Elon Musk Is Pissing Off Everyone on Trump’s Team
newrepublic.com
“He wants to be seen as having say in everything (even if he doesn’t),” one person in Trump’s orbit said.

Summary

“He wants to be seen as having say in everything (even if he doesn’t),” one person in Trump’s orbit said.

Elon Musk’s growing influence in Donald Trump’s orbit is reportedly irritating members of the former president’s inner circle.

Since his efforts helped secure Trump’s reelection, Musk has been highly visible at Mar-a-Lago, taking credit for Trump’s victory and acting as if he’s a “co-president.”

Musk has joined key diplomatic calls and even attempted to broker peace with Iran.

Despite his appointment to lead the Department of Government Efficiency, some close to Trump feel Musk’s overreach and need for attention may jeopardize his position, as Trump dislikes sharing the spotlight.

  • BassTurd@lemmy.world
    305·
    7 days ago

    I’m gonna call bullshit on this. For years now, I’ve been reading articles just like this one, and at the end of the day, nobody that could change anything did a fucking thing. It’s just posturing and means nothing.

    • sik0fewl@lemmy.ca
      221·
      7 days ago

      Everybody hated everybody and I didn’t like what Trump was doing, but I fucking did it anyway. Buy my book.

    • FarFarAway@startrek.websiteEnglish
      9·
      7 days ago

      Pre-covid Musk quit Trumps presidential councils over “withdrawal of the Paris climate accord.” If nothing else, theres a possibility, I guess…

    • enbyecho@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      6 days ago

      “nobody that could change anything did a fucking thing”

      Actually, things did happen. Many things happened. Your ignorance of them doesn’t mean they didn’t happen.

      In this case we have an incoming chaos presidency. Government by chaos doesn’t work well and tends to return to stasis not least because people tend to want to do their jobs. Musk will disappear onto his next ADHD and excessive wealth-fueled adventure, probably Vance will have Trump shuffled quietly to the side (or maybe out a window) and the infighting among cabinet members and political appointees will ensure that few of Trump’s “promises” are kept.

      There will be lots of damage, many people will suffer, and recovery will take a long time. But out of that things will change.

      • BassTurd@lemmy.world
        5·
        6 days ago

        Yea, lots of things did happen, and most of them were bad. The people that I’m referring to that “could change” things are the republicans that could use their votes to stop tyranny, but none of them did.

        I hope that you’re correct that we will see change from this, but I don’t agree with you that Musk is going to fade into political irrelevance and that JD will sunset Trump.