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Related: About this forum'This is insane:' Trump letting Elon Musk steal the spotlight - All In - MSNBC
Maybe Donald Trump doesn't have the actual energy to do the job. Maybe letting Elon Musk basically conduct diplomacy and talk to Hill lawmakers while Trump collects awards from his fans is just the division of labor Trump can handle, says Chris Hayes. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) joins to discuss. - Aired on 12/06/2024.
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'This is insane:' Trump letting Elon Musk steal the spotlight - All In - MSNBC (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Dec 6
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applegrove
(123,606 posts)1. That is basically what Trump said the first time: he wanted the roll
of Making America Great Again cheerleader and he would let others do the real work.
Rhiannon12866
(224,280 posts)3. And that's also what he did the last time, others (including family) did the work and he held rallies
He learned that early on from his father. His father chose him to work for his lucrative company, made him vice president and paid him accordingly while others did the real work. Got this from Mary Trump's book.
Bristlecone
(10,520 posts)2. I think that Elon has the goods on him via private messaging on Twitter
And nobody gets in line when leveraged like Trump.
applegrove
(123,606 posts)4. I think he just doesn't want to do anything but the politics.
ratchiweenie
(7,947 posts)5. I guess we all need to start calling him President Musk.