How so? Well, they’re both assholes, they’re both power-hungry douchebags, and they’ve both made their money by screwing over other people.
So it should come as no surprise that Musk spent Thanksgiving Day with Trump at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
But a video of the two men sitting at a table together and doing their seated dance moves (if that’s what you can call them), is so patently absurd and hideous that it may induce nausea and cause you to gag.
Here’s the video, which was originally shared on Musk’s Twitter/X platform.
🚨 HAPPENING NOW:
Trump and Elon vibe to YMCA at a Mar-a-Lago. Barron and Melania watch in enjoyment.
As the Independent noted, Barron Trump looks bored and more than a little embarrassed.
Barron appears to look on awkwardly as his dad turns to him and laughs.
Social media users were quick to comment that Barron looked “uncomfortable” and “embarrassed” during the encounter.
Good to know that Trump, with Musk’s help, will soon be running the country. Or is it the other way around? Is Elon the tail that wags the dog? Either way, it’s hard to believe that the United States is anything but completely screwed.
Right-wing extremist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) thinks it’s time we change the name of Thanksgiving to honor her political lord and savior, Donald Trump.
According to Greene, the new name for Thanksgiving needs to be “Trumpsgiving,” and she shared this notion on social media for the entire internet to see and scoff at.
As you’d expect, Greene’s fellow MAGA cultists were delighted by her Twitter posting, but critics were not so impressed and let the Georgia Republican know it.
After speaking with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday, Donald Trump claimed he had achieved a great breakthrough with the Mexican government, even posting about it on social media.
— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) November 28, 2024
Wow! It sounds like they had quite a conversation. But, as with nearly everything Trump says, it turns out to be less than accurate.
Sheinbaum responded to Trump’s claim with a statement of her own.
“In our conversation with President Trump, I explained to him the comprehensive strategy that Mexico has followed to address the migration phenomenon, respecting human rights. Thanks to this, migrants and caravans are assisted before they reach the border. We reiterate that Mexico’s position is not to close borders but to build bridges between governments and between peoples.”
It doesn’t sound like President Sheinbaum has agreed to close the Southern border, does it? Actually, quite the opposite.
HuffPost notes that the two leaders also discussed Trump’s proposed tariffs on goods entering the United States from Mexico.
The two spoke after Trump on Monday threatened to impose a 25% tax on all products entering the country from Canada and Mexico as soon as he takes office. He also vowed a 10% tariff on goods from China.
Trump said the tariffs would remain in place until “such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country!”
Donnie was roundly mocked after he got corrected by Sheinbaum.
Trump: Mexico is "effectively closing our southern border."Mexico: "no plan to close border."
Trump creating a fake crisis with Mexico over fake tariff threats only to settle it in exchange for fake concessions all over a holiday week when he’s not even in office yet is a reminder of how exhausting-yet-boring four full years of this will be.
Since it’s the largest state in the continental United States, California is just now finishing up counting all the ballots that were cast on Election Day three weeks ago, and the result of a House race in the Golden State is enraging many in the GOP.
On Tuesday, Democrat Adam Gray overtook Rep. John Durate (R-CA) in a key race in the House of Representatives by a slim 100-vote margin.
New: Adam Gray (D) overtakes #CA13 Rep. John Duarte (R) by 105 votes w/ new Merced Co. ballot drop. Still way too close to call w/ a few thousand left, but a huge development for Dems. https://t.co/yq7Ct0VqKB
If Gray holds on and wins the seat, Republicans would only have a razor-thin majority in the House of just a few seats, and that could prove disastrous for them as they seek to pass legislation.
As you’d expect, Republicans immediately began suggesting that the House was being “stolen” by Democrats.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) suggested that Democrats were “stealing another seat.”
Congressman John Duarte was winning but after 22 days of counting ballots he is now losing by 105 votes.
Democrats are stealing another House seat!
Elections nationwide should be one day, paper ballots, and require proof of citizenship with ID!! https://t.co/erOpmddwhk
Today is the 27th of November. The election was on the 5th. Please someone give me a good valid reason why counting votes is still going on? Why are ballot drops still being accepted?
Former Missouri Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill said yesterday that as the country celebrates Thanksgiving this year, we must remember we are all the strongest guardrails that will help keep Donald Trump in check after he takes office next year.
McCaskill, along with former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, appeared on “Deadline: White House” to discuss Trump’s cabinet picks and his demand that everyone who serves in his administration sign a loyalty pledge to him instead of the Constitution.
“They pledge loyalty to him. Constitution be damned. This isn’t about the Constitution. They’re signing the agreement telling you we’re not using the FBI; we don’t want to do background checks. Quite frankly, it doesn’t really matter. I mean, the stuff that is coming out, I mean, blackmail, talk — what else could I blackmail you with other than a 17-year-old, you know, hanging out with a 17-year-old girl?” Steele noted.
Steele was referring to the allegations against former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), who was forced to withdraw his name from consideration as the next attorney general because he allegedly slept with underage girls and then paid them off so they would remain silent.
“I don’t hear a human cry from the U.S. Senate Republicans about the kind of people he’s putting up,” said Steele. “They’re trying to find peace with it. … They’re trying to make excuses for it.”
Steele also lamented that it seems the American people have given up trying to resist Trump and his band of criminals.
“I don’t know what more they can tell us. The public doesn’t seem to be outraged by it. I don’t hear people calling in and writing and saying, ‘What is Donald Trump doing? We didn’t vote for this!’ This is exactly what they voted for!”
McCaskill then joined the conversation, urging us to stay engaged and refuse to surrender.
“Here’s what I want to implore everyone in two days before Thanksgiving, as we all are looking for something to be grateful for at this important holiday that is all about family, we can’t give up,” she said. “I get it, the people want to turn it all off. I get it that this roller coaster of depression and anger and frustration going back to depression and anger and frustration over what the people of America decided a few weeks ago.”
The United States has faced numerous challenges in the past and there “have been low points, but it doesn’t mean they turned it off. It meant they turned up the heat. And I think that’s what needs to happen here.”
