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Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s unlikely partnership has come to an end, John.
Who could have seen this coming?
But in all seriousness, the online bickering between Trump and Musk is exposing some fundamental problems with the Trump administration.
For one thing, this shows the outrageous conflict of interest in Elon getting massive federal contracts to begin with. If Trump is willing to cancel the contracts because of an online spat, they clearly were awarded because of Trump’s favoritism towards his biggest benefactor.
Elon expected special treatment for spending $100 million on last year’s election. And for a time, he got it. But Trump can’t be bought — he can only be rented. Now the deal is off.
And for another thing, Trump could care less about the national security implications of giving Musk these satellite and space launch contracts — or of canceling them — because it was never about whether these companies were offering the best product or price.
Who knows how many other contracts or job postings have been granted to Trump allies not based on merit but based on how willing they are to support Trump, either through loyalty, money, or other ways of paying back the president.
John, we need to keep calling out the corruption. We can’t let it be normalized.
That’s what I’m doing in the U.S. Senate. Exposing the corruption, and holding them accountable in every way.
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Thank you for your support. While the online row between Trump and Musk is entertaining for now, we can’t let their salacious claims distract us from the very real corruption it reveals.
— Adam
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