Trump is not going to let $54B cross his desk without taking a significant chunk for himself. I'm thinking like 25%.
Early in Putin's presidency, he had an Oligarch arrested, imprisoned, and stripped of his wealth. The other Oligarchs approached him and asked what it would cost to make sure that never happened to them, and the answer was 50%. So the story goes.
Both Trump and Leon have spoken to Putin, and both know this story. I'm pretty sure that Musk and Trump have already negotiated the cut, so no one has to get imprisoned.
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u/ibondolo 1d ago
And everyone should be asking, what is Trump's cut? Because you know he isn't letting this go on without having a piece of the action.