all fours and a collar as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a> guides him around on a leash, echoing jabs that the tech billionaire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3266615\/republicans-rebuff-democrats-taunts-president-elect-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"is the one really in charge\">is the one really in charge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BJVhUkknSS\">pic.twitter.com\/BJVhUkknSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDemocrats\/status\/1870177059449762080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats<\/a> followed the tweet up with the comment &ldquo;Oops!&rdquo; The meme was a jab at Trump&rsquo;s handling of Congress&rsquo;s negotiations of a bill averting a government shutdown. The House passed legislation averting the shutdown on Friday night by a vote of 366-34.<\/p>\n<p>It took three tries for the House to come to a resolution, and Space X CEO and nominee of the newly minted Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk was vocal about his takes on the different versions.<\/p>\n<p>Musk called on Republican lawmakers to vote down an original version of the bill and said any member who supported it should be voted out of office. Trump later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wallstreetbets-keith-gill-testifies-over-gamestop-saga-what-i-did-no-different-than-discussing-stock-at-a-bar\/\" title=\"WallStreetBets\u2019 Keith Gill Testifies Over GameStop Saga: What I Did No Different Than Discussing Stock At A Bar\">expressed similar views<\/a> of the bill.<\/p>\n<p>Then on Thursday, the second version of the bill, which included a two-year suspension of the debt limit that Trump called for and was promoted by Musk, failed to pass the House.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a MUCH better bill that is closer to being a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-dead-again-johnsons-2nd-funding-bill-bites-dust-americans-may-still-get-govt-shutdown-for-christmas\/\" title=\"It&#039;s Dead (Again): Johnson&#039;s 2nd Funding Bill Bites Dust - Americans May Still Get Gov&#039;t Shutdown for Christmas\">real continuing resolution<\/a> (not an omnibus masquerading as a CR), but with support for hurricane victims and farmers, as well as a reasonable extension to the debt ceiling,&rdquo; Musk posted on X. &ldquo;If Dems reject this &amp; government shuts down, they deserve to lose bigtime in the midterms.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>By a vote of 174-235-1, the bill failed to pass, and House Democrats pointed the blame at Musk&rsquo;s intervention. Before the vote, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called the proposal &ldquo;laughable&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Musk-Johnson proposal is not serious. It&rsquo;s laughable,&rdquo; Jeffries said. &ldquo;Extreme MAGA Republicans are driving us to a government shutdown.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Other Democrats, like Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY), have accused Trump of following Musk&rsquo;s lead.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not Donald Trump asking for this, it&rsquo;s very clearly President Elon Musk asking for this,&rdquo; Goldman said on MSNBC. &ldquo;The fact that Donald Trump has been completely AWOL during these negotiations, to the point where only after Elon Musk publicly tweets about his displeasure about this budget deal, all of a sudden Donald Trump, chief of staff to Elon Musk, comes trotting in and blows up the deal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But Karoline Leavitt, incoming White House press secretary, shut down these accusations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As soon as President Trump released his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meghan-mccain-blasts-bidens-stance-on-abortion-im-personally-opposed-to-murder-but-if-you-want-to-murder-a-little-bit-its-fine\/\" title=\"Meghan McCain Blasts Biden\u2019s Stance On Abortion: \u2018I\u2019m Personally Opposed To Murder, But If You Want To Murder A Little Bit, It\u2019s Fine\u2019\">official stance<\/a> on the CR [continuing resolution],&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/republicans\">Republicans<\/a>&nbsp;on Capitol Hill echoed his point of view,&rdquo; Leavitt told <em>Business Insider. <\/em>&ldquo;President Trump is the leader of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/republican-party\">Republican Party<\/a>. Full stop.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1917811\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1917811\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats mock Trump, sharing a meme of him on a leash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2382485,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/trump-musk-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,4250,33930,32364,3634],"class_list":["post-2382484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-musk","tag-political-satire","tag-social-media","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/trump-musk-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2382484"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2382488,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382484\/revisions\/2382488"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2382485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2382484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2382484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2382484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}