#Politics As we all know, #Trump excels in conning gullible people out of their money.
Somehow he conned Elon Musk into spending Elon's money to run the Trump ticket's ground campaign.
It's failing miserably, but that's not the point. The point for Trump is that he didn't have to spend his own money. He'll go into retirement with another $100 million in his PAC than he would have had to spend if not for conning Elon.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/04/us/elections/musk-america-pac-trump-voters.html
@WordsmithFL Did anyone figure out when Musk said if Trump doesn't win he'll probably go to jail?
@WordsmithFL 2 grifters doing the grifting on each other. win/win in my book.
i mean, what's the felon gonna do w/ the $100 mill in prison?
b/c he better fucking be going to prison.
@WordsmithFL Being told he would be in charge of government efficiency had to be so irresistible to Elon. That man will throw money at anything he thinks will give him more power.
@WordsmithFL I'm sure Trump asked Musk for money, but I'm also certain that Musk spotted an opportunity to influence a weak politician who had a chance of winning and zero scruples.