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Republicans: "Billionaires are just better than everyone else and we should all get out of their way and hand them the keys to everything for the betterment of all mankind."
Republicans After Being Forced to Spend One (1) Week Around Elon Musk: "No, shit, wait, these guys are fucking idiots!"
Oh man I can't wait for this knot of over-torqued springs to explode apart into pieces. Too bad the shrapnel will probably kill us all.
Too bad the shrapnel will probably kill us all.
I'm here for it.
Obviously, Musk wants to be the shadow president of the USA but I don't think it'll play out as he hopes.
He doesn't want to be co-president. He's a founder of the USA.
has joined key diplomatic calls and even attempted to broker peace with Iran.
I have to stop reading the news here. I can feel the aneurysm growing in my head.
Non American here but is that not against the law? He is no official representative...
Likely, but who is going to do anything about it? My country is an embarrassment and proven that there are no laws for those under a certain status/value.
I'm no american either so no idea. There are quite some things where I as a European can only think either “wtf, how is that legal?” or “wtf, that makes no sense”.
Especially that the president can apparently choose any people with any qualifications (or a complete lack thereof) for any position whatsoever. even if they are completely unsuitable or even completely contrary to the purpose of the position.
A modern democracy should have certain safeguards in place. Or at least some fucking standards and requirements.
I'm gonna call bullshit on this. For years now, I've been reading articles just like this one, and at the end of the day, nobody that could change anything did a fucking thing. It's just posturing and means nothing.
Everybody hated everybody and I didn't like what Trump was doing, but I fucking did it anyway. Buy my book.
Pre-covid Musk quit Trumps presidential councils over "withdrawal of the Paris climate accord." If nothing else, theres a possibility, I guess...
Pre-covid Musk was still pretending to be a liberal.
Yeah, well...
Happened once, doesn't mean it's can't happen again. No matter how unlikely, this time.
All of the people swirling around in the sewage that is donvict's thugs are probably pissing off each other, because all of them are Karens, FFS.
Even annoying AF people get annoyed by other annoying assholes...
It’ll be the first time in his life he is not the boss. That’ll likely lead to a problem.
I forgot there were going to be potentially 3 CEOs in the Whitehouse. They're going to get under each other's skin like you wouldn't believe. We're still fucked but the infighting should be quite enjoyable.
As a European, I'm here with a bucket of popcorn in one hand, enjoying the shit show. I'm of course scared for what will happen, and the consequences will impact the entire planet, but since I have absolutely nothing I can do about it, the enjoyment will suffice.
All of Donnie’s boys sitting in the “work in the White House together” challenge like
Even funnier context is that this episode he was annoyed at Tesla. 🤣
Yep. Best to enjoy the circus and try to ignore you can't leave the show.
It's going to be 4 years of basically watching all of these imbeciles gnaw at eachother while everyone else's quality of life just dies around them. Lovely.
He's pissing off everyone in the world.
The more he acts up, the quicker trump will dump his ass. Fat Donnie is the dictator and wants all the attention, other people taking that away get dumped, bigly!
By Christmas the Department of Government Efficiency (they really should have used Excess for the E) will no longer be going to exist.
they really should have used Excess for the E
Holy shit, you're so right, it would've made so much more sense! But do you really think they know hard words like this? I'd be utterly flabbergasted if trump had used the word "holistic" in a sentence that would've made sense, but that won't happen.
Are we going to see Trump Admin Churn before he even takes office!?
How many Scarumuccis will some of these douchebags last?
remember: First Lady Elon Musk
Secret Service codename: X-wife
I was thinking : Melon-Head
Elonia Trump.
First bromance Elon Musk.
Good.
Cool. Maybe they’ll all drop dead or smth
What, the autistic tech bro doesn't fit in with the conservative old pedophile club?
Just wait until one of their phones break or they need a printer set up, they'll be begging him then.
Does he even know how to do that stuff? I got the impression he's just a loudmouth dumbass who doesn't know anything about anything. I know his fanbois think he's some kind of UberEngineer, but....I have seen no evidence of that.