That sentiment was echoed by Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, who said on CNN's "State of the Union" that the chaos of last week is a "predictor of what's likely to happen" again in March, when the deal expires and Congress returns to the negotiation table.

This time, though, it looks like he was afraid of Musk upstaging him. Now there’s a new social media bully in town, pushing the champion social media bully around.” Hansen added: “We’ll see what Musk’s influence is when he runs up against reality — like when he proposes cutting off ‘wasteful’ spending for other people but not NASA contracts for Space-X.