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Donald Trump on Saturday 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.

“If he does, he’ll have to pay the consequences for that,” Trump told NBC News in a phone interview, but declined to share what those consequences would be.

“He’ll have to pay very serious consequences if he does that,” he added.

Trump also said he has no desire to repair his relationship with Musk after a feud between the two men erupted into public view earlier this week.

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[–] propitiouspanda@lemmy.cafe 2 points 6 minutes ago

"Funding candidates" should be impossible in a real democracy.

This is oligarchy and trump knows it.

[–] CatDogL0ver@lemmy.world 8 points 5 hours ago

How unfitting for a prez to threaten people publicly. GOOP has no shame.

[–] LonstedBrowryBased@lemm.ee 10 points 6 hours ago

By “fund” he means “rig election for”

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 65 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

Quick! Someone explain Citizens United to Trump and how it will allow Elon to get away with this!

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

Sorry. Calvinball rules. Actually, donating to liberals is illegal.

[–] Llamalitmus@lemmy.ca 55 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Someone should tell him that the best way to get back at Elon would be to start taxing billionaires.

[–] And009@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 15 hours ago

Win win win

[–] Microplasticbrain@lemm.ee 10 points 19 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Birch@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 hours ago
[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 8 points 18 hours ago

Now THAT is how you break the clock!

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 60 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

“If he does, he’ll have to pay the consequences for that,” Trump told NBC News in a phone interview, but declined to share what those consequences would be.

I wonder how many times his attorneys have explained to him the concept of incriminating yourself in advance of retaliation.

[–] evenglow@lemmy.world 10 points 11 hours ago

Trump can say and do whatever he wants. It's his lawyer team to make sure he doesn't under court oath. For example, Trump's entire life and the amount of days he hasn't been in jail.

[–] Takios@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 16 hours ago

He's got away with everything so far.Why should he start caring about the law now? Legal, illegal, that's for the poors to worry about.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 22 points 20 hours ago

Not like it really matters anymore:(

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 63 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

I'm sorry, I will not vote for any Democrat that takes money from a fucking Nazi.

[–] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 11 points 15 hours ago (13 children)

Cool, people not voting out of principle because they didn't like the democrat enough is how the USA got here, but go ahead, keep trying that method.

At least Trump fixed all the overseas problems those people cared so much about, right?

[–] ora@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I feel like the people not voting made it 100% clear what they were looking for. If they're the deciding factor in who wins the election, maybe it was a massive fuck up to ignore them?

If it's too small a group to matter, then stop focusing on them as the reason Dems lost. If they're a major factor in the election, Dems should treat then that way.

[–] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 1 points 8 minutes ago* (last edited 6 minutes ago)

They did make themselves clear and I respect them sticking to their principles if nothing else. I just hope it was really worth it to them if the republicans actually pull off a dictatorship like they've been promising. Like good job sticking it to those dems in the one election they might not ever get to rectify it.

And I hope it was worth it to them the people getting caught up in all the bullshit, such as having their lives ruined, being sent to prison for life, and dying, in the next 4 years regardless of whether they stay in power.

Again, at least the genocide they were worried about was averted, right.

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[–] Uruanna@lemmy.world 40 points 23 hours ago

AIPAC doesn't leave a lot of names available.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 62 points 1 day ago (5 children)

When is one of these fucking dipshits going to have the other killed?

[–] propitiouspanda@lemmy.cafe 1 points 4 minutes ago (1 children)

Noblemen typically don't kill each other.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 1 minute ago

In what universe? Because it certainly isn't this one.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 5 points 7 hours ago

You're on the wrong track, I've seen this particular abusive relationship before.

This is Trump saying "If I can't have you, no one will!" and it ends with a murder/suicide...

[–] Krackalot@discuss.tchncs.de 58 points 1 day ago (10 children)

My fantasy is that Trump tries to have Elon killed/arrested but fails because he's rich and has very good guards. So then Elon sends someone to kill Trump, which is successful. Then Elon dies from some drug complications right after. If we're lucky, they both die after shitting their pants.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 22 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

In this scenario, I would like Thiel, Yarvin, Marjorly, and the rest of the fascist gang to die in a freak aeroplane crash.

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[–] Cruxifux 123 points 1 day ago (57 children)

I would have a very difficult time voting for someone who received funding from musk.

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