Summary

Donald Trump dismissed concerns over Elon Musk’s growing influence in Republican politics, telling supporters Musk cannot be president due to being foreign-born.

Musk recently played a key role in derailing a government funding bill, with critics dubbing him “President Musk.”

His $250M support for Trump’s campaign and appointment to co-lead a new efficiency office have raised conflict-of-interest concerns, particularly over Tesla’s ties to China.

Tensions could emerge over Ukraine, where Musk’s Starlink supports the war effort Trump vows to end.

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    7 months ago

    President musk isn’t going to be happy hearing how his secretary Trump is trying to take power from him

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    If I were one of the writers for this upcoming season, I would give Trump a redemption arc. Musk’s millions of dollars of influence would render Putin’s influence unnecessary, and Trump comes out and pushes a hard line on Russia over Ukraine. Trump also sees the popular opinion against the health care system, pardons Luigi, and appoints him Secretary of Health once RFK Jr’s brain worm shoots out of his skull live on TV during his Senate hearing. And he finally has his Infrastructure Week, all these years later.

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    Seems like a desperate attempt to create a narrative that justifies seething petulance. It’s funny, and mostly why liberals got btfo in the polls.

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    Did he ask elon if that was okay for him to do though? Dipshit donny is gonna get CHEWED OUT for talking out of turn about the boss…

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    So if Trump decides he’s had enough and executes Musk as an official act, that’s the best thing he’s ever done right? Even if it’s for petty reasons and sets insanely bad precedents for presidential power it’s still a net good to rid Elon from the world of influence