Stockard on the Stump: Tennessee Republicans hooked on Musk-Trump slashing

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While roughly half of the country is bemoaning the end of American democracy, Tennessee’s Republican leaders are delighted to see the axe fall on anything President Donald Trump and his billionaire friend Elon Musk despise. Who cares about congressional approval?

Gov. Bill Lee recently touted the work of the Department of Government Efficiency by Musk, the world’s richest man, in eliminating millions in spending just by giving a thumbs down. Legislative Republicans are falling in line too, saying massive reductions, even by an unelected person, are perfectly fine, since Trump approves.

How easily they give up.

Dozens of lawsuits have been filed to roll back the Musk-Trump slashing, which affects everything from / snip

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