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Elon Musk may already be overstaying his welcome in Trump's orbit
NBC News ^ | Nov. 13, 2024 | Dasha Burns, David Ingram and Julie Tsirkin

Posted on 11/13/2024 5:17:02 PM PST by MinorityRepublican

Tech billionaire Elon Musk was handed a major win Tuesday evening when President-elect Donald Trump announced that the Tesla and SpaceX CEO would co-lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” with Vivek Ramaswamy.

The announcement reinforces the closeness that Musk has managed to achieve with Trump, even after the election. But for some people in Trump’s orbit, Musk’s presence has felt overbearing.

Musk has been so aggressive in pushing his views about Trump’s second term that he’s stepping on the toes of Trump’s transition team and may be overstaying his welcome at Mar-a-Lago, according to two people familiar with the transition who have spent time at the Palm Beach, Florida, resort over the past week.

The sources said that Musk’s near-constant presence at Mar-a-Lago in the week since Election Day had begun to wear on people who’ve been in Trump’s inner circle longer than the tech billionaire and who see him as overstepping his role in the transition. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because they’re not authorized to speak publicly.

“He’s behaving as if he’s a co-president and making sure everyone knows it,” one of the people said of Musk.

“And he’s sure taking lots of credit for the president’s victory. Bragging about America PAC and X to anyone who will listen. He’s trying to make President Trump feel indebted to him. And the president is indebted to no one,” this person added.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: concerntrolls; considerthesource; dashaburns; davidingram; fakenews; gaslighting; gaslightmedia; julietsirkin; media; msm; musk; nbcfakenews; reallyfakenews; tds; thegaslightmedia; trash
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1 posted on 11/13/2024 5:17:02 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

HAHAHAHA NBC news as source!


2 posted on 11/13/2024 5:18:45 PM PST by Bobbyvotes (Congrats to Trump/Vance team. America has been saved. For a while at least. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

When I hear any Media opine on anything, the exact opposite is true.

They are worthless, their reputations are shot from their open gaslighting, and a lot of the electorate is on to them.

May they all choke on their self-imposed putridity.


3 posted on 11/13/2024 5:19:22 PM PST by rlmorel ("A people that elect corrupt politicians are not victims...but accomplices." George Orwell)
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To: MinorityRepublican

I have to laugh at the conservatives who said this election would cause the MSM to dial back their rhetoric.


4 posted on 11/13/2024 5:20:56 PM PST by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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To: MinorityRepublican
That would explain why Trump took him to DC today and praised him in front of the GOP House.

Makes perfect sense...not.

5 posted on 11/13/2024 5:21:34 PM PST by RoosterRedux (Emerson paraphrased, "If you strike at the king, don't fail." They failed. )
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To: MinorityRepublican
This pathetic dribble reads like a middle school girl's fiction series.

"Psst, did you hear..."
"Hey, guess what!"
"O M G, Becky, look at her butt!"

6 posted on 11/13/2024 5:22:10 PM PST by workerbee
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To: MinorityRepublican

NBC DRIBBLE


7 posted on 11/13/2024 5:23:25 PM PST by Robe
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To: MinorityRepublican

The rats trying to stir the pot...
Typical communist strategy...

The election taught them nothing...
They will actually pick up the pace of their lies, treachery, vileness, and half-truths as they begin their reacquisition of total control over the serfs...


8 posted on 11/13/2024 5:24:04 PM PST by SuperLuminal
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To: rlmorel

“open gaslighting”


9 posted on 11/13/2024 5:25:30 PM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: kiryandil

What the Media has descended to is completely disgusting.

They crossed the border a long, long time ago into open Leftist advocacy.


10 posted on 11/13/2024 5:27:07 PM PST by rlmorel ("A people that elect corrupt politicians are not victims...but accomplices." George Orwell)
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To: MinorityRepublican

This story seems like absolute BS to me. The devious leftists at NBC News are just trying to drive a wedge between Trump and Musk. I don’t think they are ever going to leave us alone. :-)


11 posted on 11/13/2024 5:29:05 PM PST by SunStar (Democrats piss me off!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

DIVIDE AND CONQUER. What Elon and Vivek are going to do is giving millions of Deep State pukes nightmares!!!


12 posted on 11/13/2024 5:29:13 PM PST by Dogbert41 (“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” -Matthew 5:9)
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To: MinorityRepublican

NBC trying to make problems..please, give me a break, according to Kai Trump, Elon has already reached uncle status


13 posted on 11/13/2024 5:31:28 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: MinorityRepublican

The anonymous sources are back...

“according to two people familiar with the transition who have spent time at the Palm Beach, Florida, resort over the past week”


14 posted on 11/13/2024 5:31:37 PM PST by OL Hickory (Jesus and the American soldier-1 died for your soul/1 died for your freedom)
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To: kiryandil

“open gaslighting”

Exactly NBC is in full gaslighting mode.


15 posted on 11/13/2024 5:32:13 PM PST by Parley Baer
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To: MinorityRepublican

“The sources spoke on condition of anonymity”


16 posted on 11/13/2024 5:35:58 PM PST by bankwalker (Repeal the 19th ...)
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To: MinorityRepublican

fake news with an agenda


17 posted on 11/13/2024 5:39:53 PM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

BS. Susie is in charge.


18 posted on 11/13/2024 5:40:07 PM PST by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: MinorityRepublican

“sources said” ... stopped reading right there ... NEXT! ...


19 posted on 11/13/2024 5:40:12 PM PST by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: MinorityRepublican
according to two people familiar with the transition

Two of them wouldn't happen to be named Dasha Burns, David Ingram or Julie Tsirkin perchance?

20 posted on 11/13/2024 5:42:00 PM PST by Drew68 (Today I'm thoroughly enjoying eating crow salted with liberal tears. Best meal I've ever had!)
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