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bif

(25,931 posts)
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 08:01 PM Jun 30

Elon Musk vows to defeat Republicans who vote for Donald Tr*mp's Mega bill

Source: USA Today

WASHINGTON ― Elon Musk escalated his criticism of President Donald Trump's tax and budget mega-bill as the Senate took up the legislation, warning that he would boost primary challenges to defeat Republican lawmakers who vote for the legislation.

Musk, the richest man in the world and former top White House adviser, unleashed a flurry of posts on June 30 on X attacking the bill, the centerpiece of Trump's domestic agenda, over the tech entrepreneur's well-documented concerns the bill will increase the national debt.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-vows-defeat-republicans-213107749.html



Wow. Eloon sure must hate lil Donnie!
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delisen

(7,111 posts)
1. Elon is now deportable. So he has to get MAGAs out of congress.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 08:11 PM
Jun 30

Will he be.deprted to Canada, South Africa or El Salvador.

Even if he did not abide by the terms of his student visa, I am sure Trumpers can find someone to testify about some crime he has committed.

republianmushroom

(20,715 posts)
2. It is a plesure seeing republican, your damn, if, you do
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 08:15 PM
Jun 30

and your damn, if, you don't. Enjoying it.

BOSSHOG

(43,368 posts)
3. Trump wants us to be horrible or else
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 08:23 PM
Jun 30

Musk wants us to be grotesque or else.

If you need Medicaid to survive they don’t care what you want.

Conservative values in action.

yankee87

(2,616 posts)
4. Blackmail on rump
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 08:25 PM
Jun 30

Musk must have some good blackmail material on rump. No tearing into him, no threats of lawsuits or deportation.
Do what you can, but fuck you felon. You got him in.

Marie Marie

(10,356 posts)
5. I could have sworn that he said - during one of his weepy interviews- that he was done
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 08:26 PM
Jun 30

giving money to politics. Do any of these assholes that want to run the world have any real convictions that last longer than whatever mood or hissyfit they are feeling in that moment?

Miguelito Loveless

(5,087 posts)
6. Awfully brave of him
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 08:27 PM
Jun 30

Has he forgotten that Trump can deport him to a concentration camp in El Salvador?

MW67

(33 posts)
7. They should have a
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 08:45 PM
Jun 30

Celebrity boxing match, for the world championship asshole title belt, would probably be a split decision I imagine

Dulcinea

(8,775 posts)
8. Put your money where your mouth is, Elon!
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 08:58 PM
Jun 30

Let's see him primary Ted Cruz & Tommy Tuberville.

I'd say McConnell too, but that hateful old bastard is retiring, & not a minute too soon.

thesquanderer

(12,689 posts)
10. I was hoping he would do this. If a Republican knows s/he can be deep-pocket primaried no matter which way they vote...
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 10:43 PM
Jun 30

...maybe some of the otherwise more moderate members who are thought to be unhappy with it may be willing to actually vote for what they actually think is right.

PSPS

(14,727 posts)
12. Musk is delusional
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 12:35 AM
Jul 1

The republican base is 100% MAGA which will vote/believe/do whatever trump tells them to, even if it completely changes minute to minute. Even if musk dropped $10 billion in a primary, the trump-endorsed candidate will always win.

SunSeeker

(56,173 posts)
13. Correct. The GOP figured this out too. The MAGAts only care about Trump.
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 07:15 AM
Jul 1

None of them are carrying Elon flags.

After Elon's debacle in Wisconsin, they realize Elon has no juice, even with all his money. Without Trump, Elon has no political sway over MAGAts. And Elon has burned all of his bridges with Democrats. He is a man without a political home.

womanofthehills

(10,038 posts)
17. But many Republican's beliefs are more in line with Massie
Wed Jul 2, 2025, 02:01 PM
Jul 2

Than Trump. Elon is backing Massie and Massie has been raising big bucks from around the US too.

Elon says if Trumps bill gets thru - he will start the American Party.

Tucker, Getz, Bannon, MTG etc definitely breaking with Trump over wars.

SupportSanity

(1,488 posts)
14. Don't worry about Musk being deported to El Salvador. He can buy El Salvador.
Wed Jul 2, 2025, 09:48 AM
Jul 2

George Harrison wrote and recorded a song titled "My Sweet Lord"
He then got sued by the publishing company who had released "He's So Fine" saying that Harrison had copied the song.
Harrison lost in court. It was a pretty hefty dollar amount that he had to pay.
He saved time by just buying the company that was suing him.
Problem solved.

FarPoint

(14,113 posts)
15. I will believe it when I see it happen....
Wed Jul 2, 2025, 10:58 AM
Jul 2

The scope and volume of distraction chatter and lies from this bunch of crooks stacks higher than Mt. Everest....

Just make a quick mental note....no additional energy from me.

republianmushroom

(20,715 posts)
16. The dude talks the talks but does he walk the walk ?
Wed Jul 2, 2025, 12:15 PM
Jul 2

We shall see if his talk is all BS or not.

DFW

(58,521 posts)
20. Oh, really?
Thu Jul 3, 2025, 04:27 PM
Jul 3

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do



When Musk starts contributing $2 million to each Democratic candidate for House, Senate and Governor in 2026, THEN I'll believe he means it. I'll be the first to bow down in awe and apologize for the video if and when he does, but I'm not holding my breath.
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