@gshevlin And that makes him a potential threat to Trump. There's nothing that Elon has that can't be taken from him.
Putin relied on the Russian oligarchs to take and cement power, and then neutered the most powerful among them.
https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2022/03/29/1088886554/how-putin-conquered-russias-oligarchy
@Coctaanatis Trump cannot possibly act like Putin He has dementia.
Vance, I predict, will not be able to control the plutocrats.
@Coctaanatis He will not shiv Elon. Elon has too much of strategic importance to the USA (unfortunately).