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Trump / Musk (other than DOGE)

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ChapelHillSooner said:
Musk is far more exposed and in danger than he realizes - whether it be from others or Trump himself.

He can’t coexist with Trump and that might just be deadly for him.
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IMO, the moment Trump suspects that Elon is getting him into trouble with even his base he won't hesitate to toss him overboard and blame everything that has gone wrong so far on Musk. He'll become Dear Leader's very convenient scapegoat. Trump is likely already privately getting annoyed at all of the jokes about Elon being the "Co-President" (which is true) and how much power he has.
 
Turd Ferguson said:
Pub officials are getting more and more blowback from Pub voters. A lot of MAGA are getting their faces eaten by leopards.
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Yep. And while Congressional Republicans have stayed mostly silent because of their fear of getting called RINOs by Trump himself and primaried by even more extreme Trumpers with Dear Leader's endorsement, what they have yet to realize is that as more Republicans are hurt by these cuts they won't take their anger out on Dear Leader, they'll take it out on them, likely by just staying home and not voting. Not that many of them will be willing to face Trump's wrath, but they are going to be in a difficult position with their base. Sucks for them, I guess.
 


“… The White House and Trump’s supporters have attributed the low numbers to his tough border stances, including the deployment of the troops, which they say shows migrants they are ready to hold the line.

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… In addition to force deployments, Trump has shut down the entire asylum system at the southern border, denying migrants a chance to ask for safety even if they attempt to do so at a legal port of entry.

Meanwhile, some of Trump’s detractors—and even some supporters—have called the troop deployment a waste of resources.

Alberto Olivares, a retired Border Patrol agent, said he has been thrilled to see the developments at the border in the past month and he gives the credit to Trump. But, as he spots the soldiers around town and the helicopters from his otherwise-tranquil ranch, he said he doesn’t know why they are there. …”
 
nycfan said:

Requiem For The West​

Trump and Vance have put a stake in the heart of the free world.​


andrewsullivan.substack.com

Requiem For The West

Trump and Vance have put a stake in the heart of the free world.
andrewsullivan.substack.com andrewsullivan.substack.com

"...It is a fascinating moment, isn’t it, when Reagan’s vision of the West is finally swept into the dustbin of history by a Republican president.

And that is the only solid conclusion one can make after this week of astonishing incompetence and madness. We only saw Donald Trump’s foreign policy darkly in his first term — constrained, as he was, by a handful of white-knuckled Republicans in the executive branch.

Now we see it face to face. It’s a vision where international law disappears, great powers divide up the planet into spheres of influence, and the strong always control the weak. It’s Trump’s vision of domestic politics as well. And of life.

Control, plunder, gloat. This is the Trump way.

...What he is doing is not about making a tough peace deal with Russia, recalibrating NATO, or protecting Ukraine’s democracy. He is merely setting the terms of a new alliance and relationship with the criminal Russian dictatorship — directed against the European democracies.

More TDS from yours truly? But what other conclusion can one draw when the president cuts the Ukrainians and their European allies out of the dealmaking, has already conceded Ukraine’s conquered territory before any talks, insists that Ukraine started the war, that Zelensky, and not Putin, is the dictator, and is demanding reparations in advance ... from Ukraine, not Russia! The reparations amount to a US claim on 50 percent of Ukraine's mineral deposits forever. It’s the equivalent of “We’re gonna take Iraq’s oil.” It’s a form of imperial pillage. But it’s vintage Trump.

And notice that this isn’t part of full negotiations with Russia. Trump wanted Zelensky to sign away half his country’s mineral rights to the US in perpetuity before he had asked anything of Putin. And he gave Zelensky three hours to read and sign it. Trump, of course, was incensed when Zelensky refused. This is how a Trump official described the mood: “We created a monster with Zelensky. And these Trump-deranged Europeans who won’t send troops are giving him terrible advice.”

Zelensky is a monster but Putin is our friend. ...

... Vance’s speech and Trump’s remarks make it clear that the US is no longer in alliance with Europe at all, but with Russia against Europe, and Europe’s liberal elites. The goal now is to replace those elites with Moscow-friendly governments, bent on repatriation of illegal migrants. Hence the stunning endorsement of the AfD by Elon Musk — the second most powerful man in the Trump administration.

After what the president and vice president have said this week, it’s fair to say, I think, that NATO is effectively over. No one can even faintly believe that the US under Trump would abide by Article 5 to defend another member state. Trump has just told the Baltic states: you’re on your own now. If you resist Russian control, you’ll deserve what you get. ..."
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Sullivan is a panicky little bitch so I’d read him with a silo full of salt.
 
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