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LetMyPeopleVote

(174,961 posts)
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 12:52 PM Jun 2025

Musk blasts Trump: 'Without me, Trump would have lost'

This will be fun to watch

Today, Musk takes credit for Trump's victory:

Musk blasts Trump: 'Without me, Trump would have lost'

www.cnbc.com/2025/06/05/t...

Frank Amari (@frankamari.bsky.social) 2025-06-05T17:14:25.419Z

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/05/trump-musk-bill-nasa-ev.html

The alliance between President Donald Trump and mega-billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk dramatically fractured Thursday over the president’s major tax bill.

Trump said Musk opposes the budget package, which is pending in the Senate, because the Tesla CEO is “upset” about the elimination of electric vehicle credits in the bill, and the president nixing his pick to run NASA.

“I’m very disappointed in Elon. I’ve helped Elon a lot,” Trump told reporters at the White House, where less than a week ago he lauded Musk’s work on the DOGE project to cut federal spending and employee headcount.

Musk quickly and dismissively fired back at Trump in a post on his social media site X.

“Whatever,” wrote Musk.

“Keep the EV/solar incentive cuts in the bill, even though no oil & gas subsidies are touched (very unfair!!), but ditch the MOUNTAIN of DISGUSTING PORK in the bill. In the entire history of civilization, there has never been legislation that both big and beautiful.”

“Without me, Trump would have lost the election,” Musk soon after tweeted.
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Musk blasts Trump: 'Without me, Trump would have lost' (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2025 OP
Mea Culpa!! no_hypocrisy Jun 2025 #1
Until TACO responds in his usual childish johnnyfins Jun 2025 #2
"I HATE TESLUR!!!" newdeal2 Jun 2025 #7
Rats poised to eat their own. SheltieLover Jun 2025 #3
C'mon, Trump! Cut off all of Musk's government money! Don't be a TACO! Midnight Writer Jun 2025 #4
nice! nt et tu Jun 2025 #9
He needs to come clean on how he flipped the votes peacebuzzard Jun 2025 #5
"Without me, Trump would have lost the election." LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2025 #6
Go on .... 1WorldHope Jun 2025 #10
I got that sinking gut feeling that Codifer Jun 2025 #13
You know they love to preen about their accomplishments. BadgerMom Jun 2025 #15
Uh could this "feud" be a publicity grabbing stunt? Putting on a bit of drama to distract allegorical oracle Jun 2025 #26
No shit Sherlock SSJVegeta Jun 2025 #8
Exactly! imanamerican63 Jun 2025 #18
FWIW it soes sound like Musk got the better end ofnthe deal. SSJVegeta Jun 2025 #22
There seems to be a close alliance DENVERPOPS Jun 2025 #30
Also. On top of everything: Taking credit for this entire atrocity of a government? SSJVegeta Jun 2025 #37
Chicken? More like Duck. C_U_L8R Jun 2025 #11
Well, we all know what that says about you, don't we asshole? I absolutely loved this post about you not being a man: NNadir Jun 2025 #12
Correction Kid Ketamine. Without the Supreme Court bronxiteforever Jun 2025 #14
In 2016 DENVERPOPS Jun 2025 #31
FIGHT! FIGHT! louis-t Jun 2025 #16
We know, motherf*cker & we won't forget it. Joinfortmill Jun 2025 #17
"Elon should stick with computer." ECL213 Jun 2025 #19
LETS PROVE IT FOR HIM LittleGirl Jun 2025 #20
Is there song "Have You Ever Been Used Before"? imanamerican63 Jun 2025 #21
Oh my. Two insecure, attention seeking, power hungry, narcissists are fighting with each other? Quiet Em Jun 2025 #23
Could not have happened to two nicer guys, speak easy Jun 2025 #25
... SheltieLover Jun 2025 #35
I don't give AF about the super lame (and lazy) framing of this as scripted. BannonsLiver Jun 2025 #24
Are we surprised? He can't let anyone take credit for anything. ETTD. Srkdqltr Jun 2025 #27
Gee thanks, pal. calimary Jun 2025 #28
I alone can win the election. usonian Jun 2025 #29
Thanks for your stupid investment. Hope you live to regret it Evolve Dammit Jun 2025 #32
KABOOM- Elon confirms Trump is in the Epstein files and that's why they're being hidden. LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2025 #33
Seriously funny stuff... WarGamer Jun 2025 #34
Musk tell us all about how you rigged the votes, how brilliant you are, etc. Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #36
How so? stollen Jun 2025 #38
Oh, let the games begin! dchill Jun 2025 #39
Another Narcissist lying to himself. maxsolomon Jun 2025 #40

SheltieLover

(76,804 posts)
3. Rats poised to eat their own.
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 12:57 PM
Jun 2025

No offense to creatures intended by Nature to be rodents and behave likewise.

Midnight Writer

(25,145 posts)
4. C'mon, Trump! Cut off all of Musk's government money! Don't be a TACO!
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 01:01 PM
Jun 2025

You've got an immigrant who came to this country under false pretenses, takes tons of government money, uses drugs, has over two dozen "anchor-babies" in our country, destroyed thousands of American jobs, and now insults our Great President?

What are you waiting for?

You ain't got a hair on your ass if you don't debank and deport this drug-using criminal NOW!

Confiscate his wealth and use it to buy yourself some bitcoin.

peacebuzzard

(5,797 posts)
5. He needs to come clean on how he flipped the votes
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 01:03 PM
Jun 2025

Just wishing and dreaming.
he will probably bribe this easy to bribe fool and join ranks with pootie.

allegorical oracle

(6,184 posts)
26. Uh could this "feud" be a publicity grabbing stunt? Putting on a bit of drama to distract
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 02:26 PM
Jun 2025

from the bad publicity the BBBill is getting?

imanamerican63

(15,881 posts)
18. Exactly!
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 02:15 PM
Jun 2025

I can’t believe Musk wasn’t for himself in the beginning! But why? He knew Trump had a bigilier plan in store and Trump used Musk for his money, therefore Musk was a bad deal maker too!

SSJVegeta

(2,313 posts)
22. FWIW it soes sound like Musk got the better end ofnthe deal.
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 02:18 PM
Jun 2025

Billions in contracts for a 250m investment. Not to shabby. All he had to sacrifice was what little he had left of his soul and his permanent reputation from his key customer base (liberals)

DENVERPOPS

(13,003 posts)
30. There seems to be a close alliance
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 02:43 PM
Jun 2025

between Musk and Putin, far greater than Tump and Putin.......I have the feeling that Musk stepped in for Putin, as Trump had outgrown his usefulness to Putin/Russia.......

Musk certainly took complete charge of trashing all our agencies and social groups........Trump thought Musk was acting for him, and in Reality, Musk appears to be taking his orders directly from Putin, and totally by passing middleman Trump......

SSJVegeta

(2,313 posts)
37. Also. On top of everything: Taking credit for this entire atrocity of a government?
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 03:23 PM
Jun 2025

Suuuuper weird flex.

NNadir

(37,299 posts)
12. Well, we all know what that says about you, don't we asshole? I absolutely loved this post about you not being a man:
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 01:57 PM
Jun 2025

bronxiteforever

(11,091 posts)
14. Correction Kid Ketamine. Without the Supreme Court
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 02:04 PM
Jun 2025

made up of Justice Kennedy, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Alito; Thomas in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010) you would not have been able to spend the money that ran the ads that elected Trump.

DENVERPOPS

(13,003 posts)
31. In 2016
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 02:47 PM
Jun 2025

the Republicans simply ran the money from Russian Oligarchs thru to the NRA for Trump and other Republican Senators and Governors.....and Citizens United wasn't needed for that.............

LittleGirl

(8,947 posts)
20. LETS PROVE IT FOR HIM
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 02:17 PM
Jun 2025

I want the details of that..."without me, trump would not have won" b.s.

Prove it.

Quiet Em

(2,539 posts)
23. Oh my. Two insecure, attention seeking, power hungry, narcissists are fighting with each other?
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 02:19 PM
Jun 2025

Who could have seen that coming.

BannonsLiver

(20,277 posts)
24. I don't give AF about the super lame (and lazy) framing of this as scripted.
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 02:21 PM
Jun 2025

I’m going to enjoy every last second of it.



LetMyPeopleVote

(174,961 posts)
33. KABOOM- Elon confirms Trump is in the Epstein files and that's why they're being hidden.
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 03:00 PM
Jun 2025

This is getting amusing



maxsolomon

(38,194 posts)
40. Another Narcissist lying to himself.
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 03:54 PM
Jun 2025

Trump's victory was going to happen regardless of Musk's millions.

Americans are astonishingly stupid, ignorant and gullible. They bought the con; all Trump had to do was repeat lies for 4 years and they believed them.

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