Musk posted those four words to his nearly 220 million followers on Tuesday, along with a video from the conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, who is pushing for the pardon. Shapiro said that pardoning Chauvin would reverse “the evils of the last several years of American life.”

Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) pointed to Mullin as someone who has “very strong and deep relationships,” including the ability to have “challenging conversations” with the House while helping Senate Republicans “understand what is going on over there.”

Short of a major breakthrough in the coming days, Congress is staring down the barrel of yet another crisis over government funding.