- cross-posted to:
- enoughmuskspam@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- enoughmuskspam@lemmy.world
Summary
āHe wants to be seen as having say in everything (even if he doesnāt),ā one person in Trumpās orbit said.
Elon Muskās growing influence in Donald Trumpās orbit is reportedly irritating members of the former presidentās inner circle.
Since his efforts helped secure Trumpās reelection, Musk has been highly visible at Mar-a-Lago, taking credit for Trumpās victory and acting as if heās a āco-president.ā
Musk has joined key diplomatic calls and even attempted to broker peace with Iran.
Despite his appointment to lead the Department of Government Efficiency, some close to Trump feel Muskās overreach and need for attention may jeopardize his position, as Trump dislikes sharing the spotlight.
Oh man I canāt wait for this knot of over-torqued springs to explode apart into pieces. Too bad the shrapnel will probably kill us all.
Yeah, one part of the prediction and fears raised about the republicans is it gives them far too much credit to actually run a government.
They have held the house and the Senate before and then been crippled by infighting as with slim majoroties it only takes a few people to hold everyone hostage.
Some of Trumps nominations may not get through the Republican controlled Congress.
People seem to forget the republicans controlled all 3 parts of government in 2016 and didnāt get far. Yes they managed some significant things but tax cuts and supreme Court nominations are the main successes.
This time Trump is making batshit crazy nominations which are likely to divide their own party in Congress.
Gaetz nomination is particularly bad as heās hated by a lot of Republican law makers. There are likely enough republicans who actually care about the legal system that his nomination will not get through. If it does get through then itāll be a sign of how bad things can be. But itās likely it will not get through and just sow seeds of discord between Trump and some of the republicans in Congress, poisoning more attempts to change things.
I predict one hell of a shit show over the next 2 years, but probably not from what they do - instead from what they fail to do and the recriminations that follow. All those Republican law makers telling themselves that Trump is diminished, less of a threat, and that they can control him are in for a hell of a ride.
Thatās basically my only hope. Incompetence, bickering, infighting, and just generally falling apart from within their own hate machine as these kinds of ideologies tend to do.
Add in the congress critters from both houses need to run their own campaigns at some point, in many cases they canāt afford to just kiss the ring. This is especially true in the house where seats are up for grabs āsoonā and the voter base is relatively small. If youāre a Representative and won your seat on a small margin, you clearly donāt have a mandate and need to act more moderate. Some senate seats are in the same boat (McCormick in PA, assuming the recount still favors him, is in this boat; heās run three times now and barely beat out Casey this time, itās a fair bet he doesnāt have solid footing for his first term and can only toe the party line so far). The only thing we should all bet on is at the end of the day everyone in politics is going to lookout for themselves first. Itās going to be a shitshow for at least the next two years, probably the full four and maybe beyond.
Iām here for it.