Elon Musk joined Donald Trump on stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the positioning of the assassination try that killed firefighter Corey Comperatore and injured Trump and others. However this was not a solemn event.
As Musk took the stage in an all-black MAGA cap and “Occupy Mars” t-shirt, he bounced up and down, launching numerous memes because the web mocked him — usually on X (previously Twitter), the social media web site Musk bought for $44 billion in 2022. Just lately, Musk shared that the corporate is now valued at simply $19 billion, a $25 billion decline.
Critiques of Musk’s leaping approach identified simply how awkward he appeared in addition to Trump’s visible disgust when Musk took the stage. As Rolling Stone reported in August, Trump thinks Musk is “bizarre,” “boring,” annoying and has temper swings. In 2022, Trump publicly known as Musk “one other bullshit artist.”
Customers on Threads took the picture of Musk’s leaps and inserted it into well-known film moments, together with Jack and Rose’s romantic embrace on the bow of the Titanic, Patrick Swayze’s finale carry in Soiled Dancing, and, in fact, Musk as Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker dancing down the steps.
“As you’ll be able to see, I’m not simply MAGA — I’m darkish MAGA,” Musk instructed the rally crowd.
Musk has cozied as much as Trump in current months, injecting a “sizable quantity” of money into his presidential marketing campaign and making a pro-Trump tremendous PAC — America PAC — that’s run by two people with ties to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ failed presidential major bid.
Whereas on stage on the rally, Musk unfold disinformation in an try and bolster Trump’s candidacy. He claimed that “the opposite aspect” needs “to remove your proper to vote, successfully.” And he falsely alleged that Democrats are recruiting undocumented immigrants to vote. None of those claims relies in truth.
Trump, nevertheless, has assured Christian members of his base that they “gained’t need to vote anymore” if he’s elected.
“Christians, get out and vote!” Trump instructed supporters in Florida at a July occasion. “Simply this time. You gained’t need to do it anymore. 4 extra years. what? It’ll be mounted! It’ll be effective! You gained’t need to vote anymore, my lovely Christians. I really like you, Christians!”
Trump added, “You gotta get out and vote. In 4 years, you don’t need to vote once more. We’ll have it mounted so good, you’re not gonna need to vote.”
In August, Musk steered he’s open to serving in Trump’s cupboard and jokingly tweeted, “I am willing to serve,” alongside a picture of himself at a podium labeled “D.O.G.E. Division Of Authorities Effectivity,” a reference to Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency Musk steadily touts.
Contemplating the dismal state of X — hate has proliferated on the platform since Musk’s takeover, as has misinformation and disinformation — to not point out Musk’s open drug use and paranoia, we should always all worry Cupboard Secretary Elon Musk.
