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Elon Musk and Donald Trumps alliance continues to publicly implode, with the worlds richest man taking aim at the presidents signature economic policy tariffs and implying he should be removed from office.
The Trump tariffs will cause a recession in the second half of this year, Musk wrote on X Thursday afternoon. It marks Musks biggest criticism yet of one of Trumps most beloved policies.
Musk also took aim at one of the presidents most-hated political maneuvers: impeachment. Responding to another post about who would win in a fight between Musk and Trump which also calls for Trump to be impeached and for Vice President JD Vance to replace him Musk simply responded: Yes.
Trump was impeached twice by a Democratic-controlled House during his first term, but was acquitted both times by the Senate.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/05/elon-musk-donald-trump-recession-impeachment-00390762
chowder66
(11,834 posts)COL Mustard
(7,985 posts)If National Security wasn't involved. As it is, this is pretty freaking scary and has a lot of potential downside.
But as someone said, when your enemies are eating each other, don't get in their way.
ananda
(34,405 posts)Even though serious of course.
Evil smiley here.
IronLionZion
(50,817 posts)Elon paid a lot to elect him. Ask for a refund.
NH Ethylene
(31,289 posts)And Trump is always stupid enough to publically air all of his idiotic thoughts in response.
B.See
(7,762 posts)Maybe take their minds off of eating US... for a couple'a seconds at least.
ananda
(34,405 posts)Love it.
NH Ethylene
(31,289 posts)Bellowing and charging each other, missing the mark and smashing into fences.
Kid Berwyn
(22,928 posts)In this corner, weighing in at 325 adipose pounds, The Traitor!
And in the other corner, weightless, Wernher von Brauns Shadow.
Not even Betsy DeVos saw this one coming so inconveniently soon.
Shes calling her brother, personally.
And, so long, Dimdonnie!
Sneederbunk
(17,256 posts)IronLionZion
(50,817 posts)roamer65
(37,814 posts)Its going to pick up steam now and I expect it to last 18-24 months, due to a sovereign debt crisis.
cab67
(3,629 posts)The sooner people ignore him as a momentary malignancy, the better.
Chicagogrl1
(612 posts)The US has sunk so low. Its beyond embarrassing. We may never recover from this.
biocube
(169 posts)That all the dumb tech billionaires thought they could control a madman with enough money.
MAGA loves liberal tears, I love the tears of the tech bros.
LymphocyteLover
(9,361 posts)live love laugh
(16,190 posts)They will easily oust him and install Vance.
After all theyve gotten what they wanted. Trump has his money and they have our data.
pat_k
(12,665 posts)And we swear in Hakeem Jeffries.
It's really the only way to redeem the soul of the nation.
Skittles
(169,516 posts)YOU FUCKING OWN ALL THE MISERY
FUCK YOU ELON, FUCK YOU
Javaman
(65,101 posts)and one of the massively rich assholes suddenly gets bent out of shape because something something threatens his business.
so is he our enemy of my enemy?
or is he just a rich asshole that's out for himself?
somehow, I think all the rest of us, are just after thoughts.
there is nothing altruistic about this.