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Former adviser taunts president over links to Epstein while Trump threatens to cancel contracts for Musk companies

Elon Musk called for Donald Trump to be impeached after mocking his connections to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as the president threatened to cancel federal contracts and tax subsidies for Musk’s companies in an extraordinary social media feud on Thursday.

The deterioration of their once close relationship into bitter acrimony came over the course of several remarkable hours during which the president and the world’s richest man hurled deeply personal insults over matters significant and insignificant.

In the most churlish moment of the astonishing saga, Musk said on X the reason the Trump administration had not released the files into Epstein was because they implicated the president. He later quote-tweeted a post calling for Trump to be removed and said Trump’s tariffs would cause a recession.

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[–] [email protected] 164 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 week ago
[–] jballs 69 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

I hate to be a Debby Downer, but the headline is a bit sensationalist. This is how Elon "called for Donald Trump to be impeached":

That's it. He wrote "Yes".

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I don't think that's sensationalist at all. It's a pretty direct and clear call for impeachment.

But I'd rather talk about that original Tweet. Obviously, Trump being impeached (and convicted by the Senate) would result in Vance replacing him; that's how it works. But the choice to specifically highlight the Vance part of it implies not just a desire for Trump to be gone, but for Vance specifically to be in. Which is wild. I can't imagine any human on earth actually being pro-Vance. There's the sane people, who oppose the entire administration, and there's the Magats who are rabidly pro-Trump. Who exactly supports Trump's diet lacky?

[–] spidermanchild 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Vance represents the tech bro "libertatian" wing with Thiel and those ghouls. Musk fits right in.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Vance was placed there with the objective to replace Trump eventually. These guys don't need Trump any more, but like the industrials underestimated Hitler when they put him into power, Thiel and co are probably underestimating Trump's shrewdness. He will burn everything down before he'll be put out of power.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Anyone with any stock in big eyeliner obviously. There are tens of us!

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago

But that doesn't bring in the clicks. And really, that's all we care about, right?

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Everyone that works with Trump always regrets it eventually. Everyone.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

"Oh, but he won't do that to me ."

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Elon's going to lose this fight. All the other rich people backing Trump still think the snake won't bite them, and Elon doesn't have the same cult of personality Trump does. He had some good will for a while, but he's been burning that ever since the weird pedo guy thing, and that's nowhere near Trump's fucking cult energy. Forty years from now there's still going to be dumbasses and edgy teens talking about how they heard a rumor that Trump is still alive out there in the wastes that used to be middle America.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Elon doesn't have the same cult of personality Trump does

He used to, but then he started associating with Trump.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Musk wants his money back! I’d vote to let him return his purchase in this case.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

250m for the opportunity to burn the wealthiest country in the world to the grouns? That was a one-time offer with an obvious no-return policy.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Yeah what about all of the endorsements and support?

[–] Reverendender 25 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago (2 children)

How long before trump declares that Elon isn’t hot anymore?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes… and gets picked up by ICE and sent to El Salvador instead of Africa.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago

Can't wait to hear the Alex Jones mental gymnastics lol

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago

Elon could easily buy enough of the Senate to have Individual 1 removed at long last.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fascist infighting is always fun to watch

[–] atzanteol 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's not tho. This is, difficult as it is to say, America's leadership. It's disgusting, humiliating, and dangerous.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Its the inevitability and hoeplessness that makes it funny to me. I know this country will never get better, so I will enjoy the death of an empire I have learned to hate while I can.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

Now would be an optimal time for Putin to off one or both. Maximum chaos.

[–] L0rdMathias 12 points 1 week ago

Buyer's Remorse

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I want to know what’s happening quietly while everybody’s all consumed with the ego drama.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

We still have the big bogus bill….

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

At this point Trump running interference and cockblocking Thiel and his billionare creeper squad from re-enacting the Business plot would be the best ( and funniest ) result.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Man... Ilit seems crazy to think that this isn't something there's a task force for. Or like, a 3rds party mutually assured destruction situation for this.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It would be hilarious if this escalates to Elmo getting deported xD

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Musk needs to put his money where his mouth is, otherwise this is just a long-con IMO.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Elmo always has been a long con, he's been a con man for decades now. Every other word out of his mouth is a lie

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Hahaha love it!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Trump forgot who wears the pants in this relationship.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

better , if you primary every republican supporting trump, to stick it to him.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Has anybody checked in on Patel and Bongino?

Are Patels eyes just now permanently stuck in bugged out psycopath stare now?

Did Bongino have a heart attack?

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dear god.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=9-FCJwuv0i0

Patel was on Joe Rogan and learned about Elon claiming Trump is in the Epstein files in real fucking time.

Patel: Not my lane, staying out of this.

wwwhhhhaaaaaat?!

Fucking 'no comment'?

Motherfucker, you are the head of the FBI who is supposedly currently combing through those files!

No fucking comment?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Fucking cunts...

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