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Elon Musk, a Republican megadonor and close Trump ally, is reportedly set to have office space in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the West Wing.

Musk is expected to head the "Department of Government Efficiency," aiming to reduce federal spending under Trump.

Critics question Musk's influence, noting his frequent presence at key Trump meetings and events.

This move, if confirmed, would grant Musk continued access to Trump post-inauguration, sparking debate about the billionaire’s role in the administration despite holding no official government position.

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[–] Snapz 1 points 6 minutes ago

They are building a playroom for trump and a tunnel between that and 9gal so they can swap, elon will "work" in the Oval - meaning he'll just stand in there and "floss" all day like the fucking loser he's repeatedly shown himself to be

[–] [email protected] 2 points 45 minutes ago

Set? Office Space? OH! So he's going to reenact the movie !

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago

Aw, he's moved his lover in.

[–] uebquauntbez 11 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Every president in the White House needs a dog eh?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 hours ago

Yup, that’s why Trump is there.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 15 hours ago

Let me guess, he wanted "that to sink in" ? 😂

[–] Gammelfisch 19 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Next door to the Russian and Chinese oligarch offices.

[–] FelixCress 4 points 20 hours ago

The most likely, so he could give them a blowjob from time to time.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 19 hours ago

I cannot wait until the Orange Idiot gets sick of him and Musk suddenly becomes a Democrat.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 day ago

Of course the real President should have offices in the White House!

[–] MooseTheDog 9 points 23 hours ago

Now we can get Tesla Whitehouse recall announcements.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 18 hours ago

I'd say he's gonna have more of an idiocracy in the white house.

[–] 58008 48 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not that I would ever condone or encourage such abhorrent and inexcusable behaviour, but it would seem like if anyone in US politics is begging for a bullet, it's Musk. Even more so than Trump or his cabinet of monstrosities. Musk is uniquely poised to catch a round in the dome. And it will probably be a MAGA lunatic that does it.

[–] Deway 17 points 1 day ago

Musk is a bigger problem for the world as a whole than Trump is. So yeah, I still don't get why it hasn't happened yet.

[–] [email protected] 76 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Waitaminute... Isn't he going into the tesla office every day? I thought employees couldn't be productive without being in the office!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Come on, there's the press releases and public relations and then there's reality.

The reality is that businesses want employees to leave so they can avoid paying severance and because the banks will give them preferential rates for utilizing office space, keeping commercial properties artificially inflated despite major changes in the perception and reality about how work can be performed.

It's easy to downsize at very large companies, it just piles on more work for those that remain. During booming times like most tech companies had in the pandemic they hired like gangbusters at the behest of middle management, now it's austerity time so they can focus on massive profits while corporate taxes are at an excessive temporary low.

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[–] psycho_driver 32 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is it just me or is Elon's appearance taking on more and more the embodiment of a fart in human form?

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[–] foggy 181 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (7 children)

Oligarchy.

We're no better than Russia.

By design.

We lost the cold war folks.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

We’re no better than Russia.

Gulag for you, comrade.

Maybe the US needs more political prisoners so we can be up to par from the minority parties. The hatred is almost there amongst the loyalists to the billionaire elite. Just check out a fox news comments section, they'd love to shoot some democrats up. They don't even consider them human anymore.

I can't believe how mass media is turning people into monsters who cheer for the death of hard working working class families while the billionaires get bigger and bigger handouts from tax dollars.

[–] [email protected] 66 points 1 day ago (24 children)

The Cold War is still going on, the goal is to destroy America from the inside because a frontal assault is impossible.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago

Good grief. This post's thumbnail is huge and hard to look at.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Oh man he's gonna give so many more blowjobs than Melania

[–] irreticent 10 points 21 hours ago
[–] bitchkat 6 points 1 day ago

69 is one of favorite numbers. The other is 420, He has priced cars at $69,420 in the past.

[–] [email protected] 95 points 1 day ago (4 children)

In related news JD Vance reported that he has opted for a room at the local Motel 6 for his accomodations...

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[–] [email protected] 82 points 1 day ago (3 children)
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[–] Fades 22 points 1 day ago

Jesus fucking Christ

[–] FlyingSquid 51 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I would hope so. He's the president.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What shape is that office?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago
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