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Wicked Blue

(7,883 posts)
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 10:25 AM Feb 12

Donald Trump Taunted Over 'Most Powerless Image Of A President' Ever

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell pointed out the power plays that Elon Musk appeared to pull over President Donald Trump during their Oval Office press conference on Tuesday.

Musk stood over Trump, “delivering a picture of presidential subservience the likes of which we have never seen,” said O’Donnell. It was “the most powerless image of a President of the United States ever created by a camera,” said “The Last Word” host.

Tech billionaire Musk, who Trump has tasked with slashing public spending via the non-official Department of Government Efficiency, did “everything he possibly can to tell the world, without saying a word, that ‘Donald Trump is not the boss of me,’” said O’Donnell.

Musk, the world’s richest person, also “violated” other White House norms by wearing casual attire, being present with his child and talking more than Trump.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lawrence-odonnell-donald-trump-powerless-image_n_67ac760fe4b023227078229d

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tanyev

(46,128 posts)
2. Elon's certainly replaced Jared and Ivanka.
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 10:30 AM
Feb 12

I wonder if he's pushing out Don Jr and Eric, too?

madinmaryland

(65,369 posts)
7. Elon took Junior's drug dealer away forcing Junior to find another dealer who is much less reliable.
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 06:43 PM
Feb 12

Paladin

(30,198 posts)
4. Lawrence O'Donnell may lead me back to MSNBC.
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 10:56 AM
Feb 12

The next decent president we have needs to present O'Donnell with a Freedom Award for those comments about Musk and trump.

"...a picture of presidential subservience the likes of which we have never seen." Those words ought to be carved in marble, somewhere in Washington D.C.

milestogo

(20,315 posts)
5. I loved his analysis of that white house scene.
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 11:36 AM
Feb 12

No other president has been so averse to children. Of course he doesn't care if killing USAID is starving kids to death, so its no surprise.

Dulcinea

(8,248 posts)
6. Kids command attention.
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 06:15 PM
Feb 12

We all know how the Fascist Felon feels about not being the center of attention at all times. That'll doom the bromance between him & Eloon Muskovite.

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