President-elect Donald Trump's team has warned Republican Senators that they will have to face primaries funded by billionaire Elon Musk if they vote against his Cabinet nominees.
According to ABC Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl, one Trump adviser said: 'If you are on the wrong side of the vote, you're buying yourself a primary. That is all. And there's a guy named Elon Musk who is going to finance it'.
'The president gets to decide his cabinet. No one else', the adviser added.
The ominous threat comes after Trump's nominee to be attorney general Matt Gaetz withdrew his nomination after admitting a slew of sordid sex misconduct claims were a distraction for the president-elect
The former Republican lawmaker faces mounting sexual misconduct allegations involving a minor as well as the use of illicit drugs.
Gatez's withdrawal came after the House Ethics Committee deadlocked on releasing a report into allegations against him.
