Summary

Elon Musk is reportedly staying at a $2,000-per-night cottage at Mar-a-Lago, just steps from Donald Trump’s main residence.

Musk moved in around Election Day, watched results with Trump, and left briefly around Christmas.

Concerns in Washington are growing over Musk’s influence on Trump, as he has participated in personnel meetings, foreign leader talks, and legislative interventions.

The close relationship between the two has drawn scrutiny, with Trump publicly praising Musk. Musk’s stay, accompanied by some of his children, highlights the billionaire’s deepening ties to Trump’s inner circle.

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    5 months ago

    If you pay attention to the Elon jet tracker this has been obvious for a bit. He’s constantly flying to and from Mar-a-lago.

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    I’m genuinely surprised at the prevailing assumption that Musk’s interests align with those of the general population.

    Like if you hired actual experts to lead the DOGE thing they would be motivated to act in the interests of their employer (the government) because their future success would depend on their ability to do so.

    Musk’s future success is dependent on his ability to restructure government according to his own interests exclusively.

    Case in point, the current visa fiasco. His position is very clearly aligned with his own interests.

    I don’t care who you voted for, this Musk thing is just bonkers.

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      I’m genuinely surprised at the prevailing assumption that Musk’s interests align with those of the general population.

      Who on Earth is assuming that?

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    Influence on donvict? Musk is the President and donvict is Musk’s First Lady.

    And if this broligarch is somehow thrown out as President and donvict needs a new sugar daddy(s), I suppose there is Thiel and Andreesen. And Vivek. Linda McMahon. Are the Mercers still around? What about the other members of the Paypal Mafia?

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    So Musk is doing a lot of cottaging around Trump?

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    Nuke it. We’d see if being a handful of radioactive ash bars one from being the president of the US of A.

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      He is paying the equivalent of you or I paying one cent for a years rent, maybe less.

      It’s trickling down so much I hope it stops soon.

      Edit, I did the math, and it’s exaggerated, but functionally the same sentence.

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        The math on this is actually worth sharing, because it really does get across the unbelievably staggering scale of his wealth.

        A lot of people struggle to pay $2,000 a month in rent. Elon is paying that every day. And yet, if he stayed there for a hundred years, it would still only amount to 0.016% of his current estimated net worth ($465bn).

        If you had $10,000 in your bank account, this would be the equivalent of you paying $1.50 for one hundred years of rent. Or, as you said, about one and a half cents per year.

        The idea that anyone ever deserves to be that wealthy is beyond insane.

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        It’s going to be on the taxpayer dime, like the accommodations for the SS protecting the family. That’s the point.