Trump versus Musk fallout

Two enormous egos were sure to collide eventually. I’m surprised it took so long!

Two huge egos battling it out for supremacy. Neither come out of it well. I have little interest in either of them. It would be good if Trump got what he deserved but that's unlikely

Sadgrandma yes their egos match each other…both very arrogant and narcissistic..

Saw this last night.
Dare I hope it's the end of DOGE and might (possibly) somehow help Ukraine....?

And maybe people will now stand up to DT and reject the Care cuts?

And I do wonder about Mr Musk's hints about Mr Trump's connections to the late Mr Epstein. It's a bad idea to fall out with your friend who knows where the bodies ( metaphorically) are buried.

My money unfortunately is on Trump. (I think😊)

He has the ability to hurt Musk quite a bit financially, and that is a major consideration to Musk.

It is a bit like watching the Johnson/Cummings fallout but big time.

Musk might have information that would normally hurt Trump, but his followers are so mesmerised that I doubt it will touch the sides.

Although Trump may not be as damaged by this fight as Musk he will still feel some pain politically and
personally from Musk's allegations.

It was Trump who tried to cool things down later yesterday.

Yes my money is on Trump too, but my predictions tend to be dodgy.

I haven't read much this, but on tv in France last night the presenters were delighted that Trump had called Musk le fou, madman.

I wonder why the rest of the world is sucked up into this melodrama? Trump and Musk seem set on destroying each other? I think Trump will be more damaged in terms of reputation and Musk will suffer financially from the fight. Do we need involve ourselves in this battle?

NotSpaghetti

Saw this last night.
Dare I hope it's the end of DOGE and might (possibly) somehow help Ukraine....?

I very much doubt it, sadly.

ronib

I wonder why the rest of the world is sucked up into this melodrama? Trump and Musk seem set on destroying each other? I think Trump will be more damaged in terms of reputation and Musk will suffer financially from the fight. Do we need involve ourselves in this battle?

😄😄😄 re-read your post and then grin at the contradiction.

ronib

I wonder why the rest of the world is sucked up into this melodrama? Trump and Musk seem set on destroying each other? I think Trump will be more damaged in terms of reputation and Musk will suffer financially from the fight. Do we need involve ourselves in this battle?

Not involve ourselves, but, in my opinion, we would be very foolish to ignore it. What happens across the pond ripples across to us.

To see Trump entering into a very childish and public spat with Musk on X (Twitter) last night was quite astounding, really. It's hardly the kind of thing any head of state should be doing.

Trump seems to be Teflon coated. He is plain bad on so many levels It's difficult to begin or to prioritise 😡

ronib

I wonder why the rest of the world is sucked up into this melodrama? Trump and Musk seem set on destroying each other? I think Trump will be more damaged in terms of reputation and Musk will suffer financially from the fight. Do we need involve ourselves in this battle?

This made me smile!
Yes, there was a media storm over this last night but the repercussions could well be more serious.
Musk is right when he says Trump would not have won without his money, and now he is losing money hand over fist. The markets will not like it.
It draws attention to Trump's BBB which is already making the GOP uneasy. Maybe this is the beginning of the turn away from Trump.
I have sympathy for neither, my sympathies lie with the people who will suffer from the childish antics of both these immature, selfish, deluded men.

A photo of Trump with Epstein will cause him problems. Prince Andrew was very damaged by his association with him.

My thoughts too ViceVersa, very unpresidential behaviour even for Trump.

I was all so predictable though, wasn’t it?

Pretty pathetic.

The most powerful man in the world is having a public slanging match with the richest man in the world, if that's now newsworthy I wonder what is! Trump can affect Musk's business int it.erests greatly and I bet Musk knows a few things that could damage Trump. If they have any sense they'll put a lid on

NotSpaghetti

Saw this last night.
Dare I hope it's the end of DOGE and might (possibly) somehow help Ukraine....?

It isn't the end of DOGE. Peter Thiel may be about to become its head and oversee a digitised amalgamation of that and other databases into a dossier on every detail of every US citizen. He is another billionaire (he donated 1.5 of his billions to J D Vance's campaign fund for election to the Senate) and an associate of Musk and co.)

Well that bromance didn't last long did it? It was only matter of time before their egos got the better of them. Just hope this is the beginning of the downfall of Trump.

It may all be about to hit the fan - Musk is calling for Trump's impeachment. He has already said that Trump features in Epstein's lists.

I have long wondered whether it is no co-incidence that so many of Trump's appointees have histories of dodgy sexual histories and violence. Birds of a feather flock together.