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Translation: "give me enough money and I'll promote whatever you want."
Most presidents at least pretended they couldn't be bought.
He on the other hand is haggling openly and then brags about it.
And his moron followers are proud of him 🙄
He's going to "drain the swamp" and replace it with an auction house.
I thought he was draining the swamp so he could sell swamp water?
Turns out "playing 4D chess" is just MAGA politikese for "broadcasting our corruption loudly and assuming enough people are also either too corrupt, ignorant, or disaffected to do anything about it."
Nah. Imo, this is him telling oil company that they need to step up and fully fund his requests for money "or else". Didn't he recently ask the oil industry for an insane amount of money at the beginning of his campaign or something?
That's not really contradicting what I'm saying.
No, you're right. But I think this is specifically a message to the oil industry.
Bought and paid for politician Trump is.
Except he doesn't sell himself to the highest buidder, he'll sell out to any and all of them at the same time.
I thought you were supposed to not admit to the bribe.
The argument has always been, “No, we just give to candidates who support our cause.” Of course everyone knows that’s BS, because the support always follows the cash. But then here comes this dumbass and just- up and admits to corruption.
It's OK, the Supreme Court has confirmed that bribes are totally legal now.
Incredible way to openly admit that your policy agenda is for sale to the highest bidder.
Oh he's never tried to hide that he's for sale... e.g. https://www.budget.senate.gov/chairman/newsroom/press/budget-finance-committees-launch-joint-investigation-into-donald-trumps-quid-pro-quo-offer-to-big-oil-
How the US does not read this as: "I was bribed by the CEO of < company > to enact policies that benefit them" is beyond me.
Be better America.
A large swath of the US are people with a single braincell bouncing around their skull like a DVD logo.
The average American having a reading level of 8th grade level has a lot to do with it...
"The battery car guy gave me more money than the gas car guys. I have no choice!"
The same Elon Musk that permanently deleted this image off the internet forever?
"I'm no puppet! You're the puppet!"
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malandragem
Our society is crumbling into disrepair. Politicians openly solicit quid pro quo. This flagrantly corrupt culture needs a shock.
Imagine being so blatant on bribery.
Translation: Elon musk is giving me money and is calling me a cool guy. I have to help him.
Trump says the quiet part ("I am totally bribe-able") out loud, all the time because he's a complete freaking idiot. There is no filter between his mouth and what's left of his brain.
This is the real Trump. The moron. This isn't "off the cuff","exaggeration" or "locker room talk" Believe people when they show you what they really are.
because he's a complete freaking idiot.
The scary part is nobody's listening. I can scream at the top of my lungs the fact that vaccines are harmless but measles outbreaks are increasing. People out there hunting immigrants while the 1% pockets their surplus value.
People aren't thinking, they are just reacting on emotions.
And funnily enough, if Trump were to be elected, then suddenly Trump would forget about how much Elon helped him. Trump has a terrible record for keeping contracts, so I don't think he's good with returning favors.
God damnit, yesterday I explained to someone in another thread what Trump meant when he said he could get Elon to kneel and beg, that Trump as President could revoke EV subsidies and/or heavily influence or defund NASA such that they stop funding SpaceX.
I did not expect this goddamned moron to just actually say as much, directly, out loud, 12 hours later.
300m+ citizens, and policy is based on the employer of one man.
USA: Best politics money can buy.
*Bribed
Gratuity
Just waiting for MAGA idiots to start buying EVs to "own the libs". I mean, I'd rather people shift to EVs because it's less damaging to the environment; but, a win is a win, I guess.
OK, LGBTQ organizations, Librarians, Pro-Choice organizations, and Satanic Temple - you know what to do now. He'll have no choice but to support you and then what will his base do? Checkmate magas!! ;)
Trump endorsed EVs for $180 million, I wonder what his rock-bottom lowest price is?
Twenty bucks?
There's an anecdote I've seen a few times on the Internet about a newspaper in the 80s sending rich people checks for tiny amounts of money, like $.15, just to see who'd cash 'em. Trump was the only one who did.
Goya beans v2.
Maybe Elon can add an auxiliary engine solely for rolling coal
Lol so he just said that he can't argue with being bought. Hmm, noticed the "drain the swamp" tagline coincidentally has faded out since 2015.
MAGA nut jobs: wtf, I love EVs!
Someome should ask him how many times he's been paid to change his mind
It's funny to see the aesthetic transformation of Tesla's vehicles overlaid with the timeline of Musk's weirdification. I mean he was always a shitheel fuck, but in the past he was a lot more confused about who to game and how to game them.
Yeah, but what if there is a shark 10 feet away? What do I do then?
