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Miles Archer

(19,067 posts)
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 03:18 PM Wednesday

Trump hints that the Muskrat's White House couch surfing days are nearing an end

It doesn't matter...Musk achieved his intended goals (NOT his "stated" goals...he hit less than 15% of his target on those).

Acyn
@Acyn
Trump: You’ve done an incredible job. $150 billion.

Musk: 160

Trump: That number could be doubled or tripled




Aaron Rupar
@atrupar
"At some point he wants to get back home to his cars" -- it certainly sounds like Trump is trying to nudge Elon out the door




MEANWHILE:

Cory Booker
@CoryBooker
In just 100 days, DOGE hasn’t saved Americans the $1 trillion Musk promised. Instead, they’ve slashed vital services, fired thousands of public servants, exposed sensitive government data, and unleashed chaos and dysfunction. In fact, once you factor in the cost of the many lawsuits, they cost Americans more money as the overall government expenditures have gone up.

This isn’t government efficiency. It’s government-sanctioned sabotage.


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Trump hints that the Muskrat's White House couch surfing days are nearing an end (Original Post) Miles Archer Wednesday OP
Sob, the bromance is over. greatauntoftriplets Wednesday #1
He wants the full spotlight back Miles Archer Wednesday #3
It was inevitable. greatauntoftriplets Wednesday #4
Trump got what he wanted...or so he thinks. Miles Archer Wednesday #7
It could be double or triple or in fact we spent more Johonny Wednesday #2
The Aaron Rupar thread on Twitter is packed with headlines about DOGE's failures Miles Archer Wednesday #5
We will need a full investigation at some point newdeal2 Wednesday #6
We need to know what they leaked to China Johonny Wednesday #8
AFAIK, Musk has already packed his bags and left DC. Nt Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #9

Miles Archer

(19,067 posts)
3. He wants the full spotlight back
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 03:23 PM
Wednesday

Evident from another one of his "cabinet meetings" while they all trip and stumble over each other to praise dear leader.

He's at 39% approval and he needs to prove that number is "fake" (even though, of course, it isn't).

No room for a drug-addled bouncing prancing circus jester.

Miles Archer

(19,067 posts)
7. Trump got what he wanted...or so he thinks.
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 03:32 PM
Wednesday

Musk spent over $300 million to buy the election for Trump, and then that "model" collapsed in Wisconsin.

It's going to be a LONG time before the "value" of what Musk walked away with is apparent. He could use the data he took in untold ways, none of them "good."

But that's how two scorpions enter into a bromance.

Trump needs to think he got the better end of the deal, and Musk lets him.

Johonny

(23,494 posts)
2. It could be double or triple or in fact we spent more
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 03:22 PM
Wednesday

Money than Joe Biden did. It could be a negative number. That is right Doge cost more than it saved.

Genius

Miles Archer

(19,067 posts)
5. The Aaron Rupar thread on Twitter is packed with headlines about DOGE's failures
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 03:26 PM
Wednesday

But it was never about saving money. It was about collapsing government institutions, data mining for nefarious purposes, hobbling agencies with regulatory authority over Musk's businesses, and robbing the bank on the way out.

He met all of those targets.

newdeal2

(2,416 posts)
6. We will need a full investigation at some point
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 03:31 PM
Wednesday

And also hold Eloon and his punk kids responsible. And setup a way that this can never happen again.

Johonny

(23,494 posts)
8. We need to know what they leaked to China
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 03:52 PM
Wednesday

And Russia

We need to know what Trojans they have placed in the system

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