Trump Elon feud

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BBRex
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Sex Panther said:

aginlakeway said:

BBRex said:

Thank goodness we didn't get DeSantis. We would have totally missed this Jerry Springer-esque meltdown. Nice work, folks.

You think DeSantis would have won? Really?



For ****s sake yes... how do the hardcore Trump fans not get this


They firmly believe "personality, not principles."
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Sex Panther said:

Funky Winkerbean said:

Because he couldn't make it through the primaries?

Because Trump and his hardcore fanbase tanked him - if you want to say that's because he was a bad candidate then fine (but he wasn't). But yeah, I think the guy that everyone on the right and middle loved prior to that who is the best governor in the history of the country, one who turned a purple state 20 points red which was absolutely unheard of, would've beaten either the brain dead zombie or the most unpopular candidate to even run that replaced him.

and this is coming from someone who enthusiastically voted for Trump three times


Trump sucks up all the oxygen in the room. He will be the preferred candidate for 40% of the Republican Party for the rest of his life. Regardless of his platform or team. Those 40% like his "fight" and personality and nothing is going to change that.

If Trump is in the race, no one else has a chance in a primary.
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Sex Panther said:

Funky Winkerbean said:

Because he couldn't make it through the primaries?

Because Trump and his hardcore fanbase tanked him - if you want to say that's because he was a bad candidate then fine (but he wasn't). But yeah, I think the guy that everyone on the right and middle loved prior to that who is the best governor in the history of the country, one who turned a purple state 20 points red which was absolutely unheard of, would've beaten either the brain dead zombie or the most unpopular candidate to even run that replaced him.

and this is coming from someone who enthusiastically voted for Trump three times


Maybe so if Trump didn't exist. This dude was dodging bullets 11 months ago. Or have all forgotten that moment due to this little Twitter beef?

It was Trump or NO ONE.
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M4 Benelli said:

Sex Panther said:

Funky Winkerbean said:

Because he couldn't make it through the primaries?

Because Trump and his hardcore fanbase tanked him - if you want to say that's because he was a bad candidate then fine (but he wasn't). But yeah, I think the guy that everyone on the right and middle loved prior to that who is the best governor in the history of the country, one who turned a purple state 20 points red which was absolutely unheard of, would've beaten either the brain dead zombie or the most unpopular candidate to even run that replaced him.

and this is coming from someone who enthusiastically voted for Trump three times


Maybe so if Trump didn't exist. This dude was dodging bullets 11 months ago. Or have all forgotten that moment due to this little Twitter beef?

It was Trump or NO ONE.


Yeah, but it wasn't. We can't prove a scenario that never happened but any objective person would grant that DeSantis would have beat Kamala.

But, Trump won the primary. So here we are.
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M4 Benelli said:

Sex Panther said:

Funky Winkerbean said:

Because he couldn't make it through the primaries?

Because Trump and his hardcore fanbase tanked him - if you want to say that's because he was a bad candidate then fine (but he wasn't). But yeah, I think the guy that everyone on the right and middle loved prior to that who is the best governor in the history of the country, one who turned a purple state 20 points red which was absolutely unheard of, would've beaten either the brain dead zombie or the most unpopular candidate to even run that replaced him.

and this is coming from someone who enthusiastically voted for Trump three times


Maybe so if Trump didn't exist. This dude was dodging bullets 11 months ago. Or have all forgotten that moment due to this little Twitter beef?

It was Trump or NO ONE.
Uh we couldve voted for Desantis and had I'm as our rep lol
BBRex
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UntoldSpirit said:

Jeeper79 said:

UntoldSpirit said:

BoydCrowder13 said:

UntoldSpirit said:

Who?mikejones! said:

Trump is a little ***** on this.

You bring the guy is to specifically reduce dumb govt spending and then turn around and spend like you have no budget in your big beautiful bill.

Trump can go pound sand. Hope the bill fails miserably
Given the current makeup of congress, Trump couldn't accomplish what Elon wants even if he insisted.


If he had prioritized it, he could have. At least partially. Instead he was more focused on no taxes on tips.
Some truth to that, but being focused on his promises and a growth package is even more important than trying to cut the deficit by an extra fraction through spending cuts. There are going to be more opportunities for cuts. and balancing the budget. Delays in the growth package and border security among other things would be even more damaging.
Not this again…

Repeat after me. "We won't grow ourselves out of debt."
Growth is the ONLY way we have a chance to get out of it, and it will take a combination of holding the line on spending, cutting more, and strong growth. Without the growth, all we will have is misery, cuts or no cuts.


But growth alone won't do it, and that seems to be the play.
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BBRex said:

UntoldSpirit said:

Jeeper79 said:

UntoldSpirit said:

BoydCrowder13 said:

UntoldSpirit said:

Who?mikejones! said:

Trump is a little ***** on this.

You bring the guy is to specifically reduce dumb govt spending and then turn around and spend like you have no budget in your big beautiful bill.

Trump can go pound sand. Hope the bill fails miserably
Given the current makeup of congress, Trump couldn't accomplish what Elon wants even if he insisted.


If he had prioritized it, he could have. At least partially. Instead he was more focused on no taxes on tips.
Some truth to that, but being focused on his promises and a growth package is even more important than trying to cut the deficit by an extra fraction through spending cuts. There are going to be more opportunities for cuts. and balancing the budget. Delays in the growth package and border security among other things would be even more damaging.
Not this again…

Repeat after me. "We won't grow ourselves out of debt."
Growth is the ONLY way we have a chance to get out of it, and it will take a combination of holding the line on spending, cutting more, and strong growth. Without the growth, all we will have is misery, cuts or no cuts.


But growth alone won't do it, and that seems to be the play.


Of course it can't be growth alone. Literally every educated person on the topic that currently isn't employed by Trump grants this. It will take significant cuts.

I'm not sure why he's pretending significant cuts have already occurred. I mean, I guess I am. It just gets tiresome continually pointing out to someone that the sky is blue.
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Jet White said:

L7 WEENIE said:

lol this is the best reality tv ever



Is this the part where MAGA starts justifying totalitarian takeovers of private industry?
Nothing says freedom loving greatness and prosperity like government seizure.
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Jet White said:

whytho987654 said:

Logos Stick said:

This thing is blowing up now.






Who wouldve thought two hot headed grifters wouldn't start fighting


Two grifters? Lemme ask you something, who has created more tangible value in the marketplace?

Do you think the astronauts who were stranded for 6 months think Elon is a "grifter"? Maybe he should have slapped his name on a Costco steak and sold it at Wagyu price levels or created a fake university instead.



You are right. The OP should have said two egomaniacs. Only one of them is a grifter.
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malluphil08 said:

pagerman @ work said:

Hondo, said:

Max Stonetrail said:

Wouldn't surprise me if this was manufactured, a form of controlled, scripted opposition. It is war with the dims (and some repubs) and the MSM. This is what I would do in a war. Keep your enemy completely misinformed and distracted by things that aren't true. Especially the MSM. They are giddy with this "feud".

I completely agree with this assessment. Just look at Trump's connections with the wrestling business -
(1) Create a dramatic conflict / fight between 2 personalities
(2) Control the narrative, define who is right and who is wrong
.. one or the other might win, but the REAL winner is the wrestling organization.

Or - hopefully in this case - our country.

Good lord the pretzels MAGA is willing/desperate to twist themselves into to justify Trump.


5 D chess!!!


Finally!

Thank you for not using the phrase "4D chess".
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M4 Benelli said:

Sex Panther said:

Funky Winkerbean said:

Because he couldn't make it through the primaries?

Because Trump and his hardcore fanbase tanked him - if you want to say that's because he was a bad candidate then fine (but he wasn't). But yeah, I think the guy that everyone on the right and middle loved prior to that who is the best governor in the history of the country, one who turned a purple state 20 points red which was absolutely unheard of, would've beaten either the brain dead zombie or the most unpopular candidate to even run that replaced him.

and this is coming from someone who enthusiastically voted for Trump three times


Maybe so if Trump didn't exist. This dude was dodging bullets 11 months ago. Or have all forgotten that moment due to this little Twitter beef?

It was Trump or NO ONE.
And there is the attitude that got us where we are now.

Too many people were so emotionally attached to Trump that they could not consider that there was a better candidate.
"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." - Sir Winston Churchill
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Sex Panther said:

Funky Winkerbean said:

Because he couldn't make it through the primaries?

Because Trump and his hardcore fanbase tanked him - if you want to say that's because he was a bad candidate then fine (but he wasn't). But yeah, I think the guy that everyone on the right and middle loved prior to that who is the best governor in the history of the country, one who turned a purple state 20 points red which was absolutely unheard of, would've beaten either the brain dead zombie or the most unpopular candidate to ever run that replaced him.

and this is coming from someone who enthusiastically voted for Trump three times


You say DeSantis is more conservative. Explain to me how he would convince 10 Democrats from the Senate to sign off on a balanced budget and massive cuts. Be specific.

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LOL the DeSantis fans are at it again
Jeeper79
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pdc093 said:



A bunch of broke-brains can't accept reality.
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Ozzy Osbourne said:

LOL the DeSantis fans are at it again
Your boy is having a meltdown on social media because Musk called out.
"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." - Sir Winston Churchill
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Funky Winkerbean said:

Sex Panther said:

Funky Winkerbean said:

Because he couldn't make it through the primaries?

Because Trump and his hardcore fanbase tanked him - if you want to say that's because he was a bad candidate then fine (but he wasn't). But yeah, I think the guy that everyone on the right and middle loved prior to that who is the best governor in the history of the country, one who turned a purple state 20 points red which was absolutely unheard of, would've beaten either the brain dead zombie or the most unpopular candidate to ever run that replaced him.

and this is coming from someone who enthusiastically voted for Trump three times


You say DeSantis is more conservative. Explain to me how he would convince 10 Democrats from the Senate to sign off on a balanced budget and massive cuts. Be specific.
DeSantis would want this bill to cut as much as possible, not increase the debt by trillions.

And it wouldn't need 10 Democrats because it could still be passed by reconciliation.
"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." - Sir Winston Churchill
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Funky Winkerbean said:

Sex Panther said:

Funky Winkerbean said:

Because he couldn't make it through the primaries?

Because Trump and his hardcore fanbase tanked him - if you want to say that's because he was a bad candidate then fine (but he wasn't). But yeah, I think the guy that everyone on the right and middle loved prior to that who is the best governor in the history of the country, one who turned a purple state 20 points red which was absolutely unheard of, would've beaten either the brain dead zombie or the most unpopular candidate to ever run that replaced him.

and this is coming from someone who enthusiastically voted for Trump three times


You say DeSantis is more conservative. Explain to me how he would convince 10 Democrats from the Senate to sign off on a balanced budget and massive cuts. Be specific.


They don't need to balance the budget. Just stop growing the deficit. Or even better, cut spending slightly. Heck the budget deficit dropped every year of Obama's second term. So anything is possible. We had a $485B deficit in 2015 after having multiple $1T deficits from 2008 to 2012.
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4 said:

The most surprising part of this is that these two got together in the first place.

Two egomaniacs in close proximity is not a great recipe for friendship
It happens all the time in DC though. Trump and Musk are just the ones the media wants to talk about the most.
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Ozzy Osbourne said:

LOL the DeSantis fans are at it again


The ride the Trump train off the cliff guys are still here, as always.


I'm beginning to think TDS is describing people on the wrong end of the spectrum
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The Night of Long Tweets
Rapier108
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GeorgiAg said:

Ozzy Osbourne said:

LOL the DeSantis fans are at it again


The ride the Trump train off the cliff guys are still here, as always.


I'm beginning to think TDS is describing people on the wrong end of the spectrum
"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." - Sir Winston Churchill
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L7 WEENIE said:

lol this is the best reality tv ever



Dear sweet baby Jesus... Thank you.
There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the later ignorance. Hippocrates
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Who?mikejones! said:

rootube said:

Who?mikejones! said:

I don't think elon is the type to just throw out some conciliatory words to Trump

You remember what he said to all the advertisers when he first bought Twitter right?


Musk doesn't need to make a cent more of money. He can burn his businesses to the ground.

Elon is also too smart to be a populist and understands our biggest long term threat is our spending. He owns a huge speech platform and can go on Rogan tomorrow to reinforce his points.

Trump will not win this fight


What is Musk going to do on Twitter and Joe Rogan? One of these men is unfortunately the leader of the most powerful country on earth. If you are asking if Musk is going to go broke the answer is no. If you are asking if Trump would burn US leadership in space to the ground based on a Twitter spat, I'm not so sure. I would like to think he wouldn't but I'm not 100% confident either.


From the man himself:




I need more popcorn.
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Loquacious Lunchbox said:

TheEternalOptimist said:

Lefties having a field day with this.

Many suddenly love Elon Musk. (like the Krassensteins and Harry Sisson)

He has been redeemed from his former post as an Auschwitz concentration camp guard.
No he hasn't, he's just doing damage to Trump and that's what they're applauding. He's still a pariah to the left and now he will be to a MAGA contingent as well. He's not doing Tesla any favors here.


And that's how you know he has "Eff you" money.
There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the later ignorance. Hippocrates
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The enemy of my enemy is not my friend, but I will gladly watch them punch each other in the balls a bunch of times.
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GeorgiAg said:

Ozzy Osbourne said:

LOL the DeSantis fans are at it again


The ride the Trump train off the cliff guys are still here, as always.


I'm beginning to think TDS is describing people on the wrong end of the spectrum


Yea, but I didn't vote for Biden or Kamala.
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BoydCrowder13 said:

Funky Winkerbean said:

Sex Panther said:

Funky Winkerbean said:

Because he couldn't make it through the primaries?

Because Trump and his hardcore fanbase tanked him - if you want to say that's because he was a bad candidate then fine (but he wasn't). But yeah, I think the guy that everyone on the right and middle loved prior to that who is the best governor in the history of the country, one who turned a purple state 20 points red which was absolutely unheard of, would've beaten either the brain dead zombie or the most unpopular candidate to ever run that replaced him.

and this is coming from someone who enthusiastically voted for Trump three times


You say DeSantis is more conservative. Explain to me how he would convince 10 Democrats from the Senate to sign off on a balanced budget and massive cuts. Be specific.


They don't need to balance the budget. Just stop growing the deficit. Or even better, cut spending slightly. Heck the budget deficit dropped every year of Obama's second term. So anything is possible. We had a $485B deficit in 2015 after having multiple $1T deficits from 2008 to 2012.


This bill does cut it slightly.

If it doesn't pass, are you ready to pay more in taxes and get further away from where we want to be?
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Rapier108 said:

Funky Winkerbean said:

Sex Panther said:

Funky Winkerbean said:

Because he couldn't make it through the primaries?

Because Trump and his hardcore fanbase tanked him - if you want to say that's because he was a bad candidate then fine (but he wasn't). But yeah, I think the guy that everyone on the right and middle loved prior to that who is the best governor in the history of the country, one who turned a purple state 20 points red which was absolutely unheard of, would've beaten either the brain dead zombie or the most unpopular candidate to ever run that replaced him.

and this is coming from someone who enthusiastically voted for Trump three times


You say DeSantis is more conservative. Explain to me how he would convince 10 Democrats from the Senate to sign off on a balanced budget and massive cuts. Be specific.
DeSantis would want this bill to cut as much as possible, not increase the debt by trillions.

And it wouldn't need 10 Democrats because it could still be passed by reconciliation.
Does it really matter? He lost. He isn't president. Talking bout what he would have done is Monday morning quarterbacking. It's like two kids internet racing their slow cars.
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I see the Trump second term is going as expected. I didn't think he could out clown show what he's been doing the last few months but I underestimated the man. Things are going to be tense in the middle of the night when a drugged up Trump is trying to send looney tweets. For the sake of entertainment I hope he tells his handlers to pound sand and starts firing away.
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Rapier108 said:

Funky Winkerbean said:

Sex Panther said:

Funky Winkerbean said:

Because he couldn't make it through the primaries?

Because Trump and his hardcore fanbase tanked him - if you want to say that's because he was a bad candidate then fine (but he wasn't). But yeah, I think the guy that everyone on the right and middle loved prior to that who is the best governor in the history of the country, one who turned a purple state 20 points red which was absolutely unheard of, would've beaten either the brain dead zombie or the most unpopular candidate to ever run that replaced him.

and this is coming from someone who enthusiastically voted for Trump three times


You say DeSantis is more conservative. Explain to me how he would convince 10 Democrats from the Senate to sign off on a balanced budget and massive cuts. Be specific.
DeSantis would want this bill to cut as much as possible, not increase the debt by trillions.

And it wouldn't need 10 Democrats because it could still be passed by reconciliation.


The only way to work on the debt is to eliminate the deficit. DeSantis would be looking at $1.6T more in cuts than what Trump has proposed. How will that happen if they can't pass the cuts before them?
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GeorgiAg said:

Ozzy Osbourne said:

LOL the DeSantis fans are at it again


The ride the Trump train off the cliff guys are still here, as always.


I'm beginning to think TDS is describing people on the wrong end of the spectrum


You don't think people who voted for Harris aren't crazier?
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Max Stonetrail said:

Wouldn't surprise me if this was manufactured, a form of controlled, scripted opposition. It is war with the dims (and some repubs) and the MSM. This is what I would do in a war. Keep your enemy completely misinformed and distracted by things that aren't true. Especially the MSM. They are giddy with this "feud".


*puts tinfoil hat on*

The tweet about the Epstein list from Elon just reads satire lol.
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Logos Stick said:

This thing is blowing up now.






NM

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My wife (who's as conservative as they come; moreso than me) said the problem is "one ass can't have more than one hole."

 
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