Cable News Clips

Rhiannon12866

(222,072 posts) Sun Nov 10, 2024, 05:53 AM Nov 10

What could Elon Musk want for helping to elect Donald Trump? NYT reporter explains - MSNBC Reports

Tech billionaire Elon Musk hit the ground game hard in Pennsylvania ahead of the election to get President-elect Trump back in the White House. His efforts to turn out voters ended up paying dividends.

New York Times reporter David Fahrenthold explains what role Trump may have in store for Musk within his administration and what Musk could be looking to get back for his help. - Aired on 11/09/2024.

5 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

What could Elon Musk want for helping to elect Donald Trump? NYT reporter explains - MSNBC Reports (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Nov 10 OP

He wants total access to classified intelligence, of course. So he can help trump get it to his criminal axis leaders. ancianita Nov 10 #1

He already has top security clearance gab13by13 Nov 10 #2

Jalopnik: Elon Musk Is Already Calling In Favors With Trump Eugene Nov 10 #3

FOLLOW THE MONEY from Musk bank to Trump's bank. Trump could SELL Musk whatever he wants for a CASH price. usaf-vet Nov 10 #4

This has to be asked ? rickford66 Nov 10 #5

ancianita

(38,514 posts)

1. He wants total access to classified intelligence, of course. So he can help trump get it to his criminal axis leaders.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sun Nov 10, 2024, 06:05 AM

Nov 10

gab13by13

(25,221 posts)

2. He already has top security clearance

Reply to ancianita (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 10, 2024, 07:40 AM

Nov 10

The reason is Occam's Razor, Leon is pals with Putin.

Eugene

(62,646 posts)

3. Jalopnik: Elon Musk Is Already Calling In Favors With Trump

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sun Nov 10, 2024, 08:10 AM

Nov 10

Elon Musk Is Already Calling In Favors With Trump (Jalopnik)

He spent $100 million on his campaign — that should buy a lot of influence

We knew Elon Musk wasn’t throwing all that cash and trafficking all those door-knockers for Donald Trump for nothing. It seems like Musk is already calling in the favors, as a new report from the New York Times says Musk is already looking to set up SpaceX employees at the Defense Department.

https://jalopnik.com/elon-musk-is-already-calling-in-favors-with-trump-1851693687

________________________________________________

From NYT excerpted by Jalpnik:

Even before Donald J. Trump was re-elected, his best-known backer, Elon Musk, had come to him with a request for his presidential transition.

He wanted Mr. Trump to hire some employees from Mr. Musk’s rocket company, SpaceX, as top government officials — including at the Defense Department, according to two people briefed on the calls.

That request, which would seed SpaceX employees into an agency that is one of its biggest customers, ...

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/us/politics/elon-musk-trump-benefits.html

usaf-vet

(6,892 posts)

4. FOLLOW THE MONEY from Musk bank to Trump's bank. Trump could SELL Musk whatever he wants for a CASH price.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sun Nov 10, 2024, 09:20 AM

Nov 10

Say 5,10,15 Billion (pocket change to MUSK) deposited into an offshore account. Trump would need to grift a lot of "merch" to clear billions.

We should all know that Trump is in this for the MONEY period.

FOLLOW THE MONEY!

rickford66

(5,664 posts)

5. This has to be asked ?

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sun Nov 10, 2024, 11:56 AM

Nov 10

He wants a Genie who grants unlimited wishes.

Reply to this discussion