Summary
Elon Musk’s $288M donation to Trump’s campaign has secured him influence, including a leadership role in DOGE, which aggressively cuts federal programs.
While their alliance is built on shared disruption and anti-“woke” policies, tensions could rise as Musk’s unchecked power draws criticism.
Musk serves as a useful foil, deflecting attention from Trump, but could become a political liability, fueling concerns over who wields real power.
Pressure from Republicans and critics like Steve Bannon may force a reckoning before the midterms.
Here are some steps to take that I think will be both interesting and entertaining.
- Every time Trump says he wants to do something, ask him if Musk approved of this plan.
- When Trump makes an appearance, ask him(before any other questions) will Musk be coming as well?
- Any time Trump says “I know what I’m doing” or “Believe me”, we should ask, “Does Musk believe you are correct here.”
- at least 3 times during a press briefing ask, “Can we talk to Musk for more specifics on this…”
This will really drive Trump nuts, and hopefully end this weirdo man-love relationship of hate and political power.
I’ve been publicly referring to “President Musk” and “First Man Trump” and hoping it catches on. The more we can make Trump feel like there’s a perception that he’s not in charge, the more it will piss him off, and hopefully cause him to clash with Musk.
I don’t even necessarily want him to fire Musk. I want them to try to do conflicting things, give in to their nature to be contrarian, but with each other.
First Buddy feels appropriately diminutive.
I think they’ve collided already and Trump lost.
I’m not sure if he lost or won. I remember even before the first term started he was shopping around for a VP that would actually do all the presidential work while he just took credit. This seems a lot like that. If things are unpopular, scapegoat Musk or some lackey. He burns all his subordinates.
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I wonder if, back in Germany 1940’s, there were articles like “How long will hitler and goerings relationship last?”
Probably before the year is out.
Two man-children who want attention more than oxygen both occupying the same space is a recipe for fallout.
They’ll break up soon. And we’ll find out how much we all have to suffer for it.
I think referring to President Musk constantly will speed things along.
No they won’t. Even as self interested pricks, their interests overlap far too much for them to ever have a real fight. The richest man in the world paired with the (ostensibly) most powerful? They both want to weaken the power of average people, keep us uneducated, keep us too tired and sick and busy to question the status quo, and deregulate our economy. Their pairing is the most bald-faced bribery possible between corporate and political America, and they will never stop benefitting each other as long as people as self-absorbed as MAGA are in power.
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We already know that Trump has done all of those things. There is no possible information that could be revealed about Trump that would make his cult turn on him. That much is certain.
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Donald Trump cannot be shamed.
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It seems to me like Trump can’t reign him in any more. Whether that’s because Elon has dirt, because Elon has effectively stolen the bully pulpit, or because Elon has the Joe Roegan crown, it’s at least clear that Trump is biding his time hoping the Elon chaos will present an opportunity to covertly regain power, but as it is there’s nothing in sight. He’s opened the government to more corruption in the first week than Grant’s entire presidency.
Because any further dirt on Trump would matter at this point…
I was thinking something along the lines of it being obvious that without his support he wouldn’t have won. Trump usually just says stuff but that one might ring hollow if Elon had more of a voice to refute it. Trump tends to only pick fights he can win with his audience, he learned his lesson about the vaccines that there are at least a few things they won’t follow him into.
