It’s all so pathetic, yet so predictable.
Just a few months ago Musk was giving away $1million prizes to voters in swing states.
Now Trump is threatening to sell the Tesla be bought, when he turned the Whitehouse lawn into a Tesla showroom.
It's pathetic in the context of the Papuan journalist piece but it's great for popcorn sales.
Musk is as narcissistic as his new adversary come and won't back down. Trump cannot help but bite. Musk can reach millions through X and this will not end well for either of them. Trump likened Zelensky and Putin to 2 boys fighting in the playground where he said you have to let them fight and then pull them apart but there is no one to pull Trump and Musk apart.
At a tangent, if this swings a) the vote against the Bill and b) swings a few of the more discerning Republicans to voice their concerns, then the spat will illicit material change.
We're only 4 months in to this Presidency and big holes are appearing. If you have time, go on to YT and watch some of the Forbes Breaking News Channel, you'll see that many of Trumps actions do not happen in a vacuum. Lutnick et al get royally grilled. Watch Noem squirm. You also get to see the Democrat's who are not afraid to speak up. All this and all their answers to criticism is on record. These are the things that will and can be used against them even if the critiques realise no change of tack now. There will be advisors in the background warning them and whilst they sit on their somewhat false pedestals thinking that they have some sort of immunity under the Trump umbrella, it will come back to bite them.
When the tide turns (mid terms?), I think the swing will be catastrophic but for now, Rome looks to be crumbling from within already. We won't have to wait 400 years. Add that the Emperor is in mental decline. Vance as the next President does not have the Trump factor and cannot sway the electorate with the same bollox. He does not have the clout and the press know he is a turncoat. No one trusts a man who flip flops.
