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Trump addresses Elon Musk's growing political influence: 'He's not going to be president'

www.nbcnews.com Trump addresses Elon Musk's growing political influence: 'He's not going to be president'

After Musk helped tank a bipartisan bill to fund the government, Trump told conservative activists that he hadn't "ceded the presidency" to the tech billionaire.

“No, he’s not going to be president, that I can tell you,” Trump said. “And I’m safe. You know why he can’t be? He wasn’t born in this country.”

As you know a true leader has to keep saying they're the real leader

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'He's not going to be president'
Too late, Trump has been purchased.
- Listen to his "ahaha" at the end
  https://bsky.app/profile/acyn.bsky.social/post/3ldw2c76xre23
  
  He had to say he's "safe"? Lol wat

Sounds like something a secure man says.
- Something something not a true king.
  Tywin Lannister
  
  I really want to see a press conference were a journalist asks if he has cleared that with Elon. Or just ask him what Elon's opinion is on some random thing.

you've heard of RINO and DINO, now meet the diaper-wearing, spray painted PINO.

Bitch, he co-owns your stupid ass.
- Kind of, right? No doubt Elon is a career criminal, just not charged. Yet. The greedy folk occasionally take their own down, too. If Elon isn't paranoid about that, he should be.

That's the point right? Elon doesn't need to be or want to be president, he just needs to call one up and say "bitch, change this dumbass law or I pull the plug on your media and financing" and then w/e president he just called does the thing.
Why do the work and be public when you can brainfart an order at 7:30pm after dinner and 2 weeks later some gears roll in favor of your cocaine dream.
- “bitch, change this dumbass law or I pull the plug on your media and financing” and then w/e president he just called does the thing.
  So he calls Putin and says his PAC needs another round of funding?

Trump’s also disqualified from the office by the Constitution. The Supreme Court allowed it. They can allow Elon too.
- Not exactly the same comparison. This would be far more blatant capture for the Supreme Court. The natural born citizen requirement is much more cut and dry. There were still some non-partisan legal people who genuinely thought Trump shouldn't be disqualified (though many many disagreed with them)
  The Supreme Court does pass on insane legal ideas sometimes even if they allow plenty of horrible stuff too. Like in 2023 in Moore v. Harper, they ruled 6-3 against the Independent state legislature theory. Though on the flip side their presidential immunity ruling was indeed insane
  
  Not exactly the same, no; the point being that the court can pull the rug from under Trump who thinks the rules that don’t apply to him still somehow apply to Musk.

the fact that he addressed this shows the framing is getting to him so people need to keep it up

Elon is to tRump like the Emperor was to Vader.

Our media is so stupid. The world's richest man just bought the whole federal government and the MSM reaction is "Ooh, maybe there's gonna be drama!"
Sane-washing was the wrong word for what the media does with Trump. It's more like reality-TV-washing. It makes everything he does seem like a TV show that's not real, and they never talk to or about the real people who are harmed by poorly run government. When was the last time the MSM talked to or about the struggles of a homeless person, someone living in the ghetto, or an immigrant trapped in a broken system? But they talk to and about Elon Musk every fucking day. They've spoken more to Elon Musk about immigration than to all (other) immigrants combined.
The media isn't right-wing or left-wing, it's entertainment-wing. It's just a reality TV soap opera focused on characters and personalities, not informing people. We should stop pretending it's a source of information, the MSM is a source of entertainment.
- This is why not everything should be profit-driven.

It’s been kinda obvious from the beginning that Elon Musk is Donald Trump’s Grand Vizier.
And we all know how THOSE stories go.
But who’s the poor street urchin inadvertently roped into the vizier’s evil schemes?
- An evil grand vizier whispering into the ear of the already-evil king.

The timer is running on Elon's time on the good list. His ass is going on Trump's naughty list eventually.

LOL, it's working. Donvict is getting quite annoyed at doge dipshit stealing the spotlight....

President Musk must be happy with his plaything :3

If Musk becomes Speaker of the House ... couldn't he ? Speaker Johnson offered him the job. The speaker doesn't need to be a congress member.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mike-johnson-asked-elon-musk-if-he-wants-to-be-speaker-of-the-house/ar-AA1whA9C
And the speaker is in line to be president if Trump and Vance "happen" to die.
The U.S. Constitution and the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 outline the presidential order of succession. The line of succession of cabinet officers is in the order of their agencies’ creation.
Vice President
Speaker of the House
I mean Trump is obsessed with ignoring the Constitution to stay president until he dies. Why wouldn't that be used against him by Musk ?
- Not constitutionally no. He doesn't meet the requirement to be president which requires you to be born as a US citizen
  Edit: also it seems like Johnson was moreso making a jab at musk in his comments about the difficulty of the job - rather than actually making him a genuine offer
  
  The SC could just make a bullshit ruling that this only applies fo4 being elected president, rather than becoming president through succession.
  
  I am aware of the born a US citizen requirement. Trump is also trying to get rid of naturalized citizenship.
  But these guys are not big on rule following.
- If musk becomes speaker, Trump and Vance should start to worry.
  Trump will be 25a'd out of there very fast. Just you wait
- Succession only applies to people eligible to hold the office. So him being Speaker would be irrelevant. He'd just be skipped.

How much money did President Musk pay Vice President Trunp to cover for him like that?

...but he's the superior businessman?
Thats how america works Mr trump. This was your idea.

For the first time in my life, i agree with Trump; Musk isn't "going to be the president." Musk IS the president.

Trumps presidency and "The Elon giveth, and the Elon taketh away" approach.

Maybe we could amend the constitution to allow all citizens the same exact rights including being able to become president?
That would be kind of cool.
- While we're making wishes, I'd amend it to introduce a direct initiative.

Ted Cruz was born in Canada and clearly ran for United States President in 2016. I remember.
- But notably Cruz was born to US citizens, therefore he was a citizen. Musk's parents were not US citizens so therefore Musk is not a natural born citizen. Cruz can run, musk can not
  
  Musk got a bill shut down in congress and replaced with one he liked in under a day, I'm not so sure if amending the constitution to allow him to be elected is beyond his reach at this point. it would probably require buying a few democrats also but I bet fetterman and a few others would be happy to join the winning team for the right price.
  
  That is correct, but let us not also forget the fact of Cruz's birth when he now supports Trump, a major figurehead of the birther movement against Obama and the absolute irony of that. This movement claimed that Obama was not eligible to be President because they falsely claimed he was born in Kenya. Not only was he born in Hawaii, not Kenya, but his mother is and has always been a US Citizen, making him a naturally born citizen. So the his place of birth doesn't matter, just as it doesn't matter that Cruz actually WAS born abroad.
  
  Also, they are getting rid of birthright citizenship, right?
  Fuck off Ted back to Cuba.
  (Not gonna happen ^^^right ^^^away, but it would be interesting)
  
  Ted’s dad was born in Cuba

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