Elon Musk Gloats as Donald Trump Wins the Presidency

“The folks of America gave @realDonaldTrump a crystal clear mandate for change tonight,” Musk tweeted after Fox had known as the race for Trump.

Earlier within the night time, Musk tweeted a photograph of himself with Trump and UFC president Dana White that seems to have been taken at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s residence and personal membership in Florida.

🇺🇸🇺🇸The longer term is gonna be so 🔥 🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/x56cqb6oT5

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 6, 2024

Trump has promised to make Musk the top of a brand new Division Of Authorities Effectivity, which stands for DOGE, the cryptocurrency that Musk has beforehand invested closely in. However except for the jokey identify, it seems that each Musk and Trump are planning to make some very critical cuts to authorities spending that, coupled with the deportation of hundreds of thousands, are prone to ship the economic system into tailspin.

Musk has constructed his fortune via huge quantities of presidency cash, together with subsidies for Tesla and profitable contracts for SpaceX. However along with his new affect on the White Home, Musk is positioned to assist funnel much more cash to his firms and pals, simply as oligarchs all the time do.

Trump took the stage in Palm Seashore, Florida round 2:25 a.m. ET, and the Related Press known as Pennsylvania for the previous president proper across the similar time. MSNBC host Rachel Maddow acknowledged that profitable Pennsylvania created an insurmountable lead for Trump, however the community didn’t formally name your complete nation for the Republican candidate on the time. It wasn’t till about 5:40 a.m. ET that the AP known as it, permitting all the opposite main information retailers to declare Trump the victor.

Throughout his victory speech, Trump hailed Musk as a “tremendous genius” and thanked the X proprietor early for his assist. That help has reportedly included not less than $120 million donated to Musk’s personal political motion committee America PAC, which has been accused of extremely shady ways, like freely giving $1 million every day to registered voters in swing states who signed a petition. Musk not too long ago gained a small victory in courtroom after the District Lawyer in Philadelphia tried to cease the giveaways and failed.

The forty fifth (and soon-to-be forty seventh president) has additionally pledged to make Robert F. Kennedy Jr. an necessary determine in his administration. Trump mentioned Kennedy would “assist make America wholesome once more,” throughout his speech early Wednesday. However Kennedy has harmful, fringe concepts about well being, together with that vaccines trigger autism. Kennedy has additionally pledged to take away fluoride from the nation’s consuming water.

Trump spent the marketing campaign spreading vile lies about immigrants, promising to launch a deportation drive that might expel hundreds of thousands of individuals from the nation, and pledging to make use of the army towards his political enemies. He gave weird and rambling speeches at his rallies, and talked about such matters because the late golfer Arnold Palmer’s large cock and even pantomimed giving oral intercourse to a microphone. And people had been simply the issues he was doing in public.

Trump’s personal former chief of workers mentioned he met the definition of a fascist and mentioned he typically talked about Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler in constructive phrases. John Kelly, a retired Marine common who labored for Trump from 2017 to 2019, quoted the previous president as saying, “You realize, Hitler did some good issues, too.” Trump additionally reportedly mentioned that he wished the sorts of generals that Hitler had.

Trump will virtually definitely dismiss the federal costs towards him when he ascends to energy, although it stays to be seen how the state costs might be hashed out. Even when the state of Georgia continues with its prosecution of Trump for making an attempt to overturn the 2020 election, it’s unlikely the state can do a lot to carry him accountable, given the truth that legal guidelines are faux and all that issues is what the folks with weapons resolve to do. As president, Trump will naturally have probably the most weapons at his facet.

The Republicans additionally secured a majority within the U.S. Senate, which is able to make it a lot simpler for Trump to perform his authoritarian objectives, and a majority within the the Home attainable on the time of this writing. Management of Congress and the White Home will give Trump and the remainder of the Republican Occasion the chance to basically do no matter they need.

There are very darkish days forward. Very darkish weeks, months, and years. And even in case you don’t imagine Trump will single you or your specific demographic out for hurt, Undertaking 2025 and the MAGA motion extra broadly has promised a extra decentralized type of oppression. Each particular person in any place of authority might be given carte blanche to hurt whomever they like, so long as it doesn’t hurt the bigger fascist effort. You’ll meet some mini-fascist someplace alongside your journey within the years forward. And even in case you suppose Trump is in your facet, it gained’t matter, as a result of legal guidelines are faux and all that is still is the train of uncooked energy.

It gained’t all occur without delay. However it is going to occur. Better of luck. We’re all going to wish it.