r/politics • u/Dustypigjut Oregon • Nov 27 '24

Elon Musk publicized the names of government employees he wants to cut. It’s terrifying federal workers Soft Paywall

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/business/elon-musk-government-employees-targets/index.html

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It seems like he feels like he is a key player in getting trump back in the white house so he can do whatever he wants. He bought X and turned it into the largest propaganda machine ever seen, I'm sure he didn't do that out of the goodness of his heart. He worked with the Republicans to push a certain narrative for years and I'm sure he's been privy to a lot of back room conversations and may know too much for trump to just throw under the bus like he has with everyone else. He can try but running over the richest man on the planet, who acts like a edgy 12 year old and owns one of the largest social media sites in the world isn't going to be as easy as Rudy Giuliani.

Leon melting down and posting all the dirt on Twitter would be amazing to witness though.

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u/W3NTZ Nov 27 '24

He could until now but Trump has no more need for him now that he's elected...

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u/One-Step2764 Nov 27 '24

...are we really pinning our hopes on the idiot prince's egotism to save us from the evil chancellor's machinations?

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u/TurielD Nov 27 '24

Oh there's no telling who comes out on top of this. It's just going to be a slapfight and we're looking forward to the fallout.

You've got ot enjoy the small pleasures in life.