Posted on 07/03/2025 6:10:41 AM PDT by PIF
Could Trump put SpaceX out of business? Will ruining Elon Musk save us "big money?"
Don't watch if you are a hard core 47 supporter, lest you be triggered.
Excerpt from the video transcript:
Elon Musk is on the verge of blowing upall of his companies that he's worked so hard to build with his latest feud with Donald Trump that continues to escalate with every new development with the big beautiful bill. Now that it's passed the Senate, it appears that Elon has temporarily quieted down a little bit on X.
But nevertheless, the situation remains very, very tense between the two men, and it's likely to escalate again when the bill returns to the House for more changes, for another vote. And I can't imagine that Elon isn't going to post more inflammatory statements like this one:
"Every member of Congress who campaigned on reducing government spending and then immediately voted for the biggest debt increase in history should hang their head in shame. They will lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I do on earth".
That doesn't sound like a statement from somebody who's going to calm down anytime soon. And Trump is firing back. Number one talking openly about deporting Elon Musk, which is not an action without parallel, and he's making his own threats. For example, Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history by far.
And without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa. No more rocket launches, satellites, or electric car production, and our country would save a fortune. Perhaps you should have Doge take a good hard look at this big money to be saved.
But is all of this just bluster? What could Trump really do to Musk when it comes right down to it? And what kind of money would it actually save the US taxpayers? Well, the answer is he could do a lot to damage Elon Musk and SpaceX. And in so doing, he would utterly destroy America's dominance in space.
Words back and forth is OK but destroying people is Stupid
Sometimes Trump can be as stupid as Biden, who’s gonna launch our satellites, who is going to send and return our astronauts? NASA/ Boeing, Bezos?
The sky is falling, the sky is falling!
Elon stomped around, first, like a spoiled child.
Elon is always as good as his retort—“Pedo guy.”
He goes off half-cocked, just about all the time, and full-cocked when around potential baby mommas.
“This vengeance feud must end for the good of the country.”
To be expected when two of the biggest egos in the world attempt collaboration.
I really hope one of them swallows their pride and extends an olive branch to hash this out. They both can do massive damage to each other but the damage that Elon could do would be more targeted on the Republican party and it’s agenda. Rumors of Elon starting a third party is disturbing. God help us if something like that resulted in AOC, (madaam president).
Sometimes really smart people border on insanity. Elon has lately been going off the deep end too regularly.
Trump really has his stupid on with this feud with Musk. he needs to get his big boy pants on for the good of the country and the people who elected him.
Glad I’m a muggle.
Trump is being more foolish than Elon.
Trump is off the deep end too, with some of his recent comments about Elon and SpaceX.
Stable genius v. unstable genius
who’s gonna launch our satellites
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the only possible entities are Europe, Russia & China, if 47 shuts SpaceX and by extension the Space Force, and all other agency military launches.
The sky is falling, the sky is falling!
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In this case it actually is - something you and others here cheer on. Relegating the US to a 3rd rate military space power.
I assume you listened to some part of the video. Its the worst case scenario as he admits, but it is possible. Don’t short change the possibility. Its not a joking matter.
This genius understands "workings" and his bank account.
You know what I see....a man who does NOT care about people...I have yet to see true kindness.
Ruining Musk means ruining SPACEX which will ruin the US. It puts big launch back in the hands of our useless and expensive deep state Primes - think Boeing. Costs will skyrocket and innovation will cease.
Looks like that feud is in the press, which is a collection of liars at best. Neither one has stated concrete goals, but just locker room antics to this stage. But it is correct that Musk’s fortune was made in large part by government money, so he should be a little careful.
Musk needs to stop throwing his financial weight around, and Trump needs to call-off his vindictive, and likely illegal, threat to retaliate using taxpayer funds.
Between this feud and the last, the issue of Iran and even Iran’s nuclear hopes and dreams experienced a setback that’s been on the desk of a President since the Carter Administration.
Maybe we’ll come to expect big news to come at some point in between the feuding, as the feuds come and go.
Another big news item was the big fat ‘zero’ reported at the border.
And on Musk’s side,fewer Tesla’s were burned recently as a hate crime.
That’s always good news..
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