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  • TommySoda@lemmy.world
    95·
    2 days ago

    Honestly, I hope Musk throws a temper tantrum and just starts leaking shit like crazy. He’s unstable and unhinged enough that I wouldn’t put it past him, especially since he basically paid for this election.

    • gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world
      27·
      2 days ago

      Yeah, I hope that plays out too, and it’s never out of the question with how unhinged and drugged up Musk is, but unfortunately I think this is less Musk stepping back for real and more of a bullshit PR move to get some of the heat off of Trump and Elon both -

      The president remains pleased with Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency initiative, but both men have decided in recent days that it will soon be time for Musk to return to his businesses and take on a supporting role, according to three Trump insiders who were granted anonymity to describe the evolving relationship.

      …

      One senior administration official said Musk is likely to retain an informal role as an adviser and continue to be an occasional face around the White House grounds. Another cautioned that anyone who thinks Musk is going to disappear entirely from Trump’s orbit is “fooling themselves.”

      The transition, the insiders said, is likely to correspond to the end of Musk’s time as a “special government employee,” a special status that temporarily exempts him from some ethics and conflict-of-interest rules. That 130-day period is expected to expire in late May or early June.

    • kautau@lemmy.world
      3·
      2 days ago

      Here’s hoping they can find all the backdoors that Big Balls or whatever put into all the government software to funnel money or accelerate the collapse or whatever if/when sane people once again are in control.

  • ramenshaman@lemmy.world
    20·
    2 days ago

    Well, considering that pretty much everything he says is a lie, I’m going to assume that Elon will be around for a long time.

  • Rentlar@lemmy.ca
    33·
    2 days ago

    … and increasingly view the billionaire as a political liability, a dynamic that was thrown into stark relief Tuesday when a conservative judge Musk vocally supported lost his bid for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat by 10 points.

    Will the real suckers and losers, please stand up?

  • HeyJoe@lemmy.world
    241·
    2 days ago

    Not shocking, although it was quicker than I expected. I was thinking more towards the end of the year once he got everything he wanted, but I think he is taking too much heat even for his comfort.

    The only enjoyable part is knowing that the people can make it bad enough that they will leave.

  • wirebeads@lemmy.caEnglish
    161·
    2 days ago

    Are they finally deporting that filthy African Nazi swine back to Africa? Please let it be that he’s being deported back. Fuck Musk 🖕

  • ceenote@lemmy.world
    17·
    2 days ago

    It’s downright shocking that a man that rich doesn’t know a fall guy when he sees one.

  • njm1314@lemmy.world
    9·
    2 days ago

    I kind of doubt this. I think he’s taking a step back. Shrinking into the Shadows Maybe. But I doubt that much money is being abandoned by Trump. And even if musk does step back all of his cronies are still working. I’ll bet dollars to Donuts that the Trump Administration is still going to do what musk wants them to do. It was a true break it wouldn’t be planned. It’d be abrupt and messy.

  • jacksilver@lemmy.world
    5·
    2 days ago

    God they’re going to say everything people are angry about was Musks fault and try to shift the blame.

  • Kiernian@lemmy.world
    6·
    2 days ago

    Yeah, it TOTALLY doesn’t have anything to do with him getting caught tripping balls on camera right next to his lady friend at the White House table who was so disassociated that the poor girl couldn’t stop stimming.