Phoenix Mercury security guard Natasha Cloud attacked Elon Musk and other billionaires in a social media post Sunday after the passage of a stopgap funding bill to prevent a government shutdown.
Musk and President-elect Donald Trump led a conservative revolt against the original plan to avoid a partial shutdown, a bipartisan agreement that resulted from negotiations between top Democrats and Republicans in both chambers. It was.
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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks with President-elect Trump during an election event at the Butler Farm Show trade fairgrounds on Saturday, October 5, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Javin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
The 1,547-page bill would extend current government funding levels through March 14. But Republican hardliners were furious at what they viewed as unrelated measures attached to the bill, including pay increases for members of Congress, health policy provisions and targeted legislation. In the revitalization of Washington, DC's RFK Stadium.
The bill was scrapped after Trump and Musk threatened to remove any members of Congress who did not support the combination of CR and debt limit measures.
Hours before the House finally passed the bill, it sparked a huge controversy in the political arena.
Cloud's weight was measured a few days later.
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Phoenix Mercury guard Natasha Cloud (Mark J. Revillas-USA TODAY Sports/File)
“So when everyone leaves, are you going to tell Elon to go back to Africa?” Cloud wrote about X.
“I'm really happy that all these billionaires have no idea how the three branches of government work or how a bill gets passed. They voted down the bill in the House of Representatives despite being threatened and intimidated. I want to shout out to the 38 Republicans.”
All Democrats voted in favor of the bill, except for Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), who voted “yes.”
Cloud has been outspoken about the United States in the past. After Trump won the election, she slammed women who voted for Republican candidates.
“The privilege of celebrating RNs is what we as humans are doing wrong,” she added. “I am really concerned about my basic human rights.
Phoenix Mercury guard Natasha Cloud (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports/File)
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“Racism, misogyny, and hatred of women are deeply rooted in everything we do in America. Unless we fix those roots…they will never grow.”
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