Trump / Musk (other than DOGE) Omnibus Thread

[StrangePackage]

Like, he bought a social media platform instead of going to therapy.

Therapy and trying to be a decent father would have been so much better for literally every other human on the planet.

 

[lawtig02]

Like, he bought a social media platform instead of going to therapy.

Therapy and trying to be a decent father would have been so much better for literally every other human on the planet.

We talking about Musk or Trump here?

 

[ZenMode]

And, tequila.

 

[ZenMode]

I wanted to post this in response to the 'magic ponies' meme, but can't find it.

In shift, Trump downgrades soaring rhetoric on campaign promises

President-elect Trump on the campaign trail made grandiose promises to voters to bring down costs quickly, to end the war in Ukraine before he even took office and to use tariffs to bolster the U.S. economy and manufacturing.

Since winning November’s election, Trump has indicated delivering on those promises may not be as simple as advertised.

Trump in a recent “Meet the Press” interview said he could not guarantee tariffs would not lead to higher consumer prices.

He acknowledged in a Time magazine interview for his Person of the Year honor that it’s difficult to bring down the cost of groceries once they’ve gone up.

And in his first post-election press conference from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Trump suggested ending the war in Ukraine would be more difficult than easing tensions in the Middle East.

While Democrats and critics accused Trump of lowering expectations or signaling he would not deliver on his campaign promises, the Trump transition and other allies argued it was the president-elect shifting from sweeping campaign rhetoric to the nuances and realities of governing.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5051314-trump-campaign-promises-difficulties/

 

[heelinhell]

MAGAs may not be the sharpest knives in the drawer, but some are beginning to realize they got snookered

'Are you selling us out?': Trump's new comments met with immediate backlash from MAGA base

Donald Trump on Saturday was hit with outrage from his own base, after the president elect sided with billionaire Elon Musk over other MAGA personalities. Laura Loomer is among those far-right influencers who have picked a fight with Musk over certain immigration visas, which he says are...

www.rawstory.com

 

[lawtig02]

While Democrats and critics accused Trump of lowering expectations or signaling he would not deliver on his campaign promises, the Trump transition and other allies argued it was the president-elect shifting from sweeping campaign rhetoric to the nuances and realities of governing.

Yeah, that’s pretty much the same thing.

 

[nycfan]

 

[ZenMode]

Yeah, that’s pretty much the same thing.

Yep, they're just making it sound pretty with political speak.

 

[nycfan]

He’s too rich to have a conflict of interest is a new one.

 

[nycfan]

 

[StrangePackage]

He’s too rich to have a conflict of interest is a new one.

Our press is absolutely complicit in what's happening.

A real journalist would have eviscerated him for a claim like that.

 

[lawtig02]

Maybe Trump’s supporters should have listened to what Trump said on the campaign trail like all of us Trump detractors did. Or is that just TDS, calla?

 

[lawtig02]

Our press is absolutely complicit in what's happening.

A real journalist would have eviscerated him for a claim like that.

Sununu’s a smart guy. There’s no way he actually believes bullshit like that.

 

[Centerpiece]

Sununu’s a smart guy. There’s no way he actually believes bullshit like that.

So he's just doing the trump thing? Talking BS out his ass - knowing full well it's BS, but it might play well in the clubhouse, or might gain some leverage somewhere?

 

[Healing]

So he's just doing the trump thing? Talking BS out his ass - knowing full well it's BS, but it might play well in the clubhouse, or might gain some leverage somewhere?

He realizes Musk is now, or will soon be, the kingmaker. Musk could “invest” $5-10 billion per year to manipulate elections and not change his lifestyle one iota.

 

[Lando]

The notion that Trump is too rich to be bought and therefore not susceptible to corruption has been bouncing around since the trip down the escalator. Trying that line outside of the RW bubble feels new though.

 

[lawtig02]

The notion that Trump is too rich to be bought and therefore not susceptible to corruption has been bouncing around since the trip down the escalator. Trying that line outside of the RW bubble feels new though.

That line only has the potential to work on people who have know clue whatsoever how very rich people operate.

 

[Healing]

That line only has the potential to work on people who have know clue whatsoever how very rich people operate.

Most people don’t understand the sociopath mindset of “more is never enough”.

 

[lawtig02]

Most people don’t understand the sociopath mindset of “more is never enough”.

That and, “I’m not being bought if I’m also getting something from the deal.”

 

[altmin]

He’s too rich to have a conflict of interest is a new one.

Remember when Sununu was seen as a "good" Republican?