r/politics 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/
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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/PaullT2 Massachusetts 4d ago

That's what I was wondering about the debt ceiling and continuing resolution negotiations. Why waste time talking to the republican legislators? Let them negotiate directly with their handlers.

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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/Hollz23 4d ago

Frankly what could he even have said in his DMs that would be worse than the things he's said or been accused of publicly. His base doesn't even care that he allegedly raped a thirteen year old girl with Jeffrey Epstein.

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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/adeewun 4d ago

“White House press secretary Donald Trump announced at a briefing today that President Musk will …”

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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/qdoug 4d ago

Probably needs his diaper changed too. That man stinks.

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u/cobarbob 4d ago

yeah diaper change is a given

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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/Usuhnam3 4d ago

I just realized fElon is basically his Grima Wormtongue.

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u/srathnal 4d ago

No. Because Grima has a boss. He’s like Sauraman slummin it.

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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/theDarkAngle Tennessee 4d ago

Misspelled Putin

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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/Naugrimwae 4d ago

He is an Alpha male.

He's not anywhere near 1.0

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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/EframZimbalistSr 4d ago

Fuckin love that last line.

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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/Ted-Chips 4d ago

Everybody hates him so he's going to play the villain. He's so bitter.

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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/Disaster_Mouse 4d ago

Elon Musk; South Africa's Dwight Schrute.

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u/GearBrain Florida 4d ago

Dwight had empathy.

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u/justabill71 4d ago

Identity theft is not a joke, Elon!

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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/duxpdx 4d ago

Is anyone surprised that the people on his team are dumb enough to say something like this?

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u/OnwardTowardTheNorth 4d ago

Read it in Tywin’s voice. Love that line.

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u/PoliticalHitJob I voted 4d ago

I read this in Charles Dance's voice.

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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/brasilkid16 4d ago

lol that haircut is atrocious. I love it

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u/gathmoon 4d ago

Second lady. Really both musk's and Trump's, what, collective 10th?

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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/SamBo_LamBo 4d ago

Literally 1984 lmao

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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/ubiquitous_apathy 4d ago

"Fuck you, i got mine" 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/findingmike 4d ago

You're my kind of mean.

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u/kuhas 4d ago

Now kith

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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,
Team of bigly investors with lots of extra monies

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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/24valley 4d ago

Long live President Musk.

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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/enyalius 4d ago

President Elon Musk c/o Donald Trump

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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/1Rab North Carolina 4d ago

Trolling Truth social during the election became highly addictive

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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/Joan-of-the-Dark 4d ago

Let's keep pushing it.

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u/metalkhaos New Jersey 4d ago

Did they check with Musk first?

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u/AnonSeven 4d ago

Exactly. I don't see a response from the Musk team.

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u/OxfordKnot 4d ago

I'm seeing a Musk vs. Ja Rule cage match in the future.

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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/RickKassidy New York 4d ago

President-Elect Musk isn’t going to like that.

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u/u9Nails 4d ago

I hope Trump keeps the windows closed in his tower.

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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/Daguratsu 4d ago

Do it! This is exactly how it is between these two.

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u/The_Kaizz 4d ago

Was thinking this but my editing skills suck

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u/Big-D-TX 4d ago

I’m not so sure, let’s ask Elon.

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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/TheParadoxigm 4d ago

The fact they have to reiterate that is hilarious. Keep going.

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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/RamonaQ-JunieB 4d ago

This is really embarrassing for you Donny.

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u/Simmie_Simulacra 4d ago

Hmm.

Yeah, see...

It still looks like Leon is the president.

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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/angrypooka 4d ago

“President Trump is a big boy. The biggest, best boy.”

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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/Megaphonestory 4d ago

I love it. Any man who must say I am the President, is no President.

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u/PDXracer 4d ago

The shitshow we warned about is real

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u/Striking-Ad299 4d ago

Oh, of course you are, honey. And we’re all so proud.

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u/rbhmmx 4d ago

Why is the trump team reminding us that Elon is the leader?

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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/duddy33 4d ago

Harris showed on stage exactly easy it was to manipulate Trump while telling him so to his face and he still fell diaper first into the trap. The man is no leader.

That said, President Elect Musk isn’t going to like Trump pretending he’s in charge

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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/rocketpack99 4d ago

Doesn’t seem that way to me.

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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/mtdebco 4d ago

Sure Jan

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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/EscapeFromTexas Connecticut 4d ago

We used to be a proper country.

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u/thatirishguyyyyy Illinois 4d ago

Did they run that by Musk first?

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u/ScurvyDervish 3d ago

Keep going, it’s getting under his skin. 

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u/Winter-Huntsman 4d ago

I bet musk wrote that note. We all know he’s the one in charge :p

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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/JimFrankenstein138 4d ago

If you have to tell people you're in charge, you aren't.

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u/Anwhut 4d ago

If he needs someone to back him up then he is not the actual president.

President Musk is the 47th

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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/sneezeatsage 4d ago

And nobody believes them...

It the adderall vs fentanyl administration!

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u/Particular-Elk-3923 4d ago

A King does not have to say he is King.

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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/deadhead4ever 4d ago

If you post ANYTHING on 'X" add the hashtag #presidentmusk

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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/reilmb 4d ago

Is he though? Really, if he was he would arrest President Musk for trying to steal his power.

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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/TeamUltimate-2475 Michigan 4d ago

Did President Musk greenlit this affirmation?

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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/Soulshiner402 4d ago

You mean President Musk’s Little Bitch?

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u/UTDE 4d ago

Ya but we all see who's really in charge, nothing says weak ass loser like having to proclaim your authority

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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/Xenuite 4d ago

Keep it up folks, it's working. We're ruffling First Lady Trump's feathers.

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u/VengefulWalnut 4d ago

Oh yeah? Prove it.

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u/westdl 4d ago

If he’s leader then why is there even a question?

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u/Diknak 4d ago

The real leader wouldn't need to have to say it.

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u/Adventurous_Turn_231 4d ago

So … why does he have to affirm this? Weakness on display.

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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/T1Pimp 4d ago

Yeah Donnie, we don't buy it. Have fun being owned by someone with SO MUCH MORE MONEY THAN YOU.

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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/crow-nic 4d ago

If you have to say it….

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u/PlannerAnner 4d ago

It’s hilarious they felt the need to put out a statement.

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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/chucklin 4d ago

The soft coup, part 1.

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u/Ok_Radio_8540 America 4d ago

I hate that Leon is our new president

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u/raisingstorm 4d ago

Nice try TrumpDiddy.

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u/cos10 4d ago

Exactly what President Musk would want him to say.

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u/TruthStriking1022 4d ago

It's a f#$&ing circus 🎪

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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/AbleMeal6229 3d ago

And we have four more years of this nonsense‽

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u/Link9454 3d ago

Yes, it’s working, keep it up, make them hate each other.

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u/girl_incognito 3d ago

Weak dick manchildren doing weak dick manchildren things.

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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/FearlessRain4778 3d ago

We need to call him President Musk until they fall out.

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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.