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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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[–] Red_October@lemmy.world 51 points 11 hours ago (4 children)

Sometimes I think about how if any previous president had done, over the course of their entire career, the things Trump does in the average week, or sometimes even just a single day, it would have immediately ended their career. If a previous president had openly stated that if a specific person funded their rivals there would be serious consequences, that'd be it. They'd be done. Impeached on the spot, out of office, blacklisted by their own party, and shamed for all of history.

The news cycle crucified Obama for wearing a tan suit. They raked him over the coals because he was so out of touch that he asked a burger place if they had Dijon mustard. What do you think they'd have done if he openly promised retribution against those who dared disagree with him like this?

And Donald motherfucking Trump does this crap all the godamn time, and he just gets away with it because the Republicans like that it's their tyrant, the Democrats are afraid of actually doing anything, and by the time the public can mobilize against one thing he's already done three more things that make the past look trivial.

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 3 points 6 hours ago

Stop taking them seriously. Stop meeting them in the middle. Pacification and reaching across the isle is over (not that they ever participated in it), and they've dropped any pretense of believing in the constitution; that was only ever a political expediency to keep the left in check. Start demanding real changes with teeth, and if they whine, well, piss on em, those dumb fucks want Donald Trump to be king, who gives two fucks what those jerkoffs think?

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 13 points 10 hours ago

I don't get it either. And the only thing I've come to conclude is that I should hold those in my life who in any way provided support for Trump or to what led us here accountable. I don't know what that fully means either. Just that they'll be hearing from me that which should be directed at the president or others, but because they won't ever do it themselves they'll get it from me. Kick me out of your life then. On these grounds. They've already made their choices anyway.

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[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 75 points 12 hours ago

Justice: weaponized

Party support: criminalized

Population: fuck yeah daddy oooh yeah this is ok fuck everyone else

[–] zarathustra0@lemmy.world 37 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Democracy? Never heard of it.

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[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 22 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

It's insane that we've reached a point in the normalization of open corruption that he can now say something like that and not be immediately impeached by overwhelming majority of both parties. Even 6 years ago this alone would have never been seen as acceptable.

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 14 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Just waiting for the "Lock him up. Lock him up." chants. They have always been at war with Eastasia.

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[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 14 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Nationalize his businesses that'll teach him

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 34 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Amen, fellow MAGA! Let's also block his ability to fund the Dems with a campaign finance reform amendment! Then, when we really have Musk on the ropes, we'll hit him with a one-two punch, overturning citizens united and codifying the fairness doctrine into law. If he thinks he can steal the next election, he's got another thing coming! We'll slam him by replacing the electoral college with a ranked choice voting (or other better) system! He'll never know what hit him!

[Me, to myself]: "God, I hope this works."

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 11 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

That's actually a pretty solid way to pose those ideas to a MAGA person

[–] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 5 points 9 hours ago

What a vague threat

[–] DragonSidedD@lemmy.ml 11 points 11 hours ago (3 children)
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[–] Bonus@lemmy.world 7 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Even Epstein’s lawyer said I had nothing to do with it. It’s old news.

Might not be the persuasive endorsement he thinks it is.

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