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Miles Archer

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Sun Jan 4, 2026, 04:54 PM Sunday

OK. I KNOW it's only Jan. 4, but I'm calling it...Musk re-joining Trump's Human Centipede is THE FEEL-GOOD STORY OF 2026

Trump Reunites With Musk After Explosive Epstein Files Feud

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-rekindles-with-musk-to-celebrate-surprise-venezuela-invasion/

The bromance between billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump appears to be back in full swing.

The pair were spotted shaking hands from fawning guests and having a swanky dinner at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday evening following Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s capture.

Musk and Trump had been on the rocks for months following the Tesla CEO’s exit from the ill-fated Department of Government Efficiency. While reports called the departure amicable, Musk publicly trashed Trump on his way out, taking swipes at the president’s “Big Beautiful Bill.”



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OK. I KNOW it's only Jan. 4, but I'm calling it...Musk re-joining Trump's Human Centipede is THE FEEL-GOOD STORY OF 2026 (Original Post) Miles Archer Sunday OP
Maddowblog-As Elon Musk amplifies white supremacist messaging, will Republicans keep his money? LetMyPeopleVote 3 hrs ago #1

LetMyPeopleVote

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1. Maddowblog-As Elon Musk amplifies white supremacist messaging, will Republicans keep his money?
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 05:31 PM
3 hrs ago

As the billionaire eyes a new round of support for GOP candidates, it's worth asking whether his contributions are radioactive.

Maybe this is just wishful thinking, but shouldn’t Elon Musk’s campaign contributions be considered radioactive right about now?

Especially as he plans to open his wallet again for Republicans ahead of the midterms? www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-01-09T19:52:18.258Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/as-elon-musk-amplifies-white-supremacist-messaging-will-republicans-keep-his-money

Billionaire Elon Musk has been a highly controversial figure for quite a while, but the former DOGE chief is finding new ways to draw attention to himself. The Daily Beast reported:

President Donald Trump’s once and future First Buddy has endorsed a social media post calling for white people — especially men — to defend their political power against other races and ethnicities.

‘If White men become a minority, we will be slaughtered,’ a user going by the name Jerr wrote on X. ‘Remember, if non-Whites openly hate White men while White men hold a collective majority, then they will be 1000x times more hostile and cruel when they are a majority over Whites. White solidarity is the only way to survive.


To be sure, Musk didn’t write that missive, but just days after dining with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, the billionaire used the social media platform he owns to amplify and endorse the explicitly white supremacist message......

The trouble is, Musk (who’s made similar vows in the recent past before reversing course) has already indicated he’s ready to boost Republicans again ahead of Election Day 2026.

Axios reported a few weeks ago:

Elon Musk has begun funding the GOP’s House and Senate campaigns for the 2026 midterms — an indication his relationship with President Trump has thawed since their messy breakup earlier this year.

Musk — who threatened to launch a third party and support challengers to Republican incumbents during his dispute with Trump — is now firmly back in the GOP’s camp. The tech billionaire recently cut big checks to help Republicans win congressional races next year and indicated he’d give more throughout the 2026 cycle, two sources with knowledge of the situation tell Axios
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.....Will Republican beneficiaries of the billionaire’s generosity face questions about the propriety of accepting money from someone who amplifies white supremacist messages? Watch this space
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