Posted on 09/12/2023 7:59:41 PM PDT by GulliverSwift
In December 2016, Musk had a private meeting with Trump, during which he was “baffled” by the then-president-elect’s comments about Tesla and NASA.
“He seems kind of nuts,” Musk said after the meeting, according to Isaacson, “but he may turn out okay.”
On the contrary: Musk “concluded that Trump as president was no different than he was as a candidate,” Isaacson wrote. “The buffoonery was not just an act.”
“Trump might be one of the best bullshitters ever,” Musk told Isaacson. “If you just think of Trump as a sort of con-man performance, then his behavior sort of makes sense.”
... Musk told Isaacson that Trump should remain banned from Twitter if he was “engaged in criminal activity” — and even said he believed Trump was.
“I want to avoid the bullshit disputes about Trump,” Musk said. “If he’s engaged in criminal activity — it seems increasingly that he has — that’s not okay.”
“It’s not free speech to subvert democracy,” Musk said.
Then one day, in a “feisty mood” according to Isaacson, Musk posted a poll asking if Trump should be reinstated. The poll was close but the ayes had it, and Musk promised to reinstate the former president.
“I’m not Trump’s fan,” Musk told Isaacson that day. “He’s disruptive. He’s the world’s champion of bullshit.”
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The Musk fanboy crowd on here needs to eat this crow. He's obviously a Chicom stooge trying to subvert Trump while also making money off him--in other words just exactly like the DC establishment Republicans.
I'll continue to support for Trump for his good points.
And I'll continue to support Musk for his good points.
Trump can be wrong sometimes. Musk can be wrong sometimes.
Depending what they are wrong on, determines if you feel you have to dump them.
Imagine that, being reasonable. One isn’t supposed to do that here.
You need to make everything dichotomous.
Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.
Name Musk’s good points. I certainly can’t think of any. So please help see his good points. it’s certainly not freedom of speech as he claims, because he continues to ban people on Titter.
Musk is a ChiCom agent, who acts as Controlled Opposition.
2 wealthy men sparring. Not unusual.
I’ll still take Pres.Trump to run the country. He was great.
Elon is the nut. But he’s done a lot of good.
When do the bad points outweigh the good, for both of them?
Agreed. I liked Trump the most when he was the POTUS from 2017 to 2019.
And Musk when he took the red pill after 2020.
Agreed on Musk. I’ve moved on from Trump, but I still defend him from persecution.
Isaacson is a liar.
2016
“Musk is a ChiCom agent, who acts as Controlled Opposition.”
QFT
From Musk’s vantage point, I’m sure most of the World is full of it — except his engineers.
As will I.
I don’t take political advice from tech giants
This town isn’t big enough for two snake oil salesmen.
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