Let’s all do a dramatic reading of Trump and Musk’s mean posts

We are each rubber-necking astatine a car crash, aren’t we?

Donald Trump and Elon Musk, 2 of the astir media-addled personalities of our time, are publically torching their narration by posting connected the nationalist societal media networks they each respectively own. I person seen theories that this is kayfabe, and I don't bargain it. Trump and Musk person publically shit-talked people, including each other, earlier turning astir and moving with them. But this is real; threats are being made. I'm conscionable not definite however superior it is.

Let's backmost up. Starting past week, Musk began making escalating aggravated remarks astir the Big Beautiful Bill that eliminated the EV taxation credits. Trump, unusually tactful, did not respond. That whitethorn person been due to the fact that Musk has not yet donated $100 cardinal helium promised to a Trump-owned PAC. This morning, Trump said helium was "very disappointed with Elon," who "knew this measure amended than anyone."

"Elon and I had a large relationship. I don't cognize if we volition anymore," Trump added.

Trump had hardly finished speaking erstwhile Musk went connected X, his societal media network, to accidental "False, this measure was ne'er shown to maine adjacent erstwhile and was passed successful the dormant of nighttime truthful accelerated that alm …

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