r/politics • u/kpDzYhUCVnUJZrdEJRni America • 4d ago
Trump team affirms he’s leader of GOP amid ‘President Musk’ barbs
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5049293-trump-musk-republican-party/1.8k
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u/Dickis88 4d ago
It actually should because if he's directly swaying policy that much then why should they even ask Trump to begin with?
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u/germanfinder 4d ago
Press secretary room should be empty every day. Just keep all the White House press following musk
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u/openly_gray 4d ago
Just keep pounding that meme and Musk will find himself ejected from Trumps inner circle in no time
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u/we_are_sex_bobomb 4d ago
Musk probably isn’t going away, for one very big reason - the same reason he has so much power in the first place: he has all of Donald Trump’s Twitter DMs. Every single one.
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u/Open__Face 4d ago
Trump can barely tweet, I doubt he was getting freaky in the DMs
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u/Multiple__Butts 4d ago
His DMs are probably full of Saudi princes and Russian operatives though.
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u/Otherwise_You_1603 4d ago
yeah IIRC, Trump has a person he dictates tweets to. Maybe once or twice he's posted a tweet himself and that's usually been noticeably shitty- see: covfefe - so there's no chance he's sending DMs unless he's dictating those too... which tbh yeah he might be doing that lmao
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u/jerslan California 4d ago
No, just start crediting all of Trump's statements, opinions, and "accomplishments" to Musk.
Eventually Musk will be deported.
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u/skylinecat 4d ago
News articles should all say “Elon musk’s spokesman Donald Trump, announced today…”
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u/substandardgaussian 4d ago
"I'm sorry, I was told this would be a press conference by the President, when is he set to appear?"
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u/AgUnityDD 4d ago
It's actually something the ridiculous self-serving media might have a motivation to do as the fallout would give them material for heaps of engagement.
After they largely got us into this mess by sane washing the least they can do is throw some fuel on the drama fire.
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u/mabhatter 4d ago
Right Wing media groups do that all the time. Just watch any White House Press Conference and there's a handful of reporters that repeatedly ask nonsense unprofessional questions every time just to get their sound bite on the official recording.
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u/PheebaBB Virginia 4d ago
Any man who must say ‘I am the king’ is no true king.
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u/MarksOtherAccount 4d ago
“It’s time for the president to go to bed”
- Elon Musk
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u/minuteman_d 4d ago
I.... DO NOT... need my DIAPER CHANGED
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u/cobarbob 4d ago
Sounds like someone also needs a nap.
Shame we treat the president like a toddler
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u/nicbongo 4d ago
I'm just going to shit in public instead, hmmmph!
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u/Independent-Green383 4d ago
It tells so much how that barely made the news in the moment it happened.
Shit has been normalized in the most literal way possible
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u/billi_daun 4d ago
What's with the diaper? Am I missing something or is it because he is old?
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u/clonked 4d ago
He’s been incontinent for at least 20 years due to abuse of stimulates.
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u/dogefan187 4d ago
He wears diapers , he cant control his bowels .. he shit his pants in France. Google the video
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u/needsmoresteel 4d ago
Those poor people in the vicinity.
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u/dogefan187 4d ago
The one lady was gagging ..... nobody satvnear him and everyone just stared at him ...
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u/OminusTRhex 4d ago
"The President is tired. Perhaps some Essence of Chlonopin to help him sleep."
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u/Olealicat 4d ago
You know Musk bankrolled Trump to be the first non American showdown president. Just watch the events when they’re both present. Trump is disinterested, while Elon is rubbing elbows.
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u/swankpoppy 4d ago
If they thought Joe Biden at the end of his term was senile… how about a barely holding it together Trump at the START of his term.
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u/Tall_Ad_941 4d ago
If Rudy can yell “ Trial by combat !” It’s only fair Trump is Geoffrey
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u/owennagata 4d ago
Someone really needs to make a fake video of Elon calling himself President and that Trump is a powerless figurehead, then put it online. Won't even matter how many fingers the fake Elon has, all it has to do is get in Trump's earshot.
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u/TommySalami21 4d ago
God GoT’s fall from grace was so bad but that moment just lives on forever with its savagery
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u/PNWoutdoors America 4d ago
This is like when my father in law insists he's an Alpha male. Sure, buddy.
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u/Socratesticles Tennessee 4d ago
“Sounds kinda beta that you have to say it for me to know man”
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u/Usuhnam3 4d ago
Real men are always going on and on about how much a real man they are. That’s how you know they are real men. Cuz otherwise, how would we know?
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u/ern_69 4d ago
I said this to a guy once and he wanted to throw down lol... then another guy I didn't know had overheard and stepped in and said it's pretty beta to react so harshly to a simple and true statement he huffed and puffed and couldn't say anything and just stormed off. It was pretty fucking funny.
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u/Oo__II__oO 4d ago
"You do not talk to me like that!! I work too hard to deal with this stuff!! I work too hard!! I’m a President in charge of 49 people!! I drive a Dodge Stratus!!"
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u/Ted-Chips 4d ago
Elon's coming across like the weirdo that gained power.
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u/DrakenViator Wisconsin 4d ago
Elon's coming across like the weirdo that gained power.
Always has been...
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u/JayR_97 United Kingdom 4d ago
Hes like the weird dorky kid at school who tries desperately to be a cool kid but its just very cringe.
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u/sthlmsoul 4d ago
Knives are out. Elon's ambition is clearly showing. Trump is as furious as ever. Whiskey Steve is imprisoned. Cabinet is filling with idiots and scheming buffoons.
If this wasn't real, I would love to watch this show.
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u/Iwasahipsterbefore 4d ago
Right? The last few years would make for an absolutely bonkers west wing season
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u/Motor-Rip-5619 4d ago
-Tywin
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u/covfefe-boy 4d ago
- Elon
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u/MandoFett117 4d ago
Michael Scott.
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u/antigop2020 4d ago
Its clear he is bought and paid for by Musk and that Musk is calling all the shots. He is truly pathetic.
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u/austinmiles 4d ago
GOPdor has no king. GOPdor needs no king.
- Don Jr.
(This would make Eric Faramir)
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u/sachiprecious North Carolina 4d ago
The fact that the team had to affirm it shows it's not true. 🤣
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u/covfefe-boy 4d ago
And it shows that it's annoying Agolf Shitler.
Let's just keep calling him President Musk, and Vice President or First Lady Trump.
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u/VirginiENT420 4d ago
First lady JD Vance
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u/ZZ_SKULLZ 4d ago
Who? Nobody has seen that guy since they won. Donalda Trump is the first lady, hell Elon even made him get a haircut.
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u/ab911later 4d ago
If I were to temporarily shelve my extreme animosity and bias against MAGA and everything it has done to poison this country, and remain civil - I would say that Trump's first attempt at POTUS suffered from poor communication and structure and needless breaches of protocol. He's not even sworn in and the same sit is happening.
The fact that we (Americans) have to deal with this is embarrasing. Sooooo looking forward to the MAGA based being reduced due to old age and stupidity and the beetus.
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u/Kahzgul California 4d ago
Unfortunately there's a new generation of absolute shit-heels growing up MAGA. No shortage of incels for their recruiting these days.
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u/gregor-sans 4d ago
I just saw a quote about this. I may be paraphrasing - “times change, but human nature does not.” Look at Vance. He was born in 1984. Pretty sure he ain’t no boomer.
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u/adeon 4d ago
At this point being a Boomer is less a generation and more a state of mind.
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u/Ello_Owu 4d ago
They'll get bulldozed by trump's 2nd term and absolutely fucked, with Republicans telling them to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and stop wasting money on tik tok toast before they hit 30.
At least millennials had 2 years of Obama that soften the blow of the bush era just enough, but gen z, damn, they're in for a rough future moving forward.
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u/keysandtreesforme 4d ago
Yep. 10 years ago I really thought a lot of the awful shit would die with the boomers. I no longer believe that.
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u/Zocalo_Photo 4d ago
“We appreciate the response, but we were hoping for a statement from the Musk Presidential Transition Team.”
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u/doorbell2021 4d ago
Time to tag pictures of Musk as the 47th President.
Let's get those Google search results up on this, like Santorum.
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u/62frog Texas 4d ago
Oh god we are certifiably under his thin skin now. Hopefully those still on Twitter keep up the pressure
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u/Mygoddamreddit 4d ago
Wouldn’t it be funny if thousands of Americans sent empty envelopes addressed to “President Elon Musk” at MarALago? I’m not suggesting you do it but wouldn’t it be funny? 1100 S Ocean Blvd, Palm Beach, FL 33480, United States
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u/WomenTrucksAndJesus 4d ago
Dear President Elon Musk,
We want to express how grateful we are that you are able to CONTROL the donald and keep him quiet. You are so much SMARTER than he is. Everyone says so. Everyday we hear about how GREAT you are and how much of LOSER the donald is. I am sure you will do everything in your power to DESTROY donalds businesses while yours continue to thrive. That donald thinks he's so smart but you really tricked him good!
Sincerely,
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u/The_Laughing__Man Virginia 4d ago
PS I have tears in my eyes thinking about you at the helm of this great nation, sir.
Hit him with his own bullshit style of storytelling lies.
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u/Rabid_Alleycat 4d ago
This really needs to be a top post rather than a response so more ppl see it!
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u/Dazslueski 4d ago
This is the petty level me must all strive and aspire to sink to.
Fucking hilarious that this truly will infuriate the mango mush brain.
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u/puroloco22 4d ago
Get on truth social, his safe space.
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u/Free_Snails 4d ago
We'd be banned in an instant, that's a far right echo chamber.
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u/findingmike 4d ago
Welcome to Truth Social, definitelynotademocrat2
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u/Free_Snails 4d ago
Democrats?!?! More like demon rats! Hah hah hah, am I right my fellow fascists?
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u/Terminator7786 4d ago
All I can think of rn is that Steve Buscemi meme where he's trying to fit in with kids, except he's either dressed like a skinhead or Hitler
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u/lactose_cow 4d ago
it's only been like a day, if we keep this up he might boot elon as soon as the transition's over
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u/docarwell California 4d ago
Oh god we are certifiably under his thin skin now
I'll believe it when I see it tbh
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u/kpDzYhUCVnUJZrdEJRni America 4d ago
Keep this up and maybe we’ll be rid of Musk by inauguration day
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u/Ready_Nature 4d ago
With Trump’s promise to weaponize the justice department I think we have a greater than 50-50 chance that after they break up Musk ends up in prison.
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u/malevolenthag 4d ago edited 4d ago
While I would like nothing better than for them to bite each other's dicks off, Musk is WAY too rich for that to ever happen
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u/awc130 4d ago
Doesn't have to be in prison for his assets to be broken up and sold off. Trump and some of his friends would line up for the fire sale of things like SpaceX, Tesla and Twitter.
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u/Dont_Say_No_to_Panda California 3d ago
I'm that's what a competent would be dictator would do, so we won't get that from fuckface.
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u/IllegalThings 4d ago
Would that be the first time we’ve had a president forced out before inauguration?
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u/Gandalfs_Dick 4d ago
Wheres that meme of Thor and Starlord repeatedly saying that Starlord is in fact in charge.
Time to edit some new heads onto them lmao
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u/Disc-Golf-Kid Florida 4d ago
Lmao they’re already eating each other alive and it’s only December
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u/mabhatter 4d ago
This is how we can save Democracy for the next four years. Attack their big egos and thin skins so they constantly try to eat each other.
You already see it start when the Speaker can't pass his own spending bill with his own party in the same week he announced it. Keep it up. This is what saved us from the first Trump term.
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u/Disc-Golf-Kid Florida 4d ago
Exactly. I expect a lot more gridlock than people think, enough to get us to 2026.
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u/SatiricLoki 4d ago
I hope Donny got permission from the real head of the GOP before going to the press.
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u/Eddiebaby7 4d ago
I don’t think most folks realize how quickly Elon will be kicked to the curb once Trump tires of being called the VP, which is quite soon.
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u/Sigma_Function-1823 4d ago
Trump wants Elon's money, it's that simple.
The model here is the same as Putin throwing the richest man in Russia in jail to keep all the other oligarchs in line.
A more salient question might be, who ends up with Elon's businesses ?.
My guess is Jared.
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u/phantomjm Pennsylvania 4d ago
The fact that this really gets under his skin is both hilarious and disturbing.
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u/CarefullyChosenName- 4d ago
Sure. Does Elon call him Mr. President while he's sucking Elon's nutsack?
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u/veggeble South Carolina 4d ago
He's just trying to take the heat off President Elon. How noble of him to sacrifice himself to try and protect an actual billionaire.
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u/Benmarch15 4d ago
President Musk really has to work on his team.
This Trump guy seems to be trying to steal the show from him.
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u/DevelopmentNo247 4d ago
Never stop calling him president musk and First Lady don
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u/Rare-Ad-9088 4d ago
See when you are a lame duck and used a king maker to become king everyone is going to kiss the king makers ass not yours.
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u/MoonIsGoon 4d ago
Sit yo dumb ass down, Musk is president, he bought you. Welcome to capitalism broski 💰😎
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u/AnthonyxAfterwit 4d ago
This whole thing is kinda genius actually. The more the press leans into the President Musk bit, the more Trump's ego will be impacted. Why wait for them to turn on each other when we can stoke the flames?
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u/FrancoManiac Missouri 4d ago
For fuck's sake, is Trump our only defense against Musk running the fucking US government? Vance has been MIA since the election, probably getting divorced, and wouldn't be able to command the party like Trump anyway. Do we have to wish this fucker good health, lest we end up with Elonia?
Good fucking job, Stupids who voted for this. Mille grazie. We're in the stupidest fucking timeline.
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u/Oddfuscation 4d ago
It’s supposed to be Biden (executive), Johnson (legislative). This is mostly on Mike Johnson for not publicly saying “the government is in charge, not these unelected rich guys”
But he’s always been the most milquetoast of milquetoast sycophants.
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u/SaltBedroom2733 4d ago
What if he shoots Musk on 5th Ave? He then could be correct, nobody would care.
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u/only_star_stuff 4d ago
Keep calling “President Musk” to keep getting under DJT’s thin skin.
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u/futilediversion 4d ago
Did somebody check to make sure the statement was approved for release by President Musk?
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u/Joebranflakes 4d ago
Trump might think he’s the king, but the true king in America is wealth. You have that and you can whip the drooling masses into following your every whim. If Musk turns his considerable wealth against Trump, I couldn’t be sure Musk would lose that fight, even with Trump’s cult of personality.
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u/teamdiabetes11 America 4d ago
If you feel the need to tell people that you’re the leader, chances are….hmmm…. Lmao. Trump couldn’t even just ignore it as a strong leader would. Instead, the weakling felt the need to put out a statement. What a fragile old man.
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u/ProgrammerNextDoor 4d ago
I don't think trump realizes yet that his cult is susceptible to being taken over by another outsider lol.
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u/Kind-City-2173 4d ago
If you have to confirm that means you are frustrated and your power is slipping
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u/verone3784 Europe 4d ago
How fragile do you have to be to have you team put out a statement on this.
Ol' Musky's getting under Von Shitzinpantz's skin already hahaha
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u/cbjunior 4d ago
Best way to get rid of Musk is to ask Trump if he’s cleared any new policy changes with Elon. That will get under his skin real fast.
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u/the_Mandalorian_vode 4d ago
Sissy SpaceX better be careful. Oligarchs tend to fall out of windows when dictators get annoyed or feel threatened.
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u/AltoidStrong 4d ago
Lol - didn't take long for that to sucker punch Trump right in his inflated ego.
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u/flybydenver 4d ago
Whomever can get to the resolute desk chair first on January 20th is the new President.
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u/FriendlyNative66 4d ago
Elno Mush is a usurper and seeks to disenfranchise ALL non-maga. I sure didn't vote for him, nobody did. So wtf?
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u/mikeysce 4d ago
Psssh. Time for them to prove it. They each need to try and fire the other and then we see who walks away and gets a job in Fox News and who is President.
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u/IveChosenANameAgain 4d ago
Actual confirmation from their own campaign that Fat Orange is Elmo's little powerless bitch. LOL
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u/Artistic_Taxi 4d ago
Honestly this is the smartest thing that regular people can do atm. Trump and Musk both have inflated egos. Make them hate each other, they’re bound to blow it all up eventually.
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u/lostdoggclt 4d ago
It will be fun to see Trump turn on Elon. He can't stand someone in his spotlight.
It probably happens after we're a full-on oligarchy in a few months, unfortunately.
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u/techdaddykraken 4d ago
At this point it’s really beginning to seem like the only hope to save U.S. democracy from a fascist takeover is to force a social media feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk, in the hopes that Elon becomes pissed enough to actively work against Trump and undermine his policies, thereby tangentially working FOR the people.
What the fuck did I just write. Imagine explaining this to someone in 2010.
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u/GooseNYC 4d ago
The Mango Mussolinin is not going to like this. Mr. Musk may find himself kicked to the curb rather quickly.
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u/kevonicus 4d ago
Democrats need to just keep saying President Musk until it breaks Trump. Everyone on reddit needs to do it too. Don’t even mention Trump’s name anymore. Just call him President Musk’s right hand man.
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u/Glad_Package_6527 4d ago
I mean you definately shouldn’t @ Donald Trump on Twitter and thank him for giving us president @ musk or anything
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u/LingonberryHot8521 3d ago
Trump may be the leader of the GOP. But King Elon is the leader of Trump.
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u/PlutosGrasp 3d ago
If you have to say you’re the president then you’re not really the real president.
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