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• Trump dismissed Elon Musk's peace offering, calling him "insane" and showing little interest in reconciliation.

• Their public feud, sparked by Musk's criticism of Trump's policies, escalated on social media.

• While Musk initially threatened to decommission SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft and later appeared open to reconciliation, Trump remained unconcerned and focused on his legislative agenda.

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[–] CatDogL0ver@lemmy.world 49 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

What cant' a couple of millions won't fix? Musk just needs to "donate" a few more millions and it will be all water under the bridge.

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 63 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

I don't think Trump needs Musk anymore at this point. With all his crypto grifts, market manipulation and other schemes he made quite a penny for himself.

I'm also bet Trump would like for Musk to be knocked down a few pegs, so he could point at him and show the other oligarchs what happens when they don't play along.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 4 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

There's a neat little concept called the keys to power. A totalitarian dictator doesn't hold all the power power - they must share it with generals, officials, oligarchs, aristocracy - many people who extend their control. A president has even less, they need to spread it wider

If you lose the keys to power, your own power dwindles. Trump had the oligarchs, and the apparent head oligarch (Musk) has been ousted. What does that say to the other oligarchs? Most of them were threatened into compliance... If Musk breaks with Trump without consequences, his authority dwindles. If Musk gets deported or something, Trump's value as an ally is depleted

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

A CGP Grey scholar, I see.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

oh yea, and musk has control of the starlinks, he can easily shut them all off to punish red states that depend on it. also he can help primary republicans magats, and INSTALL other gop down the line.

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 1 points 3 hours ago

As much as I'm loathed to admit it, Trump probably has a legitimate case to seize assets in the name of national security if Musk starts trashing stuff.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 47 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Musk may be more valuable as a scapegoat to trump with all the pending fallout of DOGE costs and the coming recession.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 26 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

It was meant to be this way.

They are litterally following a WWF script

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 15 points 20 hours ago

Fucking Pandas.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 15 hours ago

Turns out hiring Linda MacMahon as the Secretary of Education was just show she could teach them how to write wrasslin' scripts.

[–] manxu@piefed.social 16 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I feel you. That's exactly what Putin did. Get rid of one oligarch so the other ones knew what happens if you don't toe the party line.

[–] CatDogL0ver@lemmy.world 7 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

You mean someone is going to mysterously fall out the window?

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 5 points 19 hours ago

Nothing is off the table.

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 22 points 22 hours ago

Reverse South African Prince scam…