Trump Humiliates Musk in Speech After White House Exit
www.thedailybeast.com
The president said the billionaire was “terrific”—before taking a jab.

Summary

Donald Trump mocked Elon Musk during a University of Alabama commencement speech, claiming Musk and other tech leaders who once opposed him are now “kissing my a–.”

The jab came days after Musk reportedly exited the White House and refocused on Tesla.

Trump recalled Musk seeking help for “subsidized projects” and boasted about his past leverage over him.

The two, once rivals, had grown close but showed signs of tension. White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles said Musk remains involved, though no longer physically present.

  • Boddhisatva@lemmy.worldEnglish
    24·
    3 days ago

    “When Elon Musk came to the White House asking me for help on all of his many subsidized projects, whether it’s electric cars that don’t drive long enough, driverless cars that crash, or rocketships to nowhere, without which subsidies he’d be worthless…

    Seems like that should be a fine place to save some money then. Trump is basically admitting here that we are cutting school lunches, medicaid, and poverty programs while at the same time we are spending billions supporting failing businesses just so Musk can keep getting richer.

    • jballs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      9·
      3 days ago

      Worth pointing out that quote is from 2022, before Elon spent a quarter billion dollars to get Trump elected. The new quote referenced in the article is actually tame as fuck and hardly worth writing about:

      “If you look at some of these internet people, I know so many of them. Elon is so terrific, but I know now all of them, you know, they all hated me in my first term, and now they’re kissing my ass. You know… it’s true. All of them. It’s true.”

    • futatorius@lemm.ee
      6·
      3 days ago

      No, Trump will be petty towards Musk, then send taxpayers’ money to him anyway, because Trump is a two-faced piece of shit and a coward.

      • lolcatnip@reddthat.comEnglish
        1·
        6 hours ago

        Musk is equally petty, though. I could easily see them getting into an escalating feud that ends with Trump cutting off Musk out of spite.

    • ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
      2·
      3 days ago

      Archive.is link to the article: https://archive.is/vRBow

      I had to check to see and that’s actually a Trump quote. You’re right about the admission, though it’s hard to even take note of it in the sea of madness we’re all capsized in. But at least love to see the inevitable end for anyone deluded enough to ally themselves with Trump.