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Yeah. Frankly driving a wedge between Trump and Elon would be the more effective political strategy, since it wouldn't exactly be uncharacteristic of them to sp
by notahacker 2y ago
Yeah. Frankly driving a wedge between Trump and Elon would be the more effective political strategy, since it wouldn't exactly be uncharacteristic of them to spectacularly fall out, and Trump couldn't care less if DOGE exists or not as long as he's getting praise from the right quarters
- idiotsecant 2y agoIt's inevitable that the two will break up, but it'll be after trump has used him to do all the deeply unpopular hacking apart of social safety nets that he wants to do. He's a useful idiot. A very rich useful idiot.
- Forgeties79 2y agoWhat a convenient scapegoat to have when we eventually feel the ruinous effects of these decisions. "I trusted ELLEN and he couldn't get the job done, THATS why I FIRED him"
- ethbr1 2y agoDollars to donuts this goes the other way. Trump isn't known for playing the long game, and Elon (for all his craziness) is incredibly Machiavellian. E.g. 'Trump was coopted by the deep state, and that's why I couldn't get it done.' Also convenient once Trump is (a) term limited and more importantly (b) too old to be politically useful anymore.
- Forgeties79 2y agoAlso a very valid theory!
- hn_acc1 2y agoOnce Elon has all the passwords, it won't matter what Trump says about him.. He's in forever.
- timacles 2y agoElon is clearly bankrolling Trump, hes his boss. Trump is CEO and the techno oligarchs are his board.