USA Midterms....

[AndyRM]

Poisoned by too much fake tan? Accidental drowning in coveffe?

Too many bleach injections probably.

The Apprentice film touches on his weird way of latching onto cosmetic things pretty brilliantly.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Man who is anti subsidy, but whose companies have received $billions in tax breaks, contracts and subsidies from the Government, is appointed to look at Government spending.
https://news.sky.com/story/donald-trump-confirms-elon-musk-in-his-cabinet-13253406

Yes - but although he is heading (jointly - can;t see how that will work) he will not be part of the Government

because if he was part of the government then there would be a conflict of interest as his companies benefit fro LOTS of government contracts
and subsidies

so - witha wave of a wand that Harry Potter would be impressed with - he just declares him to be "outside" and therefore the rules do not apply



Good to see he is starting off how he means to continue

Rules are for losers and don't apply to ME!!!!

 

[dutchguylivingintheuk]

Man who is anti subsidy, but whose companies have received $billions in tax breaks, contracts and subsidies from the Government, is appointed to look at Government spending.
https://news.sky.com/story/donald-trump-confirms-elon-musk-in-his-cabinet-13253406

If Musk is the right man is the next question(i highly doubt it), however seeing and talking about a situation does not nessacary mean you're automatically disqualified because you use the tax brakes, subsidies etc. yourself and/or your companies. There is off course a conflict of interest regardless whether he has found a legal loophole or not.

 

[icowden]

Man who is anti subsidy, but whose companies have received $billions in tax breaks, contracts and subsidies from the Government, is appointed to look at Government spending.

To be fair he has already managed to save the next purchaser of Twitter 5.1 billion dollars, so he really knows how to reduce the value of things.

 

[cookiemonster]

Ladies and gentlemen. Here is Trump's new Director of National Intelligence on the day Putin invaded Ukraine.

Oh boy.

 

[Ian H]

...Trump’s short-lived former first-term communications director Anthony Scaramucci told CNN’s Jake Tapper that the president-elect’s personnel selections were purposely meant to “own the liberals.” Paraphrasing Trump’s intent, he added: “‘Let’s pick some triggering people.’ And those are the triggering people.”
Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman agreed, telling CNN’s Manu Raju of the Gaetz selection: “It’s just kind of like a god-tier, kind of trolling, just to trigger a meltdown.” ...
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/14/politics/trump-outrage-washington-cabinet-analysis/index.html

 

[icowden]

Ladies and gentlemen. Here is Trump's new Director of National Intelligence on the day Putin invaded Ukraine.
Oh boy.

I think the scary thing this time around, is that rather than it being unexpected and the team around Trump not knowing the best way to handle him, this time the groups around him have been strategizing and planning and know exactly how to use his vanity and stupidity to get him to do exactly what they want. Sure, he may throw the odd curveball due to his declining mental health, but he can be easily manipulated back where they need him just by massaging his ego and feeding him catnip.

 

[Psamathe]

... but he [Trump] can be easily manipulated back where they need him just by massaging his ego and feeding him catnip.

I agree. I consider Trump would be pretty easy to manipulate once people realise he just wants to be the centre of attention, wants everybody talking about him.

Ian