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    It’s so funny because he actually explains why Elon isn’t the president as opposed to just dismissing the idea outright. It makes the idea that Elon is president more convincing.

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      That’s what made me laugh too. As if there was no other reason that Elon isn’t president other than his birth place.

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    There goes my theory that he was going to try and sell natural born citizenships to people like Leon.

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    The rules that says foreigners can’t be president, also say that a traitor insurrectionist can’t be president.

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      Good news on that from is that this wasn’t accidental

      The “President Musk” messaging is by design, at least partially. This week, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter and another person briefed on it, at senior levels of different Democratic congressional offices, and also within the Democratic National Committee, discussions have been had about having party leaders and elected officials actively portray Musk as effectively Trump’s boss, and to do so during television appearances that the president-elect is likely to see. The idea is that it’s a cost-free opportunity to potentially drive a petty wedge between the notably mercurial and ego-obsessed Trump and his similarly emotive pal Musk, and to sow some chaos in the upper ranks of the Republican Party.

      https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/president-musk-dems-troll-trump-elon-1235211922/

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        It’d be funnier to do it after inauguration though. We need to see Musk’s new department completely fail before he is memory-holed. Fighting corparo-fascism for four years/forever is a marathon, not a sprint.

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          The breakup won’t happen instantly and this has already stolen some of his air of infallibility going into his term which I’d argue is rather important. He now looks weak so you are more likely to see more people willing to stand up to him on day 1

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    Ted Cruz was born in Calgary, Alberta and he ran for US President in 2016.

    I clearly remember Trump insulting Ted’s wife on the debate stage and then Ted tacitly agreeing and curling into a ball. Maybe Trump doesn’t remember because his memory is not so good.

    Anyways, Elon is President now because Rupert and Putin installed him.

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    It’s a shame that due to Trump’s cognitive decline Elon has to assist him with all of his decisions. It must be hard for Trump to accept it. Even though Elon has always been Trump’s intellectual equal.

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    Actor’s gonna act. He’s just happy not to be getting prosecuted for his crimes. That was obviously the deal. Daddy Musk will buy your way out of jail in exchange for playing sock puppet master. Now the hand is in the glove.

    Unfortunately, we still haven’t realized the full scope that we are all that same puppet and Trump is just the face of the sock.