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.

  • Etterra@lemmy.world
    4·
    23 minutes ago

    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.

  • Takios@discuss.tchncs.de
    1·
    5 minutes ago

    Obviously, Musk wants to be the shadow president of the USA but I don’t think it’ll play out as he hopes.

  • Metz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    2 hours ago

    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.

      • Metz@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        30 minutes ago

        I’m no american either so no idea. There are quite some things where I as a European can only think either “wtf, how is that legal?” or “wtf, that makes no sense”.

        Especially that the president can apparently choose any people with any qualifications (or a complete lack thereof) for any position whatsoever. even if they are completely unsuitable or even completely contrary to the purpose of the position.

        A modern democracy should have certain safeguards in place. Or at least some fucking standards and requirements.

  • BassTurd@lemmy.world
    181·
    5 hours 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.

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    7 hours ago

    All of the people swirling around in the sewage that is donvict’s thugs are probably pissing off each other, because all of them are Karens, FFS.

    Even annoying AF people get annoyed by other annoying assholes…

  • BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world
    29·
    8 hours ago

    I forgot there were going to be potentially 3 CEOs in the Whitehouse. They’re going to get under each other’s skin like you wouldn’t believe. We’re still fucked but the infighting should be quite enjoyable.

    • P1nkman@lemmy.world
      8·
      3 hours ago

      As a European, I’m here with a bucket of popcorn in one hand, enjoying the shit show. I’m of course scared for what will happen, and the consequences will impact the entire planet, but since I have absolutely nothing I can do about it, the enjoyment will suffice.

    • kautau@lemmy.world
      7·
      5 hours ago

      All of Donnie’s boys sitting in the “work in the White House together” challenge like

  • NeoToasty@kbin.melroy.org
    771·
    9 hours ago

    It’s going to be 4 years of basically watching all of these imbeciles gnaw at eachother while everyone else’s quality of life just dies around them. Lovely.

  • Zier@fedia.io
    5·
    6 hours ago

    The more he acts up, the quicker trump will dump his ass. Fat Donnie is the dictator and wants all the attention, other people taking that away get dumped, bigly!

    • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      3 hours ago

      By Christmas the Department of Government Efficiency (they really should have used Excess for the E) will no longer be going to exist.

      • P1nkman@lemmy.world
        1·
        3 hours ago

        they really should have used Excess for the E

        Holy shit, you’re so right, it would’ve made so much more sense! But do you really think they know hard words like this? I’d be utterly flabbergasted if trump had used the word “holistic” in a sentence that would’ve made sense, but that won’t happen.