We need to come up with some chants for Musk & Trump like the one used against Lyndon during the Vietnam war: “Hey, hey, LBJ, how many kids did you kill today?”
I'm sure Elon has something big on Trump and Trump is terrified it will get out. I also think that Trump is flat out exhausted. He wanted the Presidency but not all the issues that came with it. He just wants to build his Gaza resort and let everyone else deal with the real job of President.
The "doing the real job" was supposed to be in the hands of Vought and the Project 2025 team, however, not Musk. They're very different personalities and ideologies. I suspect that tug-of-war won't end well for them.
I said the same thing to a friend yesterday.
Trump is “keeping his hands clean”. Musk can’t be impeached, and if Musk is indicted/convicted Trump will just pardon him.
It is pure mob-boss behavior.
Legally Trump is responsible for what Musk does, as his direct appointee whose entire authority stems from Trump's signature, and with Trump openly approving of and amplifying everything he does. So yes, IMO he could be impeached for it. The barrier is political (GOP subservience), not legal.
Trump letting him get away with this is proof of how weak he is, politically and personally. The 2017 Trump would already have kicked Musk to the curb and used him as a scapegoat for something.
all trump needed was to be president and not go to jail. he has all the trimmings of the role with out all the work, unless you count sharpie-ing his signature on things. other people put all this together (project2025) trump is just the window dressing for them.
This is why at every single press conference and in every single interview democrats need to consistently refer to him as PRESIDENT MUSK. Take a page from the GOP. Repetitve phrases stick. And in this case it'll have a second use in irritating Trump.
The reason is that Felon trump and his people are using musk as cover for their plans. If it goes without a large disruption and complaining then trump will jump in and take the credit. If things go horribly wrong, as they likely will, then Donny will blame musk and turn maga against him.
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Now whether Donny has the energy to do anything is a whole other question.
He has no choice but to take it.
Trump is “keeping his hands clean”. Musk can’t be impeached, and if Musk is indicted/convicted Trump will just pardon him.
It is pure mob-boss behavior.