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MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell criticized Donald Trump’s Oval Office press conference with Elon Musk, calling it “the most powerless image of a president” ever.

Musk dominated the event—standing over Trump, speaking more words, and violating White House norms with his casual attire and child’s presence.

O’Donnell contrasted Musk’s influence with Trump’s past and present vice presidents, arguing that neither Mike Pence nor JD Vance would challenge Trump’s authority in such a manner.

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 month ago

Let me preface this by saying I don't like trump, at all. But his powerlessness was nothing in comparison to whoever that democratic congresswoman outside the treasury building when DOGE was in there doing god knows what. Dems take the cake on appearing powerless, and that needs to change.

[–] [email protected] 90 points 1 month ago (7 children)

You want to get rid of Musk, stuff like this is how you do it.

Publicly make Trump out to be the lessor power in the relationship and his ego won't be able to handle it. Look how fast he lost his shit during that debate with Harris when the subject of his crowd size came up.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

We were being shown who the real owners are (incel Dogebags like fElon) , and diaper donvict has to sit there and take it along with the rest of us.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 month ago (7 children)

The whole thing seemed to me to be a cutscene from the Red Alert universe.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I'm catching a ride with Tim Curry

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Poor kid is named X. What stupid assholes his parents are: he's gonna have to bear that stupid name all his life.

Then again, he could have been called Twitter I guess...

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

he's gonna have to bear that stupid name all his life.

Now now... They could legally change it when they're 18.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Except Republicans are pushing anti-trans laws to prevent people from changing their names. The current proposal floating around would prevent married women from voting because they take on their husband's last name.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What proposal is that? I would like to spread the information if you have a link

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)
$ man ascii | awk '/X$/ {print $7}'
88
[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

X is 88 in decimal? Musk's obsession with that letter finally makes sense

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't believe he's that smart.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago

No, but he would copy a Nazi programmer who pointed out that shit to him.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

rump is such a bitch!

His DEI's are bitches too! (don, eric, ivanka)

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Mock America Goodly Always

[–] [email protected] 72 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fucking love it when articles are specifically about a photo but they don’t post the fucking photo

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It literally is, i saw the photo in another article

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Another article might have included a photo or photos, but the 'image' being referred to is the image presented by a person or situation. Which is described. It's not about one particular photo

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 month ago

label musk as alpha and trump as beta in this picture (not that I believe in those labels but they do)

Then post it all over x-itter like crazy.. Don't let it die.. make this 'a thing'

And then watch Musk have the conundrum as to whether to take it down or not....

His ego wouldn't let him take it down, and make Donny Dump respond to it....

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Wow, it has to be bad if it beats a tan suit. /s

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