Minnesota Democratic Governor and former vice presidential candidate Tim Walz joined many Americans in a bit of schadenfreude regarding White House advisor Elon Musk’s recent reversal of fortune.
Musk, the self-described leader of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has seen protests against his actions on behalf of Republican President Donald Trump. Part of those protests include Tesla owners getting rid of their vehicles, buyers boycotting the brand, and stockholders dumping their shares.
Walz shared with a Wisconsin audience how seeing Musk’s stock plummet gives him a boost.
But the GOP's portion of the House Judiciary Committee—through their "House Judiciary GOP" X account—took exception to Walz's amusement.
The House Judiciary Committee is chaired by controversial Ohio Republican Representative Jim Jordan, who recently attended the NCAA Division 1 wrestling national championship with Elon Musk.
The Judiciary committee's Republican members posted:
"Democrats are CHEERING for American companies to fail."
"Disgusting behavior."
The post was almost immediately tagged with a community note stating:
"This same account has also cheered for the downfall of American companies."
The context included a link to a May 2023 post by the House Judiciary GOP account which said:
"Bud Light."
" Disney."
"Target."
"Go WOKE. Go BROKE."
Other X users also pointed out the GOP's hypocrisy.
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@MAGALieDetector/X
As of this writing, the House Judiciary GOP post is still up on X—with the added community context.
Whether or not X owner Elon Musk censors that community note remains to be seen.
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