After months of getting close, the relationship between Trump and his so-called ‘first buddy’ has become ‘fraught,’ according to a New York Times reporter
  • DogPeePoo@lemm.ee
    691·
    3 months ago

    Be careful Don. If President Musk sees this, he may become upset with you and cut off your funding.

  • Queen HawlSera@lemm.eeEnglish
    501·
    3 months ago

    Joke? What joke? President Musk is proof that the American Dream is well and alive if a South African who isn’t even legally a US American Citizen can buy himself a country as long as he works hard spending the money earned from his father’s child-slave powered emerald mine… Well there’s hope for the rest of us*

    • = Provided we become sociopaths with large resources
    • boonhet@lemm.ee
      15·
      3 months ago

      as long as he works hard spending the money earned from his father’s child-slave powered emerald mine…

      I hate this misconception. Barely any of it is emerald money. His wealth is all based off defrauding his customers, investors and the US government, lying about everything, and doing tons of illegal stuff like pump n dumps.

      • Queen HawlSera@lemm.eeEnglish
        15·
        3 months ago

        Yes, but without the Emerald Mines he wouldn’t have enough money to be in a position where he could tell lies on that scale. Stealing is a lot easier when you already have a ton of cash.

        No one’s going to listen to a crazed drunken hobo when he tries to sell you a timeshare, but if a guy tripping balls on cocaine wearing a nice suit with a proper haircut promises you the literal god damn moon… Well that’s a different story now isn’t it?

        It’s not the lie itself, it’s the image you have while telling the lie.

        If you see a man’s face and name on a billboard, then see that same man telling you he can spin hay into gold, you believe him. Because how could he have that fancy billboard if he couldn’t?

        Also Pump and dumps aren’t illegal anymore

        • boonhet@lemm.ee
          2·
          3 months ago

          You don’t need to be a millionaire to have a nice suit, proper haircut, and cocaine. And yes, those things combined with a load of confidence and the ability to spin bullshit, will sell almost anything to a lot of people.

      • Queen HawlSera@lemm.eeEnglish
        7·
        3 months ago

        He got his visa under false pretenses and stayed after it was no longer valid, people have been deported for less

  • formergijoe@lemmy.world
    36·
    3 months ago

    What joke? He bought the presidency, and Thiel bought Vance for the vice presidency. It’s the Musk/Theil ticket featuring the old guy who signs bills, and the guy who will replace old guy when old guy does.

  • Phoenicianpirate@lemm.eeEnglish
    33·
    3 months ago

    I think we need to allow the wealthy to have pistol duels like in the past. Also they must be to the death. At least we will be rid of one problem regardless each time…

    • Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world
      8·
      3 months ago

      In the past, the aggrieved party got to choose pistols or swords. And I’m thinking swords would be much more fun to watch. I’d pay good money to watch those two bozos flailing at each other with cutlasses.

      • Phoenicianpirate@lemm.eeEnglish
        5·
        3 months ago

        Nope, a second was someone who looked over the other guy. THEY have to do it.

        I think it would be really amusing to watch them shit themselves in fear live as they miss by a mile and have to reload in order to get the other. Comedy gold.

    • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
      2·
      3 months ago

      Now that’s an alternative motive for one to get rich. “Why do you think you would be a good fit for this company.”

      “I really want to grow my investment portfolio so I can fall into the wealthy category to achieve my dreams”

  • NineMileTower@lemmy.world
    18·
    3 months ago

    What are you going to do about it, Mr. Vice President? You going to let that foreigner steal your spotlight? Pansy.

  • d00phy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    3 months ago

    “hates ‘President Musk’ joke”

    I mean… isn’t that the whole point? Wouldn’t his “big brain” understand that most obvious of ploys?

    • jj4211@lemmy.world
      2·
      3 months ago

      Even if you see it as a ploy, there’s an underlying truth to it, and even as he may wish to not fall for the ploy, he probably can’t help but to face the reality that drives the ploy.