I am not sure -- and I guess I don't really care -- whether this Axios reporting is absolutely iron-clad, as Trump and Musk have grown increasingly distant over the past three weeks. . . but I am interested in it, insofar as it affects NASA -- one of my favorite federal research centers. ["I am become death -- destroyer of worlds." Heh.]
Without any additional ado then, here's the item -- purporting to set a timeline, as to why the nuclear meltdown occured yesterday, in particular:
. . .Trump acknowledged Thursday that canceling Jared Isaacman's NASA nomination had "upset" Musk, who's close to Isaacman. It was a factor, among many, that led to Thursday's shocking falling out between the president and his one-time "First Buddy," the world's richest person.
Musk spent the afternoon flaming Trump on X. It left presidential advisers stunned — and some of them angry at Gor, whose tense relationship with Musk was a backdrop to the controversy.
Senate Republicans also blamed Gor for helping undermine the NASA nomination to settle a score with Musk, who had been critical of Gor's management of the White House personnel office.
Gor declined to comment. . . .
What a shockingly-public debacle -- for Trumpians. Feuding with the richest man -- and biggest donor -- on the planet, to MAGA/GOP causes.
Fascinating -- in the end though, this was (and is) all about Trump (again) breaking his word to Musk -- about preserving Musk's access to the federal gravy train at SpaceX -- via NASA collabos. . . and at Tesla, via EV subsidies. Wow.
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