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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

probably called him Felon Musk

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago

Prob forgot his name and said Elon Tesla like he did with Tim Apple.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I hope he legit called him "Elongated Muskrat."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Stretched Nutria

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Honestly? I hope he keeps running, then has a massive public dementia breakdown like a week before the election. I think Kamala can beat Trump, so keep him in the race until it’s too late for repubs to shoehorn anyone else in.

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

For this year at least, it's too late to replace Trump on the ticket. Unless they replace Trump with Vance. That would comply with the rules. Sort of. Trump's name would still be on the ticket. But Vance would take lead, and would pick a running mate.

There are two major factors that would keep this from becoming a reality. First is Trump will never step aside in favor of someone else.

Second is that Vance has negative charisma.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I’m gonna call him Leon now. I bet it pisses him off more than any of the other insulting nicknames we’ve come up with for him.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Don’t besmirch Leon S Kennedy like that

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 56 points 2 months ago (2 children)

There's someone out there named Leon Musk who's day just got profoundly weirder.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Given that reality must warp to fit what Trump says, the campaign must now find Leon and task him to send a rocket to space.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Maybe they'll find Leon working at Four Season Total Landscaping

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

Oh gosh. I now want to know what all the Leon Musks of the world are going through.

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