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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/

Hassin Bin Sober
(27,177 posts)BoRaGard
(6,564 posts)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)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."
BoRaGard
(6,564 posts)
llmart
(16,664 posts)Somehow I think this is all a game for the two malignant narcissists to get attention.
Miles Archer
(19,924 posts)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.
Also, Trump is very familiar with "reality" TV shows. This is just like his godawful reality show.
Attilatheblond
(6,779 posts)::yawn::
hope upon hope that he does that!!!!
ty bo~
Bluetus
(1,342 posts)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.
58Sunliner
(5,904 posts)pimpbot
(1,103 posts)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.
mdbl
(7,024 posts)And f'ing embarrassing too.
llmart
(16,664 posts)Two schoolyard bullies yelling "You are, but what am I?" at each other.
GoCubsGo
(34,116 posts)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)Javaman
(64,309 posts)IronLionZion
(49,513 posts)
kerouac2
(1,209 posts)
wolfie001
(5,759 posts)wolfie001
(5,759 posts)This! All of this!
ultralite001
(1,903 posts)The Fish Slapping Dance
Thank you, Monty Python
DownriverDem
(6,871 posts)for South Africa, Canada and the US.
kkmarie
(280 posts)There was NO EV mandate. Ever.
I guess saying there is one, keeps the cultists enraged
mwmisses4289
(1,649 posts)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.
Wingus Dingus
(9,173 posts)Yeah.
llmart
(16,664 posts)when Eloon forked over the money to buy him the presidency.
OC375
(141 posts)Between narcissists.
Prairie Gates
(5,732 posts)Never has the word home done so much work!
Good Lord.
travelingthrulife
(2,944 posts)Attilatheblond
(6,779 posts)And he has all those Mrs Trump Wanna-Bees running around the West Wing
niyad
(125,564 posts)nitpicked
(1,310 posts)Would this mean the US would be back to begging Russia for rides to-from the ISS??