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senseandsensibility

(24,256 posts)
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 01:02 PM Jun 2025

Breaking: Elon Musk calls Trump backed spending bill a "disgusting

abomination" nbcnews.com. Musk scolded the GOP lawmakers who voted for the bill days after leaving the administration. Hakeem Jeffries just posted the same quote using Musk's words on bluesky and said that truer words were never spoken.

I agree with Musk that the bill is disgusting. But DOGE was as well. He seems to be very afraid that some of the blame for this coming debacle will be laid at his feet.

As for trump, as Ron Filipkowski just posted on bluesky, trump trashed Massie and Paul after they dissed his big ugly bill. Will he have the guts to trash Musk for doing the same thing?

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Breaking: Elon Musk calls Trump backed spending bill a "disgusting (Original Post) senseandsensibility Jun 2025 OP
The Worm Is Turning Deep State Witch Jun 2025 #1
Can't happen soon enough. ZZenith Jun 2025 #3
That would be great, but senseandsensibility Jun 2025 #6
Twitter may become usable once again boston bean Jun 2025 #13
100% gas lighting.... This Trump and Musk break up is pure kabuki theater. Botany Jun 2025 #2
The cynic in me agrees senseandsensibility Jun 2025 #5
he always knew tsf was a snake...... getagrip_already Jun 2025 #4
. dalton99a Jun 2025 #7
He dares to try to "shame" anyone? senseandsensibility Jun 2025 #8
He's against the "pork" in it - ie he thinks people get too much from it muriel_volestrangler Jun 2025 #9
Good point senseandsensibility Jun 2025 #10
Good question about will trump trash Musk Andy823 Jun 2025 #11
He thought he was part of the machine True Dough Jun 2025 #12
Not That Bright ProfessorGAC Jun 2025 #15
here is the link Celerity Jun 2025 #14
Thanks! senseandsensibility Jun 2025 #16
how many times did the cock crow, elon? ret5hd Jun 2025 #17

Deep State Witch

(12,576 posts)
1. The Worm Is Turning
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 01:07 PM
Jun 2025

How long until Muskrat fully turns on Mango Mussolini and spills the beans about the election?

senseandsensibility

(24,256 posts)
6. That would be great, but
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 01:26 PM
Jun 2025

I can't see him revealing anything that he (Musk) could be implicated in as well.

Botany

(76,422 posts)
2. 100% gas lighting.... This Trump and Musk break up is pure kabuki theater.
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 01:10 PM
Jun 2025

Why would anybody believe a word out of either one’s mouth?

Trump can’t dump Musk because he needs his money and data manipulation of the vote.

Musk can’t dump Trump because he likes the billion dollar contracts.

senseandsensibility

(24,256 posts)
5. The cynic in me agrees
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 01:19 PM
Jun 2025

but I can't help but feel that it would be a more dangerous situation if they were presenting a united front. At least Musk is getting the idea that this is a bad bill out there to people in the RW bubble who might never hear it.

getagrip_already

(17,802 posts)
4. he always knew tsf was a snake......
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 01:13 PM
Jun 2025

But he thought he wouldn't get bit.

If their is ONE thing you can be sure of with tsf, it's that he HAS to be the ceter of attention and everyone HAS to acknowledge that. That is why stephen miller is so successful. He doesn't stick his head up except to asslick, and he never takes credit.

Musk couldn't do that. There is only room for one narcisist.

Now he faces the loss of tax credits for e-vehicles, loss of energy incentives for solar power (another tesla market), rising labor and materials costs, possible losses for spacex contracts, and even criminal prosecution (he has violated many trade laws including sharing prohibited tech with russia).

TSF will squeeze his billions until he pays up and shuts up.

muriel_volestrangler

(105,583 posts)
9. He's against the "pork" in it - ie he thinks people get too much from it
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 01:42 PM
Jun 2025

"This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination"

He attacks the "crushingly unsustainable debt", not that it slashes Medicaid, or that it gives Trump too much power. This is attacking it from the right.

Andy823

(11,555 posts)
11. Good question about will trump trash Musk
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 02:44 PM
Jun 2025

If he lets Musk slide on this one, there is only one reason, Musk has dirt on trump, and he knows Musk will use it to black mail him!



True Dough

(25,862 posts)
12. He thought he was part of the machine
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 03:41 PM
Jun 2025

and it turns out he's just been ground up by the gears. Another Trump lackey left in the dust. Sorry, but you picked the wrong side, E-Loon.

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