Trump looking at Musk as policy advisor

[GutterBoy 2,898]

WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) - Donald Trump is considering tapping billionaire Elon Musk as a policy adviser if the Republican presidential candidate reclaims the White House in November's election, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the talks.
The two have discussed ways for Musk, who runs the social media platform X as well as SpaceX and Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab, to have "formal input and influence" over economic and border security policies, according to the Journal.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/elon-musk-could-become-policy-adviser-if-trump-wins-election-wsj-reports-2024-05-29/

Remember when maga heads exploded over the white house working with Twitter?

[zsasz 361]

1 hour ago, GutterBoy said:

WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) - Donald Trump is considering tapping billionaire Elon Musk as a policy adviser if the Republican presidential candidate reclaims the White House in November's election, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the talks.
The two have discussed ways for Musk, who runs the social media platform X as well as SpaceX and Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab, to have "formal input and influence" over economic and border security policies, according to the Journal.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/elon-musk-could-become-policy-adviser-if-trump-wins-election-wsj-reports-2024-05-29/

Remember when maga heads exploded over the white house working with Twitter?

Just waiting for the usual clown car of shills, RRLLD, HT and Emperor Jon to show up this time to tell us "it's different".  

[EternalShinyAndChrome 3,828]

It appears the first two posters don't know how to read and understand words.  Please point out to me in the article where Trump is having influence over Twitter?  Your own link says "economic and border security policies".  

Please point out where in the article Musk or Trump touched you inappropriately. 

You guys are a bunch of f'n morons. 

[zsasz 361]

7 minutes ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

It appears the first two posters don't know how to read and understand words.  Please point out to me in the article where Trump is having influence over Twitter?  Your own link says "economic and border security policies".  

Please point out where in the article Musk or Trump touched you inappropriately. 

You guys are a bunch of f'n morons. 

AND HERE COMES THE CLOWNS!!!!!

 

"it's different". 

[GutterBoy 2,898]

3 minutes ago, zsasz said:

AND HERE COMES THE CLOWNS!!!!!

 

"it's different". 

Nailed it

[Sean Mooney 1,936]

8 minutes ago, zsasz said:

AND HERE COMES THE CLOWNS!!!!!

 

"it's different". 

What an insult to clowns. They at least make people laugh sometimes- you know, on purpose. 

[TimHauck 2,598]

It is different. Musk has more businesses than just twitter, sounds like they want his advice as a successful businessman not as the owner of twitter.

But he’ll probably suggest the government fire 50% of their employees or something.  Will kill the economy, but should help inflation.

[GutterBoy 2,898]

11 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

It is different. Musk has more businesses than just twitter, sounds like they want his advice as a successful businessman not as the owner of twitter.

But he’ll probably suggest the government fire 50% of their employees or something.  Will kill the economy, but should help inflation.

Alright so when the govt made suggestions to twitter on spreading misinformation, the right cried about how the govt was supressing free speech.

Now a right wing nut job bought twitter, and Trump wants him as policy advisor.  So the govt will employ the guy who runs twitter, but of course the govt will have zero influence on twitter content.  Do I have that right?

[Mike Honcho 5,085]

23 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

It is different. Musk has more businesses than just twitter, sounds like they want his advice as a successful businessman not as the owner of twitter.

But he’ll probably suggest the government fire 50% of their employees or something.  Will kill the economy, but should help inflation.

I think it's Twitter that has gotten Trumps attention though...he sees a guy who can run a company into the ground almost as fast as he does. 

[The Real timschochet 6,391]

I’ll take it. If Trump is elected (I hope I hope I hope it doesn’t happen) he needs somebody besides Stephen Miller to give him advice. Say what you want about Musk (I can’t stand the guy) but at least he’s not a moron. 

[GutterBoy 2,898]

2 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said:

Say what you want about Musk (I can’t stand the guy) but at least he’s not a moron. 

I'm not so sure about that.

[Engorgeous George 2,121]

I appreciate knowing about this before it happens for transparency sake rather than not being informed of the cooperative arrangement until its effects become known through investigation. 

Be up front!

 

I wonder if Musk would try to use the position to get contraacts for SpaceX with NASA or for Tesla with any of the various federal fleets of vehicles.  I can picture Tesla postal trucks in my neighborhood.  They would be sold as quiet and nonpolluting, just an extention  of green deals, when what they would be is graft.

[TBayXXXVII 2,480]

2 hours ago, GutterBoy said:

WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) - Donald Trump is considering tapping billionaire Elon Musk as a policy adviser if the Republican presidential candidate reclaims the White House in November's election, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the talks.
The two have discussed ways for Musk, who runs the social media platform X as well as SpaceX and Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab, to have "formal input and influence" over economic and border security policies, according to the Journal.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/elon-musk-could-become-policy-adviser-if-trump-wins-election-wsj-reports-2024-05-29/

Remember when maga heads exploded over the white house working with Twitter?

 

1 hour ago, zsasz said:

Just waiting for the usual clown car of shills, RRLLD, HT and Emperor Jon to show up this time to tell us "it's different".  

Odd that you have a problem with this.  You didn't have a problem with it when the Liberals were doing it?  Why is that?  Was that (D)ifferent?

[EternalShinyAndChrome 3,828]

1 hour ago, zsasz said:

AND HERE COMES THE CLOWNS!!!!!

 

"it's different". 

  Deflection!!

I asked you where the article pointed out that Trump was influencing Twitter.  You and the OP clearly read some words, twisted it to mean something else and then fake outraged against that.

If only we had a word to describe that behavior.  Reminds me kind of like straw or something like that.  Is that what they told you to do at your morning far-left glory hole meeting?

[Strike 5,182]

Are you all aware that Musk was previously on one of Trump's advisory committees during his first term? 

[TBayXXXVII 2,480]

2 minutes ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

  Deflection!!

I asked you where the article pointed out that Trump was influencing Twitter.  You and the OP clearly read some words, twisted it to mean something else and then fake outraged against that.

If only we had a word to describe that behavior.  Reminds me kind of like straw or something like that.  Is that what they told you to do at your morning far-left glory hole meeting?

Yeah, they read the part where the author mentioned that "Musk, who runs the social media platform X", and stopped there.   They apparently didn't read the rest of the article.

[TBayXXXVII 2,480]

Just now, Strike said:

Are you all aware that Musk was previously on one of Trump's advisory committees during his first term? 

Shhhh.... they're in the middle of a "yeah but".

[TBayXXXVII 2,480]

1 hour ago, GutterBoy said:

Now a right wing nut job bought twitter

You're so stupid!  

[EternalShinyAndChrome 3,828]

9 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

Yeah, they read the part where the author mentioned that "Musk, who runs the social media platform X", and stopped there.   They apparently didn't read the rest of the article.

Yep.  They clearly cherry-picked what they wanted and then pretended the rest of the article supported their cherry-picked, out-of-context words.

And then when called out on it, they immediately resort to deflection!!!

What a bunch of morons. 

[EternalShinyAndChrome 3,828]

10 minutes ago, Strike said:

Are you all aware that Musk was previously on one of Trump's advisory committees during his first term? 

 Why do that when you can argue Straw Men all day long?  It's so much easier than just admitting you were wrong. 

[The Real timschochet 6,391]

14 minutes ago, Strike said:

Are you all aware that Musk was previously on one of Trump's advisory committees during his first term? 

I don’t think he was involved in Twitter then was he? 
 

But I don’t care about this. 

[EternalShinyAndChrome 3,828]

Just now, The Real timschochet said:

I don’t think he was involved in Twitter then was he? 
 

But I don’t care about this. 

your far-left GC buddies do, though!  They even started a cherry-picked, out-of-context, fake outrage thread about it!  

Strawmen, Unite!!!!

[Strike 5,182]

1 minute ago, The Real timschochet said:

I don’t think he was involved in Twitter then was he? 
 

But I don’t care about this. 

You think Trump wants his advice on economic and border security issues due to his purchase of Twitter? 

[The Real timschochet 6,391]

Just now, Strike said:

You think Trump wants his advice on economic and border security issues due to his purchase of Twitter? 

I don’t, no. But that was the issue that was raised. 

[TBayXXXVII 2,480]

3 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said:

I don’t, no. But that was the issue that was raised. 

It wasn't an "issue that was raised", it was a accusation.

[Strike 5,182]

5 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said:

I don’t, no. But that was the issue that was raised. 

You need to learn to differentiate REAL posts from the trolls like Gutterboy.  I'd put you in that category as well except you actually believe the sh*t you post. 

[jerryskids 6,550]

22 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

You're so stupid!  

I was going to comment on this.  Gutter thinks Elon is a "right wing nut job." I imagine Vox told him that.   Elon nailed it years ago; anyone right of Marx is a right wing nut job to Lefties like Gutter.

 

 

[jerryskids 6,550]

Also, haven't folks like Gates, Zuck, and Bezos been advisors on various things to presidents?

That being said, any corporate/government relationships should be watched with a wary eye.

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,236]

I guess if the current administration hadn’t excluded him from the electric vehicle discussions he probably would have been advising for them as well

but the pedos in charge don’t think the biggest electric vehicle company should be included in those discussions 

[Sean Mooney 1,936]

6 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

I was going to comment on this.  Gutter thinks Elon is a "right wing nut job." I imagine Vox told him that.   Elon nailed it years ago; anyone right of Marx is a right wing nut job to Lefties like Gutter.

 

 

I've seen that graphic before. I would argue that the right has moved further right since 2008 as well. Not sure what that would to Musk's overall standing.

[jerryskids 6,550]

11 minutes ago, Sean Mooney said:

I've seen that graphic before. I would argue that the right has moved further right since 2008 as well. Not sure what that would to Musk's overall standing.

Theory of relativity.  If you are on the people mover moving you left, the righties look like they are moving right.  That's the point of the meme.

I would argue that the entire spectrum has shifted left, just moreso on the far left.  My example would be gay marriage, which was opposed by center-left folks like Clinton and Obama.  Now I would say most conservatives don't give a rat's ass as well.

[EternalShinyAndChrome 3,828]

14 minutes ago, Sean Mooney said:

I've seen that graphic before. I would argue that the right has moved further right since 2008 as well. Not sure what that would to Musk's overall standing.

And you would be arguing an incorrect position then.  Left has moved way left and the right has barely moved at all.

[GutterBoy 2,898]

59 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

 

Odd that you have a problem with this.  You didn't have a problem with it when the Liberals were doing it?  Why is that?  Was that (D)ifferent?

I actually don't have a problem with it.  Do you?  Because you had a problem with the WH communicating with Twitter 4 years ago.

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,236]

1 minute ago, GutterBoy said:

I actually don't have a problem with it.  Do you?  Because you had a problem with the WH communicating with Twitter 4 years ago.

I tell you what if Trump or the rnc tells Twitter what to censor then you can check back here. 
 

if Trump makes a misinformation czar to censor people we can talk

[GutterBoy 2,898]

25 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

I was going to comment on this.  Gutter thinks Elon is a "right wing nut job." I imagine Vox told him that.   Elon nailed it years ago; anyone right of Marx is a right wing nut job to Lefties like Gutter.

 

 

And here the GC keeps sucking Musk's d1ck like good lil right wing tools.  Perfect.

[The Real timschochet 6,391]

3 minutes ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

Left has moved way left and the right has barely moved at all.

This is, IMO, a delusional analysis. If Ronald Reagan were alive today I believe he would strongly consider voting for Joe Biden, or at the very least abstain. He would NEVER vote for Donald Trump. 

[Sean Mooney 1,936]

4 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

Theory of relativity.  If you are on the people mover moving you left, the righties look like they are moving right.  That's the point of the meme.

I would argue that the entire spectrum has shifted left, just moreso on the far left.  My example would be gay marriage, which was opposed by center-left folks like Clinton and Obama.  Now I would say most conservatives don't give a rat's ass as well.

I'm just speaking as someone who voted primarily Republican for a long time and would've been in between Elon and the person on the right in 2008 and have seen some of the things in the party move away from me (primarily because I'm more socially liberal than most). 

As a centrist I think both sides have moved more towards their extremes leaving a lot of people in the middle feeling like they aren't being respected for their opinions. 

[TBayXXXVII 2,480]

Just now, GutterBoy said:

I actually don't have a problem with it.  Do you?  Because you had a problem with the WH communicating with Twitter 4 years ago.

Oh you didn't?  But apparently it wasn't much of an issue for you, because you still voted for the people doing it.... and plan to continue to do so.  Oddly, while pointing fingers at the other guy. 

I definitely see it as an issue.  But, as stated, the article doesn't mention anything about Trump looking to use Musk to do that.  Also, as pointed out by @Engorgeous George, we're being told of the offer before anything happens, hence... transparency.  It's you and your lefty mindset brings you to the conclusion that he's going to do what the Lefties did (behind the scenes).

[Hardcore troubadour 14,912]

1 hour ago, GutterBoy said:

Alright so when the govt made suggestions to twitter on spreading misinformation, the right cried about how the govt was supressing free speech.

Now a right wing nut job bought twitter, and Trump wants him as policy advisor.  So the govt will employ the guy who runs twitter, but of course the govt will have zero influence on twitter content.  Do I have that right?

Yeah. Musk will be employed. Full health and dental.  

[GutterBoy 2,898]

1 minute ago, TBayXXXVII said:

Oh you didn't?  But apparently it wasn't much of an issue for you, because you still voted for the people doing it.... and plan to continue to do so.  Oddly, while pointing fingers at the other guy. 

I definitely see it as an issue.  But, as stated, the article doesn't mention anything about Trump looking to use Musk to do that.  Also, as pointed out by @Engorgeous George, we're being told of the offer before anything happens, hence... transparency.  It's you and your lefty mindset brings you to the conclusion that he's going to do what the Lefties did (behind the scenes).

So republicans aren't corrupt is what you're saying.  You're fine with the relationship because a republican would never act in a corrupt manner.