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Musk says everyone in Congress voting for Trump's bill will lose their primary next year, if it's the last thing he does (Original Post) highplainsdem Jun 30 OP
Karma for congress vapor2 Jun 30 #1
I'd do severe punishment Akakoji Jun 30 #24
So if Trump is daddy, is Elon mommy? Who are the kids supposed to listen to? newdeal2 Jun 30 #2
Ran into Traildogbob Jun 30 #12
Much as I despise Musk, "... enemy of my enemy... " kysrsoze Jun 30 #3
I agree with Dick Tracy LostOne4Ever Jun 30 #16
The enemy of my enemy may be a temporary ally. It depends. soldierant Jun 30 #41
Yeah, IF this actually happens. nt Cha Jun 30 #17
As in "What Primaries?" GP6971 Jun 30 #57
Good point! I was thinking Cha Jun 30 #68
Look at it this way mercuryblues Jun 30 #61
They get primaried no matter how they vote. Irish_Dem Jun 30 #4
I may Traildogbob Jun 30 #5
Yes but the people driving those trucks are StarryNite Jun 30 #36
Gotta be. Traildogbob Jun 30 #55
Okay. I can get behind this. Autumn Jun 30 #6
Excellent! BoRaGard Jun 30 #7
Coincidence?... nearby topic title Norrrm Jun 30 #8
lose their primary next year, if it's the last thing he does lapfog_1 Jun 30 #9
I hope he follows through on his threat. Wiz Imp Jun 30 #10
I don't want them just to lose their primaries. sheshe2 Jun 30 #11
Hopefully they're seeing the tweet and spreading it around D. Spaulding Jun 30 #13
Did he that before? Gregory1230 Jun 30 #14
Both things sound good to me too mdmc Jun 30 #15
Please proceed SheltieLover Jun 30 #18
Only thing I want to hear from Elon is his confession about stealing the 2024 election. sop Jun 30 #19
Amen Joinfortmill Jun 30 #22
He Could Do That And Save Himself Billions WiVoter Jun 30 #33
Don't forget, Leon is upset because he wants MORE cuts. Buddyzbuddy Jun 30 #20
Well, hell is about to freeze. I agree with Musk Joinfortmill Jun 30 #21
In a just world moondust Jun 30 #23
This could get entertaining. tanyev Jun 30 #25
What does Musk care? He doesn't pay much tax. Bluetus Jun 30 #26
He should just offer them cash to not vote for it Buckeyeblue Jun 30 #27
Can you tweet that to him? Easterncedar Jun 30 #31
Hah hah ha Easterncedar Jun 30 #28
Please be both/and... JT45242 Jun 30 #29
This guy Musk! LittleGirl Jun 30 #30
Vote Iamscrewed Jun 30 #32
Self-driving car guy speaks in hyperbole bucolic_frolic Jun 30 #34
I certainly do hope it's the last thing he does! JoseBalow Jun 30 #35
Schizo damifino10 Jun 30 #37
So the powers that made conditions ripe for the creation of Boogaloo Bois Attilatheblond Jun 30 #38
I wish hildegaard28 Jun 30 #39
Don't forget he's a Snake! VeryProgressive Jun 30 #40
"... the last thing I do on Earth" -- I wait impatiently for Elon to go to Mars. Intractable Jun 30 #42
Mars, Uranus....or death. I support either option. cstanleytech Jun 30 #45
That's OK mgardener Jun 30 #43
"And they will lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I do on this Earth." lets hope he does both, soon. cstanleytech Jun 30 #44
So he says today ibegurpard Jun 30 #46
Damned if they do and damned if they don't! bfoxmatt Jun 30 #47
Elon is no longer relevant DBoon Jun 30 #48
Enemy Of My Enemy..... But I'm still not getting Starlink groundloop Jun 30 #49
but if they add to the bill that Tesla is to be granted 2 billion dollars, then he'll support it 100%. C Moon Jun 30 #50
Musk was going to primary anyone republican who voted against trump LetMyPeopleVote Jun 30 #51
The space nazi better be careful, his dear leader may resurrect The Night of the Long Knives if he keeps this up. nt ImNotGod Jun 30 #52
OK Space Nazi. Perfect! thought crime Jul 1 #71
Oooh. Scrivener7 Jun 30 #53
Well, he just swung the pendulum didn't he? Not a fan but calling it out is welcomed. Evolve Dammit Jun 30 #54
Do republicans feel lucky? C_U_L8R Jun 30 #56
I love it when they eat their own. Grim Chieftain Jun 30 #58
Good. Do it. dalton99a Jun 30 #59
From anyone else, I'd say "yeah sure" DFW Jun 30 #60
Works for me! calimary Jun 30 #62
The only thing he's said that's worth listening to. ancianita Jun 30 #63
Fine, except he's got spotty results UTUSN Jun 30 #64
Don't believe.... flying-skeleton Jun 30 #65
I'm good with either outcome. I'd prefer door #2 where Elon does Maru Kitteh Jun 30 #66
I remember... appmanga Jun 30 #67
My money is on Piss in this battle. BlueTsunami2018 Jun 30 #69
Nope. Fuck Musk. Ilsa Jul 1 #70

newdeal2

(3,421 posts)
2. So if Trump is daddy, is Elon mommy? Who are the kids supposed to listen to?
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 04:29 PM
Jun 30

Anyway let me go start up the microwave

Traildogbob

(11,518 posts)
12. Ran into
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 04:43 PM
Jun 30

A damn marine vet at Lowe’s a few weeks back.
I only saw his marine hat so I was very polite and spoke. After a bit I noticed his big ass Daddy’s home shirt with trump as Rambo.
Fucking Marimes don’t need to give a sailor a reason to laugh our ass off about them.
Trump in your Jar Headed Daddy?????
😂😂😂😂😂🖕🏽🖕🏽🖕🏽.
Fucking idiot!!!! Sucker, loser, and I guess not a POW so Trump approves, as long as he keeps his broke ass at a distance.
Daddy, ha, His spawn tolerate his dumb ass for cash. You MAGA’s ain’t gettin a dime. He is taking all you own dip shits.

soldierant

(8,742 posts)
41. The enemy of my enemy may be a temporary ally. It depends.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 06:24 PM
Jun 30

In this case, Darth Muskrat being no more trustworthy than the Mango Menace - it depends.

I wish him luck in those primaries, but I'm not going to help him. It's the generals which interest me.,

Cha

(313,092 posts)
68. Good point! I was thinking
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 08:53 PM
Jun 30

If Nazi boy goes through with it.. but we Better have primaries and Elections!🇺🇸

Traildogbob

(11,518 posts)
5. I may
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 04:34 PM
Jun 30

Have to start no longer flipping off his damn truck.
Enemy of our enemy.
But……he “is” the fucking reason this sick MoFo is there.
Burn those damn hats on a special commercial. That would be entertaining.
That damn eye of the needle ain’t gonna get bigger.

Norrrm

(2,436 posts)
8. Coincidence?... nearby topic title
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 04:39 PM
Jun 30

Senate considers ditching the EV tax credit even earlier than planned

lapfog_1

(31,127 posts)
9. lose their primary next year, if it's the last thing he does
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 04:39 PM
Jun 30

I am OK with both items on this bucket list!

For those in the "enemy of my enemy"... Elon doesn't want more money for health care... he wants even larger cuts ( or elimination ) of health care for the poor. And especially he wants larger tax credits ( that last forever ) for EVs.

Wiz Imp

(6,093 posts)
10. I hope he follows through on his threat.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 04:40 PM
Jun 30

He definitely has an inflated sense of his own power to influence elections (he spent 10s of millions of dollars on the Wisconsin Supreme Court race only to lose big). But I'm sure he can influence some races. He likely wants even further right wing candidates in many districts, but knocking off Republican incumbents in a primary will helped Democrats in the general election

D. Spaulding

(320 posts)
13. Hopefully they're seeing the tweet and spreading it around
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 04:44 PM
Jun 30

Just need to peel off a couple more GOP....

Gregory1230

(71 posts)
14. Did he that before?
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 04:46 PM
Jun 30

That tells me Musk did this ‘before’. I think he did it during 2024 Election for Trump. He will do this again next year? Interesting!

Buddyzbuddy

(1,198 posts)
20. Don't forget, Leon is upset because he wants MORE cuts.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 05:38 PM
Jun 30

And the EV subsidies back in the budget. But I'd look the other way if he wants to finance Republican primary challengers.

moondust

(20,949 posts)
23. In a just world
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 05:47 PM
Jun 30

this reverse Robin Hood robbery would bring forth the END of MAGA and the Republican Party.

Bluetus

(1,311 posts)
26. What does Musk care? He doesn't pay much tax.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 05:52 PM
Jun 30

Most of his "wealth" is in shares he holds of Tesla, SpaceX, Twitter, and other companies. As long as he holds these shares, no income is realized, ergo no tax. He does occasionally sell shares, but even that is taxable at the discounted capital gains rate. And his corporations pay little or no tax because accounting rules provide all sorts of loopholes. Last year, Tesla reported a profit of $2.3 billion and didn't pay a penny of tax.

But if Musk wants to target half the Republicans and Trump wants to target the other half, that's OK with me.

Buckeyeblue

(5,965 posts)
27. He should just offer them cash to not vote for it
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 05:52 PM
Jun 30

He does need many votes. Pick 5 senators and 5 members of congress. Offer them $50 million in cash and unlimited support for their primary next year.

Honestly, this would be easier than trying to primary of bunch of people.

JT45242

(3,495 posts)
29. Please be both/and...
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 05:55 PM
Jun 30

The world would be a much better place if both those things happened simultaneously.

LittleGirl

(8,799 posts)
30. This guy Musk!
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 05:55 PM
Jun 30

Who the F* does he think he is? He can be denaturalized and deported just as easily as IQ 45’s wife and anchor babies!

THIS IS WHY WE DON’T LET BILLIONAIRES BUY OUR ELECTIONS! Hello Supreme Court!
He’s a felon. Just like dump.

Iamscrewed

(486 posts)
32. Vote
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 06:03 PM
Jun 30

I'll never in my life vote for a repugnut in my life for anything except for incarnation or deportation.

damifino10

(121 posts)
37. Schizo
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 06:17 PM
Jun 30

I don't trust this mofo a piece of my foreskin. I had a wife's uncle that was border line genius, in and out of institutions.
What is he today? Damifino! And neither does he. Fuck Musk. He is only looking out for Musk.

Attilatheblond

(6,711 posts)
38. So the powers that made conditions ripe for the creation of Boogaloo Bois
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 06:17 PM
Jun 30

Are gonna funnel money into making the Boo Who Bois?

Proceed ....

hildegaard28

(591 posts)
39. I wish
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 06:20 PM
Jun 30

Him luck in his new endeavour, but his endorsement is now the kiss of death. He’ll probably increase the chances of the yahoos getting reelecred. And even if he was successful, the people he supports would be much worse.

VeryProgressive

(65 posts)
40. Don't forget he's a Snake!
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 06:23 PM
Jun 30

It's like sociopaths arguing over who's less despicable. He's wants to reduce Government even more.

mgardener

(2,102 posts)
43. That's OK
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 06:29 PM
Jun 30

Elise Stefanik is running for Gov of NY.
She was proud to vote for the bill and hopefully, voters will remember in Nov.

She is MIA in her district.

cstanleytech

(27,776 posts)
44. "And they will lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I do on this Earth." lets hope he does both, soon.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 06:47 PM
Jun 30

groundloop

(13,145 posts)
49. Enemy Of My Enemy..... But I'm still not getting Starlink
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 06:57 PM
Jun 30

Despite the fact that my only other option is DSL I'm still not sending any money to Eloon.

C Moon

(12,999 posts)
50. but if they add to the bill that Tesla is to be granted 2 billion dollars, then he'll support it 100%.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 07:02 PM
Jun 30

ImNotGod

(877 posts)
52. The space nazi better be careful, his dear leader may resurrect The Night of the Long Knives if he keeps this up. nt
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 07:07 PM
Jun 30

thought crime

(508 posts)
71. OK Space Nazi. Perfect!
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 06:37 AM
Jul 1

That's exactly what I was looking for and I didn't even know it.

Thanks!

C_U_L8R

(47,692 posts)
56. Do republicans feel lucky?
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 07:13 PM
Jun 30

Elmo has the wherewithal to take a few down, enough to change the balance.

DFW

(58,514 posts)
60. From anyone else, I'd say "yeah sure"
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 07:23 PM
Jun 30

But from someone who could stick a million dollars into any Republican primary he chooses, this should be taken seriously.

Hell hath no fury like a South African scorned.—

William Rakespeare

ancianita

(41,090 posts)
63. The only thing he's said that's worth listening to.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 07:27 PM
Jun 30

Still he's not to be trusted, since he's had a history of political/governmental ignorance, which has worked to smash any politicians or structures he ignorantly misunderstands as not serving his interests. Between him, Thiel, and Koch, the people of this country will suffer and die.

Maru Kitteh

(30,388 posts)
66. I'm good with either outcome. I'd prefer door #2 where Elon does
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 08:06 PM
Jun 30

his last thing (whatever that may be) on this Earth.

appmanga

(1,212 posts)
67. I remember...
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 08:10 PM
Jun 30

...when Jeffrey Epstein said he would do whatever it took to clear his name, even if it was the last thing he'd do.

Good luck, Elon.

BlueTsunami2018

(4,497 posts)
69. My money is on Piss in this battle.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 11:53 PM
Jun 30

Piss has a full on cult behind him and just about everyone in his party is scared to death of him.

Everyone on all sides hate Musk and his track record in elections is garbage.

Ilsa

(63,043 posts)
70. Nope. Fuck Musk.
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 12:43 AM
Jul 1

He doesn't get to appoint our elected representatives. We the people decide.

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