Elon Musk is probably making a mistake, though – to be sure, when an opponent is busy drowning, throw him a sinking oil tanker, or something. But even as everyone knew that the relationship would blow up and everyone knew it would be ugly, most people figured that it would be Trump who would find the “basement” in the fight. So far, though, Musk is the one who dropped the Epstein allegation (Which may well be true but you don’t reference sh*t like that to people who will sic the DOJ on you unless you know it to be true.) And that was bad enough (Or good enough, depending on your perspective), but now – in an attempt to garner as much MAGA support as available, Musk is also pointing out that he is not the man who is 79 years old, is not term limited to just 3.5 years of power, and will be around 40 plus more years. He didn’t have to write that those hundreds of billions will likely only grow.
As reported by Mediaite:
Elon Musk told MAGA activist Laura Loomer she should side with him amid his public feud with President Donald Trump on Thursday, as he would live longer than the president.
Loomer shared a screenshot of Musk’s comments and wrote, “It’s heating up. Will be interesting to see what Republican lawmakers do now. I know law makers who are asking if they should side with President Trump or Elon. I’ve been on the hill all day and it’s all anyone is talking about. The most powerful man in the world vs the richest man in the world.”
It is kind of fun that both of these men wish they were the other guy. One gets the sense that Musk would give all but a few measly billion to be president, while Trump would easily sell the title to the highest bidder – which would be Musk, for sure. In order to ensure that everyone was clear, Musk followed up the comment with another tweet:
Musk replied, “Oh and some food for thought as they ponder this question: Trump has 3.5 years left as President, but I will be around for 40+ years…”
Oh and some food for thought as they ponder this question: Trump has 3.5 years left as President, but I will be around for 40+ years …
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 5, 2025
For a guy who is the richest man on Earth, Musk sure has a way of squandering billions. He has already alienated the entirety of the Left – there goes 50% of one’s world market (Germany is not buying Tesla any time soon), and now he’s busy alienating die-hard Trumpers. That leaves a few Laura Loomers who may be able to swing both ways.
As noted in another column, Musk is merely exploiting a rift that was inevitable. Of course, Trump and Musk would not part quietly. Everyone understood that it had to end in a fight. The other certainty is that there would be jockeying for “next” up in the MAGA line-up because Trump is both 79 years old and only has 3.5 official years on a term. Trump may try to line up another term, but he’ll be too old and fighting a clear Constitutional imperative. Plus, the economy isn’t exactly roaring under Trump.
All this is just a hodgepodge as Musk descends ever further, finding a way to both infuriate Tesla shareholders, Donald Trump, 50% of MAGA world, and 50% of the world, leaving a really really weird 25% that generally aren’t interested in electric vehicles or in purchasing satellites. It is all very odd.
Two things were not predictable. No one ever thought that either of these two would bring up Epstein – and Musk has his own sh*t that he likely wants to keep hidden. And, no one would ever have believed that Trump could, for now – be the one taking the high road, only trying to find ways to cut Musk’s subsidies, but leaving death wishes and sex-trafficking accusations unserved.
Weird. That part was a certainty.
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Walz was right.
These people are weird.
It’s like watching a schoolyard fight with five year olds.
“But I will be around for 40+ years … ” Well you never know, Muskrat. You could get run over by a truck tomorrow. Trump, with his healthy diet, could live another 20 years easy.
Who wants to bet that the Muskrat’s little toy boy minions did infiltrate the IRS and “happened” on #DrowsyDonnie’s tax records? You know, the ones that Drumpf claimed he couldn’t release in 2016 due to that “audit” and STILL hasn’t produced? (Even though, Drumpf had the absolute legal right–as the taxpayer–to release any and all PERSONAL TAX DOCUMENTS even while being audited. Now, he wouldn’t have the legal right to release his businesses’ tax documents–unless he wanted to acknowledge that he was basically using his businesses to cover a lot of his personal dealings–but his personal, private documents? Totally. But the MAGAts believed his lies and too many non-MAGAts didn’t really seem as interested as they should have been on the issue.)
Wouldn’t it be interesting if those little toy boys gave their boss all those juicy tax records that proved (and would show the entire world) Drumpf was a financial moron who simply used his “brand” to make money, even siphoning US tax dollars into his personal coffers?
Joseph, re Trump tax returns: not sure if you are just innocently thinking out loud or mishievously planting an idea?
“you don’t reference sh*t like that to people who will sic the DOJ on you unless you KNOW it to be true.)”
Jason, what makes you think Musk doesn’t know it to be true?
On the other hand, when did truth have anything to do with whether Trump sics the DOJ on someone?
Besides, Trump has built up so much credibility on sexual issues over the years, how could anyone possibly be influence by such unfounded allegations?
interesting that loomer, who loves trump so much and is totally loyal to the president, doesn’t seem to have picked a side.
No mention of it here, but for me the best and juiciest part is Musk apparently luring Stephen Miller’s wife away; she works directly for him now and Musk has publicly “unfriended” Stephen on XTwitter. Aside from the tantalizing prospect of those two self-styled alpha-male white supremacist bigots brandishing handbags at dawn, we have the public revelation that Katie Miller has decidedly appalling taste in men.