While the duo has defined the last year of U.S. politics, it appears Musk and Trump are now heading their separate ways.

“He’s finished, done, gone. He polls terrible. People hate him,” an anonymous source close to the Republican Party told Politico. “He’d go to Wisconsin thinking he can buy people’s votes, wear the cheese hat, act like a 9-year-old. … It doesn’t work. It’s offensive to people.”

  • atk007@lemmy.world
    127·
    3 days ago

    I believe it’s a media tactic to publish stories like that, Trump’s bromance with Musk is sour, Trump not happy with Netanyahu, Trump angry with Putin. All these stories serve the purpose that Trump can show growth. In reality, neither Trump or Musk care.

    • Ledericas@lemm.eeEnglish
      29·
      3 days ago

      its all a distraction and sanewashing. to the horrible tarriffs, the doge cuts, the continued support of gaza, notice how all that partially disappeared from the MSMs, they are complicit because they are owned by conservatives too.

      and the biggest one right now, is medicaid/care and tax cuts right now. it was the same tactic they used to bury all the luigi news from DEC-JAN.

      all those trump’s(hate this or that") are just gaffes.

    • hitmyspot@aussie.zone
      29·
      3 days ago

      And neither have the capacity for growth. However, Trump does care what people think. It’s part of his narcissism.

    • CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee
      14·
      3 days ago

      Yeah in this thumbnail image it looks like Musk is holding back a smile as if it’s all a setup to dupe the masses.

      • Basic Glitch@lemm.eeOPEnglish
        7·
        3 days ago

        The image is from March, but who knows

        I am more inclined to believe Thiel set him up to be the face of all the DOGE work and then had him step down when Kratsios was nominated.

        I also saw something about nuralink stock being up though, so could be a distraction