Trump / Musk (other than DOGE) Omnibus Thread

[JCTarheel82]

Seriously, WHY is the President of the United States of America ALWAYS comparing himself to Joe Biden? Inferiority complex?

Frankly, I like presidents who DON’T feel inferior to their old predecessors.

Terminal BDS

 

[BlueSteel]

A’ight I’m good. Time to 25th this wacko.

 

[nycfan]

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/musk-says-federal-workers-must-detail-what-they-got-doneor-risk-losing-job-5eaba57a

“… The email created confusion across the federal government. One senior government official said some federal employees started checking with their own legal advisers about how best to respond. One Justice Department official sent out an email asking their staff members to hold off on responding until management could provide further guidance. And one OPM employee questioned whether the agency is allowed to give work orders to employees in other agencies.

… The move by Musk, whom Trump has tasked with overseeing the Department of Government Efficiency, comes after the president earlier Saturday posted on social media that he wants the Tesla CEO to “get more aggressive” with his role. Trump also has previously said he is authorizing everything Musk is doing as one of his advisers.

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The White House said Monday in a court filing that the billionaire businessman has no decision-making authority and isn’t the formal administrator of DOGE.

Joshua Fisher, director of the Office of Administration that supports the executive branch, said in a recent court declaration that Musk has no “actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself. Mr. Musk can only advise the President and communicate the President’s directives.”“

 

[WaynetheDrain]

So, let's just say, just for the hell of it, that not a single federal employee responds to Musk's email. Does that mean they'll fire all federal employees and we'll be left without a functioning government?

 

[Mulberry Heel]

So, let's just say, just for the hell of it, that not a single federal employee responds to Musk's email. Does that mean they'll fire all federal employees and we'll be left without a functioning government?

That does seem to be the end goal. Just gut the government like Elon did to Twitter and force the few remaining employees to work like dogs trying to do the work that originally was done by three or four times as many people. And it won't work, because the federal government isn't like Twitter (or any corporation, really), but they seem hellbent on trying.

 

[JCTarheel82]

So, let's just say, just for the hell of it, that not a single federal employee responds to Musk's email. Does that mean they'll fire all federal employees and we'll be left without a functioning government?

Never underestimate the incompetence of a Trump administration.

 

[rodoheel]

This is exactly the kind of stupid bullshit I predicted Musk would do (and will use it as a pretext for further firing).

 

[nycfan]

 

[uncmba]

So I’m guessing this will all be fed into an AI and they will try to determine who is working and who is not?

 

[aGDevil2k]

So, let's just say, just for the hell of it, that not a single federal employee responds to Musk's email. Does that mean they'll fire all federal employees and we'll be left without a functioning government?

I kind of hope that is what they try

I feel awful for those who are impacted that didn't vote for him but I'm thinking of how to get out of this hell ASAP

 

[rodoheel]

So I’m guessing this will all be fed into an AI and they will try to determine who is working and who is not?

More likely they’ll cherry pick a few of what they think are the “worst” examples to show their cuts are justified.

 

[HintonJamesHeel]

This is worst than I even expected and my bar was so low.

 

[nycfan]

 

[Mulberry Heel]

What's so infuriating about all these stories - and they're now a daily occurrence - is that there were plenty of people warning endlessly last year that this is exactly what would happen if he got elected. And guys like this just stuck their heads in the sand and didn't listen. And like so many other Trumpers, I'm sure he thought that Trump using "a fine-toothed comb" meant that it was liberals and others who would pay the price and get fired, not people like him. If you worked for the federal government (or in a job dependent upon federal funds) and you voted for Trump you're crazy and were voting to cut your own throat, whether you now admit it or not.

 

[aGDevil2k]

I have zero sympathy for ANYONE who voted for him or didn't vote for Harris

They can eat it. Their awfulness is causing pain for people who knew better

 

[nycfan]

 

[superrific]

Did not see Kash Patel as the voice of reason.

Unless he's just saving the opportunity to fire them himself.

 

[genevabuck]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If you’re cheering for a South African sociopath to fuck over US military veterans then you should probably stop with that America first bullshit.</p>&mdash; Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) <a href="">February 23, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[wmheel1287]

Did not see Kash Patel as the voice of reason.

Unless he's just saving the opportunity to fire them himself.

Make no mistake, all these fools will be looking for ways to shiv Elon soon. He's a cancer worse than Trump himself and ALL of us will want him on a pike in front of the Capitol before this is over.

Mark my words that the fanboys on here will be first in line with the pitchforks soon but they'll never admit just how wrong they were.

 

[Milk and Cookies]

Did not see Kash Patel as the voice of reason.

Unless he's just saving the opportunity to fire them himself.

I see it as an empty response from a vassal attempting to retain the appearance of control within his fiefdom. The federal government is closer to a feudal state now.