It’s not clear whether Mr. Musk will spend any of his billions on the former president’s behalf. If he does, he could erase Mr. Trump’s financial disadvantage in the 2024 race.
  • Darkard@lemmy.worldEnglish
    79·
    10 months ago

    Wow, imagine Elon whispering policy ideas into Trumps ears and then waving a little clip of bank notes infront of him.

    “Make it a crime to track a planes location…”

    • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      30·
      10 months ago

      The thing is, Trump would just take his money and then fuck him over. Elon is simply a mark to con in this situation.

      The only context in which Trump is ever deferential - indeed, the only context in which Trump can ever be considered a reliable partner - is if you have some serious dirt on him, and you constantly threaten him with blackmail. Which essentially describes Putin’s relationship with him.

      • ArgentRaven@lemmy.world
        4·
        10 months ago

        I’m not so sure that’s a viable reason. Trump could literally kill someone in public and I don’t see him going to jail over it. Rape, misappropriation of campaign funds, selling national secrets, Insurrection, etc haven’t done anything to him yet.

        I think what Putin really has is money and the promise of more money. That’s what gets Trump’s attention.

        Which someone like Musk can dangle in front of him, too. Though Trump also likes having his ego stroked, but he’s not going to pay for that.

    • HessiaNerd@lemmy.world
      141·
      10 months ago

      Musk has an ego big enough to ask to be VP.

      Can you imagine what a dumpster fire that would be?

      • WoahWoah@lemmy.world
        15·
        10 months ago

        That’s actually brilliant. That would almost automatically guarantee Trump a victory. Trump is already very likely to win based on current polling, but Musk as VP would push that likelihood even higher. No boot-licking Trumpet would change their vote away from cheetolini because of it, and Musk would add other weirdos.

        I know what you’re thinking: Musk is ineligible to be VP. But that’s only until SCOTUS decides that only applies to individuals that a supermajority of congress declares ineligible. Crazy world.

  • PhAzE@lemmy.ca
    77·
    10 months ago

    As was said elsewhere, this now makes Donald Trump ‘for sale’ so anyone can get favors to help him financially.

    • BossDj@lemm.ee
      19·
      10 months ago

      He stopped pretending to run on his own money since he knows how his base doesn’t care and will give him their life savings

      • DogPeePoo@lemm.ee
        11·
        10 months ago

        I always wonder how much money was/is actually being duped out of ‘his base’.

        I think his base is just the washing machine cover story mechanism used for laundering foreign money.

        ps— love your username and Sublime

  • kingthrillgore@lemmy.ml
    281·
    10 months ago

    If I was in the room with these two i’d do the world a huge favor.

    I’d give them the hugs they never got from their daddies.