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‘They will collide eventually’: how long will the Trump-Musk relationship survive? (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] Mateoto 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This is just hopeium. Musk owns Trump, and Trump—being a fake billionaire—relies on financial backing from fascist tech bros.

Trump has never had real power. His strongman act is just a cover for his fragile ego.

The only thing that could break his ties with Musk and the “Broligarchs” is if the American people turn on him out of anger or disillusionment. But even then, it wouldn’t be about principles—just money shifting elsewhere. Under pressure, Trump would likely turn on his own backers to save himself.

[–] cmbabul 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

If Trump was smart he would do his own night of long knives on his wealthy handlers and seize their assets as his own.

To be clear I fucking hate him too but it would at least narrow our shit to worry about list