As if the billionaire megadonor doesn’t already have enough access to Donald Trump, Musk is reportedly poised to receive office space near the West Wing.

Summary

Elon Musk, a Republican megadonor and close Trump ally, is reportedly set to have office space in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the West Wing.

Musk is expected to head the “Department of Government Efficiency,” aiming to reduce federal spending under Trump.

Critics question Musk’s influence, noting his frequent presence at key Trump meetings and events.

This move, if confirmed, would grant Musk continued access to Trump post-inauguration, sparking debate about the billionaire’s role in the administration despite holding no official government position.

  • Tinidril@midwest.socialEnglish
    5·
    16 hours ago

    You think billionaires and their private armies and vast disinformation networks won’t come up with even more control from a constitutional convention or violent revolution? Fucking delusional.

    • ToucheGoodSir@lemy.lol
      16·
      10 hours ago

      Ok. So you aren’t someone that wants change. Got it. Fucking conservative LMAO. That’s why Trump won. Even if I disagree with a lot of the proposed changes, I think having things shaken up is better than letting the sludge just flow. Dibshit. If it takes increased pressure to burst the pipes so be it

      • Tinidril@midwest.socialEnglish
        1·
        7 hours ago

        You have no clue how bad this can get, or how uncertain the outcome is. Historically speaking, the change that comes from a societal breakdown is almost certain to be entirely bad. He’s just removing what little restraint there was on billionaires and corporations.

        The pipes don’t burst. Look to modern Russia if you want to know where we are accelerating to. We’re already halfway there and moving fast.

        • ToucheGoodSir@lemy.lol
          1·
          4 hours ago

          Yeah we are hurry up and get it over with lol

          Maybe enough of you will start taking risks instead of being so… Docile. By you I mean Americans not Lemmings. Why I was pro Trump after Bernie got ratfucked by the DNC until he actually was president for a day. Lying about the crowd sizes was an “ah fuck” moment. January 6th 2020… well, glad conservative extremists TEND to be incompetent. Not always ofc but on avg

          • Tinidril@midwest.socialEnglish
            1·
            1 hour ago

            Damn that’s some incoherent nonsense.

            Conservative extremists definitely tend to be incompetent, but they are also nearly impossible to dislodge without outside help. Revolution is nearly impossible to pull off in the modern age without the aid of an external military. What military do you think is coming to liberate the US?

            Fuckwits like you are so quick to risk everything without even bothering to learn how the world works. Well, that’s fine if your just risking your own necks, but my kids have to live in this world. You want revolution because you think that’s the easy path and you are too fucking lazy to do the actual work of organizing. But without the organizing, the new world you might be able to create will be ruled by even worse people than today, and you will deserve it.