Phoenix Mercury Guardian Natasha Cloud harshly criticized Elon Musk and other billionaires in social media posts on Sunday after an emergency funding bill was passed to prevent a government shutdown.
Musk and President-elect Donald Trump led the conservative revolt against the original plan to avert a partial shutdown, a bipartisan deal that emerged from negotiations between the top Democrats and Republicans in both chambers of Congress.
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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks with now President-elect Trump during a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show fairgrounds on Saturday, October 5, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Jabin Botsford/Washington Post via Getty Images)
This 1,547-page bill would have extended current state funding levels through March 14. However, Republican Party hardliners were angered by what they saw as measures associated with the bill, such as a pay raise for members of Congress, health care provisions and proposed legislation aimed at revitalizing RFK Stadium in Washington, DC
It was scrapped when Trump and Musk threatened to force out of office any lawmaker who did not support combining a CR with debt limit measures.
It sparked a major controversy in the political arena hours before the House of Representatives finally passed the bill.
Cloud reached out days later.
Phoenix Mercury guard Natasha Cloud (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports/File)
“So when you all leave, tell Elon to go back to Africa?” Cloud wrote on X.
“I’m so glad ALL of these billionaires have no idea how the three branches of government work…or how a bill is enacted. Kudos to the 38 Republicans who killed the bill in the House while being threatened and blackmailed.”
All Democrats voted for the bill except Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, who voted present.
Cloud has been outspoken about the US in the past. After Trump won the election, she took a swipe at women who voted for the Republican candidate.
“The privilege of celebrating Rn is exactly what is wrong with us as people,” she added. “I am really worried 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 so deeply rooted in everything that is America. Unless we remove the roots, it will never grow.”
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