Trump Just This Morning Publicly Threatened / Warned Musk -- Not To Provide Funding To Democrats... Geez.

Let us stipulate, yet again -- that when two narcissistic boy-babies brawl. . . it often rapidly devolves into. . . satire.

But, in this version. . . not so much, so far -- with these two.

Musk may leave Tangerine 2.0 (after campaigning on a promise of humans on Mars!) with the humiliating posture that we need to "hitch rides" with Putin's / Russia's Soyuz, as the only real option for getting our astronauts to the ISS, and home again.

In turn, Trump can nearly bankrupt SpaceX and more importantly, Tesla and the AI projects Musk runs -- by pulling government funding (as he's tried to do, with USAID, PBS, NPR and Harvard, among many others). That Trump would ultimately lose in a court months from now would not matter (much) -- as the damage to Musk's empire would be profound, deep and lasting.

Honestly -- I could not be more pleased that this is staying white hot -- perhaps for weeks yet to come. It deeply damages both of them -- and the MAGA/GOP in total. [Maybe even conservatism, more broadly defined -- as it is very publicly and starkly unmasked for the hollow, evil, misogynist and racist "philosophy" it has been -- ever since the days of Barry Goldwater.]

Here's The Hill -- on Trump's latest threat -- that Musk "better not" back any Democrats at the mid-terms:

. . .While Trump could pose new risks to Musk’s business outlooks, analysts say the fight could also impede the president’s ability to run the government.

SpaceX held federal contracts with agencies like NASA and the Pentagon long before Trump’s presidency, becoming a crucial partner to the federal government as it phased out the space shuttle program.

If Musk reverses on his decision to keep Dragon in commission, experts say it could debilitate the U.S. space program. . . .

“If such threats were carried out, it would be catastrophic,” said space policy expert Mark Whittington, adding later, “Without SpaceX, we’re back to being dependent on the Russians.”

NASA has increasingly relied on SpaceX for its infrastructure, including the Dragon capsule, which is the only U.S. system capable of getting crews to the International Space Station. . . .

Then, on Saturday, President Trump said there would be “serious consequences” if tech mogul Elon Musk funds Democratic candidates to run against Republicans who vote in favor of the GOP’s sweeping budget bill. . . .

Damn. What a vastly-ugly clown show. [It is manifestly obvious that such threats -- to use the cudgel of taking away government funding, to suppress Musk's First Amendment right to support any political candidate he might choose is. . . wildly unlawful. But why quibble, right?!] And I am grinning ear to ear. Out.

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