Elon Musk (who is not a government official) is trying to force a government shutdown. Musk has posted lots of crazy tweets aimed at pressuring House Republicans into shutting it all down. Maybe House Republicans will ignore Musk and cave on a continuing resolution like they always do. Or maybe this time they’ll actually shut things down. But if that does happen, a shutdown right before Xmas will not be good for Trump.. His cabinet nominees are already an unpopular disaster for him. What will a shutdown at Christmas do for Trump's favorability? And Trump will surely blame Musk.