Simmering anger at Elon Musk’s unchecked power spilled out in a remarkable Cabinet Room clash. Read an inside account of the explosive meeting where President Trump checked the billionaire's power.
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Are those grown ass people that 🐔💩 or too hungry for power not to stand up for themselves except for Rubio & the Real World guy? Elon Musk is a glue eating bully that needs to be put in his place early and often
It must suck to have spent all that time getting elected to stuff and following laws.
The embarrassing political face plants. (Sips water bottle)
While some jackass (not an American) just burns the place to the ground.
Jeez, @nytimes.com sure has an elastic definition of 'explosive.' A supposed blow up from Rubio. Mild push back from Duffy & Collins. Silence from the rest of the cowards. No one pointing out that Musk wasn't elected and that he built his companies with huge amounts of government dollars.
Elon told "the cabinet secretaries that he had built multiple billion-dollar companies from the ground up and knew something about hiring good people."
Ground up - 😂😂😂 He believes his own bullshit.
This is a Maggie Haberman story. Everyone knows she is in with Trump and that's how she gets her stories. There is not much of a reason to believe this story.
"... there comes a point I'm afraid where you begin to suspect that the entire multidimensional infinity of the Universe is almost certainly being run by a bunch of maniacs.”
Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
“Obviously somebody had been appallingly incompetent and he hoped to God it wasn’t him.”
― Douglas Adams, The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
“Oh, and Elon?"
"Er, yeah?"
"If you ever find you need help again, you know, if you're in trouble, need a hand out of a tight corner..."
"Yeah?"
"Please don't hesitate to get lost.”
Apologies to Douglas Adams, The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Hell yes I missed these "his administration is on the verge of collapse, the walls are closing in" articles. Look forward to seeing them shared every week for the next four years
Comparatively to what he actually is, this would be normal. Plus, it’s already too late. They can be demonizing him now all they want it just doesn’t matter.
That’s cuz he’s not. Which is a good thing for the NYT to make sure people know before November 2016. Hopefully we still have time & he doesn’t become president
Not sure if any of this will make any difference. But Muck the Psycho with his exploding rocket ships should NOT be deciding ANYTHING at the FAA ... Or anywhere else. He's a JERK! ... And that's the nicest thing you can say about him.
No evidence that Trump did anything but cower before Musk, the richest man who bought him the presidency. Musk knows all of Trump's dirty secrets, so he is compromised to Musk, right? How much foreign interference in 2024? Any computer rigging? How many busy hackers? Trump trembles before Putin too.
It’s wild when Marco Rubio is the only person standing up to Elon Musk face to face. Marco Rubio is a tool and I am not a fan, but Dems could learn from him because at least he’s not a coward
Typical palace intrigue bullshit like you hack stenographers ran last time the orange criminal was in office. How about doing real journalism and find out what Elon has on Trump and if Elon is working directly with Putin?
Why are you reporting it this way??? There is nothing to suggest that the meeting was explosive OR that Trump ACTUALLY wants Elon to step back. This was to cover his ass due to court cases and that he stuck his foot in his mouth at the address to Congress which would be problematic for him legally
Musk shouldn’t be involved in the government anyway. He wasn’t elected. He bought his way into the White House. I hope he will be the downfall of Trump.
Lying AGAIN, @nytimes.com
Trump did no such thing. He asked everyone ‘to get along’.
He can’t check Muskrat’s power, since he is beholden to him now… as you folks are to #PINO Krasnov.
SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER, you cowards.
This is the kind of misleading headline that enabled 47 to power. Did he pay you to say this or are you just trying to curry favor? Clearly Elmo is in charge, from the text of the article.
Rubio could be the Mike Pence of this administration - he takes one principled stand hoping people will forget he aided and abetted Trump the whole time.
No such luck, Trump didn't check Elon's power at all. Every single headline about this helping Trump and Musk do exactly what the meeting was intended to. Shifting the blame for future cuts to the department heads from Elon.
Oh, this particular incident may not have had that result but rest assured, these two malignant narcissists who have severe delusions of grandeur, who are both grotesquely greedy, power hungry & dangerously stupid will have an explosive ending. May it be SOON!
I honestly think Trump's erratic flip-flopping on other issues has everything to do with him exerting what control he actually does have. Maybe some time down the road they'll clash, but Trump is 100% subserviently to Musk right now.
Going to hope this working relationship isn't gonna last long if Elon thinks he's in charge and everyone hates him and he just ignores Trump, because of course he will.
The pressure is working. The WH felt the need to feed the @nytimes.com most famous access journalists. Howecer, Maggie, and Johnny did put out one juicy bit. MIT air traffic controllers. Perfect
Thank you. Except for two, the others stayed quiet because they’re all afraid of aggressive Musk. They probably hate him too. And Trump is afraid of Musk. So nothing changes.
"The exchange ended with Mr. Trump telling Mr. Duffy that he had to hire people from M.I.T. as air traffic controllers. These air traffic controllers need to be “geniuses,” he said."
"Mr. Collins made the point that they should not wield a blunt instrument and cleave off everyone from the V.A. They needed to be strategic about it. Mr. Trump agreed with Mr. Collins, saying they ought to retain the smart ones and get rid of the bad ones."
This article repeats the lies of the administration: "Musk set out to do — reducing waste, fraud and abuse in government..." This is his stated rationale not the actual reason. If it was reason, qualified individuals would conduct audits. Come on NYT, stop providing cover for this administration.
Every single paper repeats the lie of what DOGE is. They usually fail to mention that it isn't a real govt dept and that he has no legal authority to do anything he's doing. They all repeat the lie that it exists to cut budget waste. Waste of ink.
I am still shocked that any of this is legal... agencies are established and funded by congress... only congress is supposed to be able to modify that commitment.
Power is power. The rules are for suckers. We could change things for the better but remember we couldn't raise minimum wage because the fucking Senate parliamentarian said so. Maybe people will finally realize the Dems could always deliver on their agenda they just chose not to.
Marginalization. This is on the menu for Elon. After marginalization, the next step is termination. I dont know the form of how that takes. But, its how the political math works out. Bottom-line: gop cant stand safely in front of their voters while Musk is present. Sooo...😁
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMM! Elon Mush throwing shade through the use of subtext!!!!! Oh, it's on!!! This all isn't some CYOA horseshit being spoofed to Swan & Haberman by the administration whose entire legal strategy against DOGE related lawsuits is, "Elon isn't in charge of DOGE & ELon hasn't fired
anyone!" A legal argument they're frantically trying to backfill as Trump publicly undermines it daily.
But, sure, Lil' Marco grew a spine- Geppetto's puppet has become a boy! Print the legend.
Now that we have all witnessed how Trump's meetings actually goes, how unhinged they get. This article reads so much more vividly. Musk of course lies, he didn't start any of his companies from ground up.
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😂😂😂
FFS his rockets blow up🚀
The embarrassing political face plants. (Sips water bottle)
While some jackass (not an American) just burns the place to the ground.
“Cabinet officials almost uniformly like the concept of what Mr. Musk set out to do — reducing waste, fraud and abuse in government “
Ground up - 😂😂😂 He believes his own bullshit.
"... there comes a point I'm afraid where you begin to suspect that the entire multidimensional infinity of the Universe is almost certainly being run by a bunch of maniacs.”
Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
“This planet has a problem, which is this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much all of the time.”
― Douglas Adams, The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
“Obviously somebody had been appallingly incompetent and he hoped to God it wasn’t him.”
― Douglas Adams, The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
“Oh, and Elon?"
"Er, yeah?"
"If you ever find you need help again, you know, if you're in trouble, need a hand out of a tight corner..."
"Yeah?"
"Please don't hesitate to get lost.”
Apologies to Douglas Adams, The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
“Cabinet officials almost uniformly like the concept of what Mr. Musk set out to do — reducing waste, fraud and abuse in government “
Quite wild.
"If they can cut, it’s better. If they don’t cut, then Elon will do the cutting,” Trump said.
Wish he applied that same logic to himself, doge, and his cabinet members
Saying, “I bought this presidency fair and square; I can do what I want”
Trump did no such thing. He asked everyone ‘to get along’.
He can’t check Muskrat’s power, since he is beholden to him now… as you folks are to #PINO Krasnov.
SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER, you cowards.
seriously, fuck you NYT
That was several weeks ago. Yesterday he made it clear to his cabinet they were to do Elon's bidding.
https://chng.it/MffWrdhZJy
He told the department heads to make the DOGE cuts and if they don't cut enough, Elon will come in and cut more.
HOW THE FUCK IS THE "CHECKING" HIS POWER?!??!
you think your readers are dumb ?
WHY IS HE PROTECTING HIS HEAD WITH HIS CHILD WHILE WEARING KEVLAR 💯 OF THE TIME????
NOTHING TO SEE HERE, FOLKS... JUST A STOLEN ELECTION AND SOON ENOUGH A STOLEN DEMOCRACY
LULZ... THE INTERNET...AMIRITE?!?
The gullibility of the NYT is stunning. Just how is this ridiculous assertion anything but fascist-enabling?
Dotard at work! 🤤
Quite extraordinary for a supposedly serious newspaper
“Cabinet officials almost uniformly like the concept of what Mr. Musk SAYS he set out to do — reducing waste, fraud and abuse in government “
"If they can cut, it’s better. If they don’t cut, then Elon will do the cutting,” Trump said.
But, sure, Lil' Marco grew a spine- Geppetto's puppet has become a boy! Print the legend.
With all the federal employees being fired, forced into unemployment, how will they be able to pay their monthly home loan and/or rent?
One thing is for sure, it will definitely crash the housing and rental markets!