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Wicked Blue

(8,463 posts) Wed Feb 12, 2025, 09:25 AM Feb 2025

Donald Trump Taunted Over 'Most Powerless Image Of A President' Ever

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell pointed out the power plays that Elon Musk appeared to pull over President Donald Trump during their Oval Office press conference on Tuesday.

Musk stood over Trump, “delivering a picture of presidential subservience the likes of which we have never seen,” said O’Donnell. It was “the most powerless image of a President of the United States ever created by a camera,” said “The Last Word” host.

Tech billionaire Musk, who Trump has tasked with slashing public spending via the non-official Department of Government Efficiency, did “everything he possibly can to tell the world, without saying a word, that ‘Donald Trump is not the boss of me,’” said O’Donnell.

Musk, the world’s richest person, also “violated” other White House norms by wearing casual attire, being present with his child and talking more than Trump.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lawrence-odonnell-donald-trump-powerless-image_n_67ac760fe4b023227078229d

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Donald Trump Taunted Over 'Most Powerless Image Of A President' Ever (Original Post) Wicked Blue Feb 2025 OP

When you have more money than anyone else in the world, they just let you do it. Diamond_Dog Feb 2025 #1

Elon's certainly replaced Jared and Ivanka. tanyev Feb 2025 #2

Jared and Ivanka are busy plotting what to do with Gaza Wicked Blue Feb 2025 #3

Elon took Junior's drug dealer away forcing Junior to find another dealer who is much less reliable. madinmaryland Feb 2025 #7

Lawrence O'Donnell may lead me back to MSNBC. Paladin Feb 2025 #4

I loved his analysis of that white house scene. milestogo Feb 2025 #5

Kids command attention. Dulcinea Feb 2025 #6

Diamond_Dog

(39,796 posts)

1. When you have more money than anyone else in the world, they just let you do it.

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Wed Feb 12, 2025, 09:30 AM

Feb 2025

tanyev

(48,675 posts)

2. Elon's certainly replaced Jared and Ivanka.

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Wed Feb 12, 2025, 09:30 AM

Feb 2025

I wonder if he's pushing out Don Jr and Eric, too?

Wicked Blue

(8,463 posts)

3. Jared and Ivanka are busy plotting what to do with Gaza

Reply to tanyev (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 12, 2025, 09:31 AM

Feb 2025

madinmaryland

(65,670 posts)

7. Elon took Junior's drug dealer away forcing Junior to find another dealer who is much less reliable.

Reply to tanyev (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 12, 2025, 05:43 PM

Feb 2025

Paladin

(32,303 posts)

4. Lawrence O'Donnell may lead me back to MSNBC.

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Wed Feb 12, 2025, 09:56 AM

Feb 2025

The next decent president we have needs to present O'Donnell with a Freedom Award for those comments about Musk and trump.

"...a picture of presidential subservience the likes of which we have never seen." Those words ought to be carved in marble, somewhere in Washington D.C.

milestogo

(22,602 posts)

5. I loved his analysis of that white house scene.

Reply to Paladin (Reply #4)

Wed Feb 12, 2025, 10:36 AM

Feb 2025

No other president has been so averse to children. Of course he doesn't care if killing USAID is starving kids to death, so its no surprise.

Dulcinea

(9,683 posts)

6. Kids command attention.

Reply to milestogo (Reply #5)

Wed Feb 12, 2025, 05:15 PM

Feb 2025

We all know how the Fascist Felon feels about not being the center of attention at all times. That'll doom the bromance between him & Eloon Muskovite.

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