Elon Musk, after his pushback against a first attempt to pass a continuing resolution to keep the government open, is like a “prime minister” for the United States, GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales said Sunday. 

“We have a president, we have a vice president, we have a speaker. It feels as if Elon Musk is our prime minister,” the Texas Republican told CBS’s “Face the Nation.”

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO co-heads a new agency, the Department of Government Efficiency that was created by President-elect Donald Trump, and has quickly become a major advisor as the transition to the new administration continues.

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