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Nikema Williams: “The president, Donald Trump, has given [Elon Musk] the…”

Featuring: Nikema Williams, Democratic | U.S. House Georgia, 5th Congressional District

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Congresswoman Nikema Williams Hosts Town Hall on Federal Government Takeover Concerns

Published | Video Starts at 11:16

So you're absolutely right. He is not vetted, but he is working at the direction of the President of the United States. United States. And so The president, Donald Trump, has given [Elon Musk] the authority to go into these buildings. The illegal part comes from when he ignoring every law that Congress has already passed. My husband reminds me all the time that Article 1, Section 1 created the United States House of Representatives. (11:16–11:21)

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Asserts that President Donald Trump has authorized Elon Musk to enter government buildings.

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