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Uncle Joe

(64,218 posts)
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 05:13 PM Jun 2025

Musk goes scorched earth: Trump will cause 'recession,' implies he should be impeached

Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s alliance continues to publicly implode, with the world’s richest man taking aim at the president’s 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 Musk’s biggest criticism yet of one of Trump’s most beloved policies.

Musk also took aim at one of the president’s 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

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Musk goes scorched earth: Trump will cause 'recession,' implies he should be impeached (Original Post) Uncle Joe Jun 2025 OP
2 mass murderers are on the internet fighting. Yawn. chowder66 Jun 2025 #1
This stuff would be hilarious... COL Mustard Jun 2025 #2
Am I the only one saying, this is fun! ananda Jun 2025 #9
Buyer's remorse? IronLionZion Jun 2025 #3
Musk changed the topic away from his drug use. NH Ethylene Jun 2025 #4
Leopards eating leopards? GOOD B.See Jun 2025 #5
Yeah, that's a switch! ananda Jun 2025 #10
I keep thinking of the 2 rabid roan bulls going at each other in Old Yeller NH Ethylene Jun 2025 #6
Celebrity Death Match 2025 Kid Berwyn Jun 2025 #7
Oh, oh. Eloon is getting nasty now. Sneederbunk Jun 2025 #8
Twice impeached convicted felon might need something a bit stronger IronLionZion Jun 2025 #11
The recession started in March. roamer65 Jun 2025 #12
Musk can launch himself. cab67 Jun 2025 #13
Can you imagine what our allies are saying? Chicagogrl1 Jun 2025 #14
I just love it... biocube Jun 2025 #15
Wheeeeee! LymphocyteLover Jun 2025 #16
Musk is aligning with the Techbros. They no longer need Trump. live love laugh Jun 2025 #17
Sorry Elon. If enough vote Pro-Impeachment in 2026, 47 & Co-Conspirator Vance must go. pat_k Jun 2025 #18
YOU BOUGHT THAT FASCIST PIECE OF SHIT Skittles Jun 2025 #19
so two massively rich assholes get into a wedgie contest Javaman Jun 2025 #20

COL Mustard

(7,985 posts)
2. This stuff would be hilarious...
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 05:45 PM
Jun 2025

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)
9. Am I the only one saying, this is fun!
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 06:45 PM
Jun 2025

Even though serious of course.

Evil smiley here.

NH Ethylene

(31,289 posts)
4. Musk changed the topic away from his drug use.
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 05:46 PM
Jun 2025

And Trump is always stupid enough to publically air all of his idiotic thoughts in response.

B.See

(7,762 posts)
5. Leopards eating leopards? GOOD
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 05:50 PM
Jun 2025

Maybe take their minds off of eating US... for a couple'a seconds at least.

NH Ethylene

(31,289 posts)
6. I keep thinking of the 2 rabid roan bulls going at each other in Old Yeller
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 06:17 PM
Jun 2025

Bellowing and charging each other, missing the mark and smashing into fences.

Kid Berwyn

(22,928 posts)
7. Celebrity Death Match 2025
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 06:21 PM
Jun 2025

In this corner, weighing in at 325 adipose pounds, The Traitor!

And in the other corner, weightless, Wernher von Braun’s Shadow.

Not even Betsy DeVos saw this one coming so inconveniently soon.

She’s calling her brother, personally.

And, so long, Dimdonnie!

roamer65

(37,814 posts)
12. The recession started in March.
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 07:12 PM
Jun 2025

It’s 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)
13. Musk can launch himself.
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 07:26 PM
Jun 2025

The sooner people ignore him as a momentary malignancy, the better.

Chicagogrl1

(612 posts)
14. Can you imagine what our allies are saying?
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 07:29 PM
Jun 2025

The US has sunk so low. It’s beyond embarrassing. We may never recover from this.

biocube

(169 posts)
15. I just love it...
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 07:32 PM
Jun 2025

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.

live love laugh

(16,190 posts)
17. Musk is aligning with the Techbros. They no longer need Trump.
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 11:45 PM
Jun 2025

They will easily oust him and install Vance.

After all they’ve gotten what they wanted. Trump has his money and they have our data.

pat_k

(12,665 posts)
18. Sorry Elon. If enough vote Pro-Impeachment in 2026, 47 & Co-Conspirator Vance must go.
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 11:56 PM
Jun 2025

And we swear in Hakeem Jeffries.

It's really the only way to redeem the soul of the nation.

Skittles

(169,516 posts)
19. YOU BOUGHT THAT FASCIST PIECE OF SHIT
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 03:00 AM
Jun 2025

YOU FUCKING OWN ALL THE MISERY

FUCK YOU ELON, FUCK YOU

Javaman

(65,101 posts)
20. so two massively rich assholes get into a wedgie contest
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 06:51 AM
Jun 2025

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.

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