Trump's Inner Circle Pushes Back on Elon Musk

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Trump’s Inner Circle Pushes Back on Elon Musk

November 13, 2024 at 7:12 am EST By Taegan Goddard 86 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2024/11/13/trumps-inner-circle-pushes-back-on-elon-musk/

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Playbook: “The bigger picture, however, is how Musk is starting to wear out his welcome with some in Trump’s orbit. After initially making a huge splash with his endorsement, made just moments after the July attempt on Trump’s life, some insiders now say he’s become almost a comical distraction, hanging around Mar-a-Lago, sidling into high-level transition meetings and giving unsolicited feedback on Trump’s personnel decisions.”

Said one insider: “Elon is getting a little big for his britches.”

“Trump, for his part, doesn’t seem to mind, relishing the attention he’s getting from the richest man in the world. Over the weekend, our colleagues Meridith McGraw and Natalie Allison reported, Trump was zipping Musk around in his golf cart, introducing him to club members and showing him the resort’s gift shop.”

“That proximity has given Musk access to some of the most intimate details of the Trump transition.”

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Applegrove:

Thiel/Vance must have steam coming out of their ears.

[Lovie777]

1. Why?.....

Jealous.

[magicarpet]

2. Only a matter of time this cast of Fascist clowns get on each other's nerves.

Then comes the long knives of those determined to start slashing throats.

Is there enough popcorn on the entire planet ?

[Irish_Dem]

9. Like in Moscow where all the rich men start falling out of windows.

[Yavin4]

12. The only thing that unites them is hatred of us.

Without us, they fall apart.

[Basso8vb]

3. They are him and he is they.

Forever and ever.

[Kid Berwyn]

5. I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.

Goo-goo, g'joob.

I'm crying.

[applegrove]

6. I was going to add the same lyrics.

[Johnny2X2X]

4. I'd pick Elon over Trump

Elon is a ruthless business man and a sadist, but he's actually got some non awful ideas and he is a master manipulator who can get Trump to go along with some things that might actually help the country.

[MineralMan]

7. Nope. He's as much of a narcissist as Trump.

He also has no moral values, just like Trump. Do not wish for Noel Skum. You might get him.

[Irish_Dem]

10. Musk is a serious drug addict, often out of touch with reality, and mentally ill.

And Musk does what is good for Musk.

I do not see anything good coming from Musk.

[magicarpet]

17. Tick,.. tock,.. tick,..........

Thus far Musk beat Scaramucci,.. so there's that.

[Irish_Dem]

18. But the ending will be much more dramatic.

[RobinA]

20. Not Me

Musk, unlike Trump, may be marginally competent. I do agree he's mentally ill and off his meds.

[louis-t]

8. Ooooh, happened sooner than I thought.

I predicted earlier he would make it at least a few months into the new term.

[Yavin4]

11. Trump feels threatened being around someone richer than him.

Trump uses promises of riches to keep people loyal to him and uses that to make them do his dirty work. That won't work on Musk. The only thing that Musk needs from Trump is power, and Trump is not going to share that with him.

[Solly Mack]

13. Evil spawn siblings fighting for Daddy's attention.

[ZonkerHarris]

14. I wonder how many Scaramucci's Musk will last?

[Initech]

15. Their personalities are going to eat each other and I'm totally here for it!

Elon will try to undo the government, but he'll likely be the undoing of the Fox / Heritage / MAGA agenda instead.

[stillcool]

16. guess you get what you pay for...

if you have enough/loan enough money. I wish I knew who all the players were. At least make it interesting.

[dickthegrouch]

19. They are such entitled assholes, they probably think musk owes them a little something too.

Corruption, anyone?

[woodsprite]

21. He's probably already shown him the secret "secret documents" room. nt