The world’s richest man has become a new kind of oligarch.

President Donald Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk used his outsize influence on X to help kill a bipartisan funding proposal that would have prevented a government shutdown, spreading multiple false claims in the process.

One House Republican declared, "It feels like as if Elon Musk is our prime minister.” The closer one looks, the worse the comment appears.

The GOP House Speaker referenced speculation about his future and the outsized influence Musk appeared to wield this week.

Elon Musk may be the world’s richest man, but he’s never going to be its most powerful politician. “No, he’s not gonna be president, that I can tell you,” the president-elect told a crowd in Arizona.

Phoenix Mercury star Natasha Cloud took aim at Elon Musk and ripped billionaires in a post on X after the short-term stopgap government funding bill was passed.

For better or for worse, these Democrats must try to work with President-elect Donald Trump in order to get things done.

In recent weeks, Elon Musk has increased his presence on the European political scene, openly showing support for far-right parties. This involvement has raised concerns among some officials, who view it as foreign interference—particularly through his social network,

A Republican senator shrugged off Elon Musk’s involvement in American politics Monday, claiming the pressure the world’s richest man is openly putting on elected representatives is “nothing new.”Sen.