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Miles Archer

(19,924 posts)
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 06:56 AM Jul 1

Strongly! He knew! Strongly! Not everyone should be forced to own an electric car! Head back to South Africa! Strongly!

Just after midnight, Trump put Musk on notice that he could be on the verge of taking a financial hit.

In his warning shot, he wrote, "Elon Musk knew, long before he so strongly Endorsed me for President, that I was strongly against the EV Mandate. It is ridiculous, and was always a major part of my campaign. Electric cars are fine, but not everyone should be forced to own one. Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far, and without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa."

He added, "No more Rocket launches, Satellites, or Electric Car Production, and our Country would save a FORTUNE. Perhaps we should have DOGE take a good, hard, look at this? BIG MONEY TO BE SAVED!!!"

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-musk-war-doge/

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Strongly! He knew! Strongly! Not everyone should be forced to own an electric car! Head back to South Africa! Strongly! (Original Post) Miles Archer Jul 1 OP
Lol. Eloon is going to get deported Hassin Bin Sober Jul 1 #1
He can still tell America about G.O.P. election fraud BoRaGard Jul 1 #2
My educated guess is that one hit to the wallet means Musk spills all the beans Miles Archer Jul 1 #3
"You can't say that truthful shit about me." KrasMusk* (R-KonJoined) BoRaGard Jul 1 #4
I don't trust either of them. llmart Jul 1 #21
Nor should you, and yes, this could easily be the 2025 answer to "wag the dog." Miles Archer Jul 1 #24
Agreed. llmart Jul 1 #25
Big Ugly Bill not fairing well! Too much reveiled in press.Engage massive diversion plan Elon Sucks & Is A Welfare Queen Attilatheblond Jul 1 #30
yes! et tu Jul 1 #14
Except that Musk was right in the middle of the (alleged) election fraud Bluetus Jul 1 #33
Fuck that pos...I don't like the felon, but it's just more abuse of power. 58Sunliner Jul 1 #5
I feel like we are watching WWE pimpbot Jul 1 #6
It is totally moronic. mdbl Jul 1 #8
Moronic and childish. llmart Jul 1 #22
Hey dumbfuck! You already gave Eloon the big prize. GoCubsGo Jul 1 #7
seriously! They are both the biggest and dumbest villains. Let's just hope they take each other out LymphocyteLover Jul 1 #15
two bumblefucks having a manly slap fight. nt Javaman Jul 1 #9
End his government contracts! IronLionZion Jul 1 #10
So says the king kerouac2 Jul 1 #11
lol.........nt wolfie001 Jul 1 #13
A funny catfight between 2 raging lunatics wolfie001 Jul 1 #12
They be like... ultralite001 Jul 1 #16
He has triple citizenship DownriverDem Jul 1 #17
And how many times does someone have to correct Krasnov kkmarie Jul 1 #18
Musky boy wants to be the power behind the throne, mwmisses4289 Jul 1 #19
So TACO Don put the biggest grifter of all in charge of DOGE?? Wingus Dingus Jul 1 #20
Well, I'm sure that's what he was promised from the orange imbecile... llmart Jul 1 #23
Cat Fight OC375 Jul 1 #26
"home to South Africa" Prairie Gates Jul 1 #27
He could get Melania kicked out too. 'Trophy wives don't always work out.' travelingthrulife Jul 1 #28
Would save on alimony Attilatheblond Jul 1 #31
May those two monsters destroy each other. niyad Jul 1 #29
Just one issue nitpicked Jul 1 #32

BoRaGard

(6,564 posts)
2. He can still tell America about G.O.P. election fraud
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 07:04 AM
Jul 1

and how krasnov and his kabal have deceived Americans,
and plan to continue deceiving.

That would be a bigly public service, even if dropped from afar.

Miles Archer

(19,924 posts)
3. My educated guess is that one hit to the wallet means Musk spills all the beans
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 07:09 AM
Jul 1

Last edited Tue Jul 1, 2025, 09:32 AM - Edit history (1)

I'm sure that whatever damage Trump chose to inflict, Musk wouldn't miss any meals. I also don't think it would take much of an aggressive act on Trump's end for Musk to say "COME GET SOME." Whether it's election fraud or Epstein or Putin or God knows what else, I think that even Trump, in his blinding ignorance, knows that he's in a glass house lobbing bricks at his former BFF.

And, they could both be playing us,. No way of knowing. Anything is possible in the ridiculous realm known as "2025."

llmart

(16,664 posts)
21. I don't trust either of them.
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 09:13 AM
Jul 1

Somehow I think this is all a game for the two malignant narcissists to get attention.

Miles Archer

(19,924 posts)
24. Nor should you, and yes, this could easily be the 2025 answer to "wag the dog."
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 09:34 AM
Jul 1

My primary reason for suspecting it's political theater is that Trump has access to the world's richest guy. That's IRRESISTABLE to him. Musk has the wealth Trump's always pretended to have. If he cuts off all ties, the money goes with Musk. I don't see that happening for any reason.

llmart

(16,664 posts)
25. Agreed.
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 09:37 AM
Jul 1

Also, Trump is very familiar with "reality" TV shows. This is just like his godawful reality show.

Attilatheblond

(6,779 posts)
30. Big Ugly Bill not fairing well! Too much reveiled in press.Engage massive diversion plan Elon Sucks & Is A Welfare Queen
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 09:53 AM
Jul 1

::yawn::

Bluetus

(1,342 posts)
33. Except that Musk was right in the middle of the (alleged) election fraud
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 10:11 AM
Jul 1

Even if he left the country (which he can't do without losing all of his businesses), we have an extradition treaty with S. Africa.

The people who did the (alleged) tabulator rigging were Musk, his people, and Palantir. If that (alleged) scheme happened as has been suggested, it was a highly technical operation, way beyond anything Trump could ever direct or even understand. So there's no way Musk could use that (alleged) activity as leverage. He'd be slitting his own throat.

pimpbot

(1,103 posts)
6. I feel like we are watching WWE
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 07:35 AM
Jul 1

This is the same crap that keeps all those rubes glued to the TV. One day the hero is the villain, the next hes back to hero. This act distracts the rubes that their benefits are about to be destroyed but they can heehaw about how Trump stuck it to Elon. Elon gets to act like he isn't in favor of MAGA and distance his companies from them.

These two will blather on but at the end of the day Trump will still be president and Elon will still have his billions.

No one is spilling anything because there really isn't anything to spill. Everything about these two is out in the open. Elon paid a ton of money on targeted political ads on TV and social media. They used the data everyone gives away by using the Internet and their phone to push enough people to Trump and/or enough people to sit home and not vote for Kamala.

Trump is also an open book. He will grift every possible grift there is, and monetize every moment he is President. We call it bribes but until he is actually behind bars he doesn't care. He has been doing this for 50 years and hasn't got in trouble yet.

llmart

(16,664 posts)
22. Moronic and childish.
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 09:15 AM
Jul 1

Two schoolyard bullies yelling "You are, but what am I?" at each other.

GoCubsGo

(34,116 posts)
7. Hey dumbfuck! You already gave Eloon the big prize.
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 07:43 AM
Jul 1

You let that POS and his merry band of teenage mutant incel douche-bags run willy-nilly through the government, where they STOLE ALL OF OUR FUCKING DATA, including yours', you goddamned IMBECILE. Can't wait to see how this works out for you.

LymphocyteLover

(8,410 posts)
15. seriously! They are both the biggest and dumbest villains. Let's just hope they take each other out
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 08:26 AM
Jul 1

kkmarie

(280 posts)
18. And how many times does someone have to correct Krasnov
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 08:46 AM
Jul 1

There was NO EV mandate. Ever.
I guess saying there is one, keeps the cultists enraged

mwmisses4289

(1,649 posts)
19. Musky boy wants to be the power behind the throne,
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 08:47 AM
Jul 1

if he can't be on the throne itself. Also his gov income is being threatened. Hence his bloviating about starting a third party and primarying those repugs who vote for the big butt ugly bill.

llmart

(16,664 posts)
23. Well, I'm sure that's what he was promised from the orange imbecile...
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 09:18 AM
Jul 1

when Eloon forked over the money to buy him the presidency.

nitpicked

(1,310 posts)
32. Just one issue
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 10:05 AM
Jul 1

Would this mean the US would be back to begging Russia for rides to-from the ISS??

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