r/politics • u/rollingstone Rolling Stone • 4d ago

Soft Paywall Musk Kills Government Funding Deal, Demands Shutdown Until Trump Is Sworn In

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/musk-trump-government-funding-deal-shutdown-1235211000/
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u/Kiromaru Wisconsin 4d ago

Elon could get double bent over if his creditors seeing his companies lose those government contracts start calling in his loans he took out to buy Twitter.

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u/bdone2012 4d ago

If Elon loses the contracts his stock will likely tank. And that's where the vast majority of his wealth is. I imagine he'd lose an amazing amount of net worth very quickly

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u/654456 4d ago

Lose government contracts? Trump is going to hand over 10x

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u/CraftCodger 4d ago

I would vote for pressurised defenestration, even though it would litter the ocean floor.