by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
Everyone knew it would end badly sooner or later, but what is happening between former co-presidents Elon Musk and Donald Trump has descended into the crapper much faster and more resoundingly than anyone could have imagined or hoped for. It is a battle of egos playing out in "tweets" and 'truths" across the bizarre landscape of social media, the place where most Americans now turn for their news and entertainment.
Count me as one who is tuned in for the entertainment. (Who doesn't love a good snake fight?) I'm cheering wildly when Elon informs us that the Trump administration won't release the files on pedophile and human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein because Trump is mentioned in those files, and I'm loving it when Trump laments, or at least implies, that the world's richest human (and the de facto manager of the US Space Program) may be suffering some mental health issues, a sad suggestion that might also be read as possible drug issues.
And Tesla stock dropping 14% in a single day! Why, that's just manna from Heaven!
The knives are out, the blood is flowing, and the corn is popping! (I've munched enough popcorn in the last two days to stuff a couch - a big one!). And the pettiness is spreading faster than late-stage cancer. Yesterday Musk un-followed senior Trump aide Stephen Miller on Musk's social media platform "X," just days after luring Miller's wife out of government service to work for him. Former top Trump adviser Steve Bannon is claiming Musk is an "illegal alien" and should be deported immediately. Bannon is calling for an investigation into Musk's reported drug use and his ties to China. Bannon is also concerned and making noises about Musk's potential to influence elections in the United States. (Right. NOW he's concerned!)
Deport Mr. Moneybags. Rootin', Tootin', Putin will fix him up with a luxury apartment on a very high floor somewhere in downtown Moscow. Or maybe he could make camp in one of the Kremlin offices.
Trump seems to be threatening Musk's place at the trough of public money, suggesting that the government could stop its many subsidy payments to Elon. He is even openly speculating about a government takeover of Musk's SpaceX program.
Musk, for his part, is continuing his assault on Trump's Big Beautiful Tax Cut Bill because it doesn't do enough to limit public spending and will result in much higher deficits, which would erase all the wonderful work that Elon claims to have done during his time with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
The very public break-up between Elon and Taco is vile. It's disgusting, and it's playing out in homes across America like some sort of deranged "Real Housewives" season finale. It would almost be too embarrassing to watch - if it wasn't so much damned fun!
Roll in that mud, guys. We're not laughing with you, we're laughing at you. You betcha, we are!
1 comment:
A pleasure to read! Keep up the good work!
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