Trump has promised a cabinet position to every insufferable asshole in the country who insists that everyone accept their own fringe views and talks over anyone who disagrees, while also knowing nothing about what they're talking about. This is gonna be funny to watch, but painful to experience.
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The only good part of the Trump regime will be watching them infight as we all go up in flames.
A less endearing Dwight Schrute
Assistant to the regional dictator
Is he (or ANYONE else for that matter) really under the impression that he had any effect on the election one way or the other? That's the biggest sign of arrogance right there.
Except in this case he did. Hundreds of millions of dollars of influence.
When senators get bought off on issues for a couple thousand bucks at most, his contribution unfortunately did indeed sway minds that mattered.
He's a genius billionaire, so we should always listen to what he says, no matter how stupid it is.
/s
Sucks to be them.
Wouldn't it be awesome if they had a big punch-up?
It would be nice if their future punchups doesn't include us as potential collateral :')
It would be like some old celebrity and someone heavily involved in social media going at it
Why is his simile upside down
Trump should just shit his pants every time Elon shows up.
What makes you think he doesn't?
I'm looking forward to 4 years of great and annoying articles like this
Didn't see this coming from about 136 miles away. Oh no...
Musk has joined key diplomatic calls and even attempted to broker peace with Iran.
That's a pretty clear violation of the Logan Act. Gettin' blue from holding my breath over here.
Historically the Logan act has been interpreted to not include the Presiden-Elect and their incoming administration.
If the things mentioned this is the most "normal".
Is it possible to be part of an administration if you've only been named as part of a department that doesn't exist?
I'm sure Gutless Garland will get right on it.
Who are we all really kidding with any semblance of expectations, though? It hasn't even been 100 uears since Kennedy and the crack job that was the Warren Commission.
I'm sure the judiciary is gonna take care of it.
Just after they have some tea and cake.
Are the people singing yet?
Sadly, no, we were forced to eat the minstrels in the frozen lands of Nador.
Brave Sir Robin…
Republicans: "Billionaires are just better than everyone else and we should all get out of their way and hand them the keys to everything for the betterment of all mankind."
Republicans After Being Forced to Spend One (1) Week Around Elon Musk: "No, shit, wait, these guys are fucking idiots!"
When you are fucking the bosses wife, you get to do anything you want.
When you are fucking the boss~~es wife~~, you get to do anything you want.
When you are the fucking bosses wife....
Trapezoid Musk wants to steal the attention away from Trump. He will never allow that. I pray they will clash at each other
we already know they hate each other this happened last term for elon/trump too.
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Please fire him. Preferably into the sun, but I'll accept simply out of any position in government.
Trump doesn't let people gain much power around him and neither Musk or Trump play well with others. Elon will be gone soon enough. I've got the popcorn for when the cat-fight starts. Should be fun.
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Much easier and cheaper to fire him out rather than in. Orbital mechanics and all.
Sometimes you do it the hard way to send a message.
Oh man I can't wait for this knot of over-torqued springs to explode apart into pieces. Too bad the shrapnel will probably kill us all.
Yeah, one part of the prediction and fears raised about the republicans is it gives them far too much credit to actually run a government.
They have held the house and the Senate before and then been crippled by infighting as with slim majoroties it only takes a few people to hold everyone hostage.
Some of Trumps nominations may not get through the Republican controlled Congress.
People seem to forget the republicans controlled all 3 parts of government in 2016 and didn't get far. Yes they managed some significant things but tax cuts and supreme Court nominations are the main successes.
This time Trump is making batshit crazy nominations which are likely to divide their own party in Congress.
Gaetz nomination is particularly bad as he's hated by a lot of Republican law makers. There are likely enough republicans who actually care about the legal system that his nomination will not get through. If it does get through then it'll be a sign of how bad things can be. But it's likely it will not get through and just sow seeds of discord between Trump and some of the republicans in Congress, poisoning more attempts to change things.
I predict one hell of a shit show over the next 2 years, but probably not from what they do - instead from what they fail to do and the recriminations that follow. All those Republican law makers telling themselves that Trump is diminished, less of a threat, and that they can control him are in for a hell of a ride.
That's basically my only hope. Incompetence, bickering, infighting, and just generally falling apart from within their own hate machine as these kinds of ideologies tend to do.
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has joined key diplomatic calls and even attempted to broker peace with Iran.
I have to stop reading the news here. I can feel the aneurysm growing in my head.
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He doesn't want to be co-president. He's a founder of the USA.
Yeah he has that kinda face
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