Is Donald Trump Afraid of Elon Musk?
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The president has long operated without anything resembling worry when it comes to appointments or executive action, but as his most powerful—and richest—political ally chainsaws his way through the federal government, some observers wonder if Trump might be tasting his own medicine.

Summary

Elon Musk has amassed significant power in Trump’s White House, leading DOGE and embedding his tech team into federal systems.

Musk is using his X account like a personal White House pressroom podium to dominate the news cycle, pushing conspiracies and undermining Trump’s announcements.

Ironically, Trump now struggles to control Musk, who is doing to Trump what Trump did to the GOP—pushing limits and amassing a devoted fan base. Trump knows that Musk is willing to out-crazy him.

While Trump tolerates him for now, tensions may rise as Musk’s influence grows.

  • meowmeowbeanz@sh.itjust.works
    37·
    19 hours ago

    Musk isn’t Trump’s lackey—he’s the feral AI in the room. Imagine the panic when your “useful idiot” outpaces your chaos. Trump’s a carnival barker; Musk’s building the ride and rigging the safety protocols. DOGE to D.C.? Just a beta test for his federal takeover.

    Trump’s sweating because Musk’s X account is the real bully pulpit now—no filters, no advisors, just raw id and rockets. The GOP’s golden goose is getting upstaged by a guy who invented upstaging.

    Tolerate him? Sure. Until Neuralink wires the base directly into Musk’s brainfeed. Trump’s terrified—he finally met a monster he can’t meme into submission.