Marc Caputo
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And that's the thing with Donald Trump and the Trump administration. Things can be simultaneously true and untrue. And it's just so there's just sort of a lot of approximate approximation. And this is what these folks are saying. This is what these folks are saying. And so you have to do the kind of the synthesis between the thesis and the antithesis.
Yeah, I think I think Musk.
Yeah, I think I think Musk.
Yeah, I think I think Musk.
I mean, it's still pretty good. But, you know, the cabinet meeting that just ended, Trump made sure to go out of his way to praise how great Elon Musk is. But number one, like the major charge of his work is done, which was to go in there, cause hell, get people fired and shake things up. And then secondly, he's a special government employee. His charge is supposed to end after 120 days.
I mean, it's still pretty good. But, you know, the cabinet meeting that just ended, Trump made sure to go out of his way to praise how great Elon Musk is. But number one, like the major charge of his work is done, which was to go in there, cause hell, get people fired and shake things up. And then secondly, he's a special government employee. His charge is supposed to end after 120 days.
I mean, it's still pretty good. But, you know, the cabinet meeting that just ended, Trump made sure to go out of his way to praise how great Elon Musk is. But number one, like the major charge of his work is done, which was to go in there, cause hell, get people fired and shake things up. And then secondly, he's a special government employee. His charge is supposed to end after 120 days.
And, you know, his I think his time has come and he's for this coming series of episodes in the Trump show in this season. I think he's he's going to go out. But that does not mean he's gone from the Trump show. I think he's going to he's going to be a reappearing character.
And, you know, his I think his time has come and he's for this coming series of episodes in the Trump show in this season. I think he's he's going to go out. But that does not mean he's gone from the Trump show. I think he's going to he's going to be a reappearing character.
And, you know, his I think his time has come and he's for this coming series of episodes in the Trump show in this season. I think he's he's going to go out. But that does not mean he's gone from the Trump show. I think he's going to he's going to be a reappearing character.
Yeah. One of the smart things, or maybe it was one of the honest things that Musk's folks had done, I wrote the story at the time, is about 10 days before that election, they put out a memo saying if the Schimel, I think is his name, the candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court was more Trumpy, and if we got out the Trump voters, then he would win.
Yeah. One of the smart things, or maybe it was one of the honest things that Musk's folks had done, I wrote the story at the time, is about 10 days before that election, they put out a memo saying if the Schimel, I think is his name, the candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court was more Trumpy, and if we got out the Trump voters, then he would win.
Yeah. One of the smart things, or maybe it was one of the honest things that Musk's folks had done, I wrote the story at the time, is about 10 days before that election, they put out a memo saying if the Schimel, I think is his name, the candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court was more Trumpy, and if we got out the Trump voters, then he would win.
Correct. It wasn't Musk. I mean, but... The Democrats have been bad on a lot of messaging. But one thing they've made sure to do is really kind of go after Musk. And Musk himself is just he's picking fights with Peter Navarro, calling him Peter Retardo on social media. Not a typical thing that I haven't talked to the chief of staff, Susie Wiles, about that.
Correct. It wasn't Musk. I mean, but... The Democrats have been bad on a lot of messaging. But one thing they've made sure to do is really kind of go after Musk. And Musk himself is just he's picking fights with Peter Navarro, calling him Peter Retardo on social media. Not a typical thing that I haven't talked to the chief of staff, Susie Wiles, about that.
Correct. It wasn't Musk. I mean, but... The Democrats have been bad on a lot of messaging. But one thing they've made sure to do is really kind of go after Musk. And Musk himself is just he's picking fights with Peter Navarro, calling him Peter Retardo on social media. Not a typical thing that I haven't talked to the chief of staff, Susie Wiles, about that.
But that's not the kind of thing that she would necessarily like. Right.
But that's not the kind of thing that she would necessarily like. Right.
But that's not the kind of thing that she would necessarily like. Right.
Correct. But, you know, Elon Musk is a different character. And when you talk to the rest of the staff about it, they'd be like, hey, welcome to Trump world. This is how we play.