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bucolic_frolic

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9. It is all by design

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Fri May 30, 2025, 11:49 AM

May 2025

imho, Trump, or whoever is backing Trump, used Eloon to do the dirty work of government destruction. That grabbed the headlines. Now that everything is broken or stolen, Musk takes the blame and Trump says he did a great job MAGA.

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Why did Elon Musk pretend to "step down"? [View all] kentuck May 2025 OP

Musk and his kid hackers till have control of the federal workforce. And all the data. Irish_Dem May 2025 #1

He has stepped down Fiendish Thingy May 2025 #2

Was DOGE ever an official "government Agency"? kentuck May 2025 #3

Trump has lost 96% of court cases against his current administration Fiendish Thingy May 2025 #5

I agree but... kentuck May 2025 #8

How many of those court rulings have been followed? misanthrope May 2025 #12

Do you have evidence they haven't been followed? Fiendish Thingy May 2025 #13

Tesla pressure cbabe May 2025 #4

Would you want to be associated with a rich man who takes food away from starving children? GoodRaisin May 2025 #6

Two Things ProfessorGAC May 2025 #7

It is all by design bucolic_frolic May 2025 #9

It is reported that Elon lost a lot of money in this role.... kentuck May 2025 #10

lol, that is a poignant and timely observation bucolic_frolic May 2025 #11

Puts him off the grid KentuckyWoman May 2025 #14