“The way is to be slim and beautiful”: Musk’s critique of the massive Kochian wall-crossing bill on a New Year’s Resolution

On Thursday, Trump said he was surprised that Musk was saying what he was thinking, but that he thought the mogul was wrong in his criticism.

Musk knew the inner workings of the bill better than almost anyone and never had a problem after he left, he said. Musk claimed that the bill was never shown to him.

After leaving the helm of the government-slashing unit, Musk called the mega bill a “disgusting disgrace” and has been viciously attacking it for days.

“In the entire history of civilization, there has never been legislation that both big and beautiful,” Musk posted Thursday. “Everyone knows this! Either you get a large bill or a small bill. The way is to be slim and beautiful.

Trump and Musk are fighting the girls are fighting ggg: A tragic reading of Musk and Musk’s alleged ill-gotten gains

They leave, and come back in the morning and the glamor is gone. The whole world is different, and they become hostile, I don’t know what it is,” Trump said.

The month of May seems to show that the meltdowns are just beginning. Two men are fighting with vague threats, and public information. But that fight just keeps escalating, and the stakes could not be higher.

There is an alleged member of Musk’s coterie of baby mamas who has chosen to weigh in on the internet. If you need any split up advice, give me a call at X, I will be happy to help.

Democrats on the Oversight Committee are trying to subpoena Musk. Nancy Mace (R-SC) suspended the hearing to give Republicans time to arrive and vote against the subpoena. Should Trump demand it, it’s easy to imagine another vote happening — one that hauls Musk in front of Congress.

Musk said, “Go ahead, make my day.” Then, he posted, “Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public.” Musk has also dined with the man, and has been subpoenaed for documents.

Musk, on the other hand, hasn’t sent that $100 million check, and may choose not to after this contretemps. He has enough funds to fund primary challenges throughout the country, as well as engage in aggressive lobbying against the bill or any future pet Trump project. If SpaceX contracts are canceled, that may strand some military satellites, too.

After the market closed, Musk announced that SpaceX would begin decommissioning their Dragon spacecraft immediately, in light of the President’s cancellation of my government contracts. The International Space Station is an example of a space station where the Dragon is used.

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The Reality-TV Torsle: Donald Trump and Elon Musk and the Girls Are Fighting Against The Word Wristed (Word, Really)

I would be suspicious of the use of the word went. That’s a pretty actionable threat. (Also jawboning, though at this point who’s keeping track?) It would probably fuck up what’s left of NASA in a pretty significant way, but whatever.

Both of these men are great at commanding attention, and this reality-TV tussle is playing out on social media. It is also deeply petty. The government contractor is very dependent on federal contracts so posting about the deficit is a nice volley. Trump spiked it.

Stephen Miller and the pundit Charlie Kirk were also eliminated from Musk’s email list. He retweeted old clips of himself saying that the federal deficit needed to come down, and put up a poll: “Is it time to create a new political party in America that actually represents the 80% in the middle?” It is pinned to Musk’s profile. Yes has the majority of the votes with 83 percent.

In a move to burn their relationship out in public, Donald Trump and Elon Musk, two of our most media-friendly personalities, have begun posting on their public social media networks. I have seen theories that this is kayfabe, and I don’t buy it. Trump and Musk have publicly shit-talked people, including each other, before turning around and working with them. But this is real; threats are being made. I don’t know how serious it is.

Source: Let’s all do a dramatic reading of Trump and Musk’s mean posts

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