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Donald Trump on Saturday said there would be “serious consequences” if tech mogul Elon Musk funds Democratic candidates to run against Republicans who vote in favor of the GOP’s sweeping budget bill.

“If he does, he’ll have to pay the consequences for that,” Trump told NBC News in a phone interview, but declined to share what those consequences would be.

“He’ll have to pay very serious consequences if he does that,” he added.

Trump also said he has no desire to repair his relationship with Musk after a feud between the two men erupted into public view earlier this week.

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[–] CatDogL0ver@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

How unfitting for a prez to threaten people publicly. GOOP has no shame.

[–] LonstedBrowryBased@lemm.ee 6 points 5 hours ago

By “fund” he means “rig election for”

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 59 points 18 hours ago (4 children)

Quick! Someone explain Citizens United to Trump and how it will allow Elon to get away with this!

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 17 minutes ago

Sorry. Calvinball rules. Actually, donating to liberals is illegal.

[–] Llamalitmus@lemmy.ca 52 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Someone should tell him that the best way to get back at Elon would be to start taxing billionaires.

[–] And009@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 13 hours ago

Win win win

[–] Microplasticbrain@lemm.ee 9 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Birch@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 hours ago
[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 7 points 17 hours ago

Now THAT is how you break the clock!

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 57 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

“If he does, he’ll have to pay the consequences for that,” Trump told NBC News in a phone interview, but declined to share what those consequences would be.

I wonder how many times his attorneys have explained to him the concept of incriminating yourself in advance of retaliation.

[–] evenglow@lemmy.world 9 points 9 hours ago

Trump can say and do whatever he wants. It's his lawyer team to make sure he doesn't under court oath. For example, Trump's entire life and the amount of days he hasn't been in jail.

[–] Takios@discuss.tchncs.de 26 points 14 hours ago

He's got away with everything so far.Why should he start caring about the law now? Legal, illegal, that's for the poors to worry about.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 21 points 19 hours ago

Not like it really matters anymore:(

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 60 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

I'm sorry, I will not vote for any Democrat that takes money from a fucking Nazi.

[–] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 9 points 13 hours ago (11 children)

Cool, people not voting out of principle because they didn't like the democrat enough is how the USA got here, but go ahead, keep trying that method.

At least Trump fixed all the overseas problems those people cared so much about, right?

[–] ora@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 29 minutes ago

I feel like the people not voting made it 100% clear what they were looking for. If they're the deciding factor in who wins the election, maybe it was a massive fuck up to ignore them?

If it's too small a group to matter, then stop focusing on them as the reason Dems lost. If they're a major factor in the election, Dems should treat then that way.

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[–] Uruanna@lemmy.world 40 points 21 hours ago

AIPAC doesn't leave a lot of names available.

[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

He would probably fuck this up too.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 60 points 1 day ago (4 children)

When is one of these fucking dipshits going to have the other killed?

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 5 points 5 hours ago

You're on the wrong track, I've seen this particular abusive relationship before.

This is Trump saying "If I can't have you, no one will!" and it ends with a murder/suicide...

[–] Krackalot@discuss.tchncs.de 56 points 1 day ago (10 children)

My fantasy is that Trump tries to have Elon killed/arrested but fails because he's rich and has very good guards. So then Elon sends someone to kill Trump, which is successful. Then Elon dies from some drug complications right after. If we're lucky, they both die after shitting their pants.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 21 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

In this scenario, I would like Thiel, Yarvin, Marjorly, and the rest of the fascist gang to die in a freak aeroplane crash.

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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Maybe Elon already tried to do that... Twice.

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[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 121 points 1 day ago (56 children)

I would have a very difficult time voting for someone who received funding from musk.

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 43 points 1 day ago (18 children)

Also, golly gee thank god we avoided BidenSoOld/"GenocideJoe" and Kamala the Cop, because they would have been Just As Bad (TM).

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 12 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

“They would have been worse! Kamala would have had higher tariffs!!” - my dad. He doesn’t believe me that tariffs are only a Trump thing… he doesn’t even watch fox. He mostly listens to news from Russia and Ukraine. And that guy on YouTube who sounds like a cartoon character.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago
[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago

A person in my neighborhood still has a TRUMP LOW PRICES KAMALA HIGH PRICES sign in their front yard, albeit partially hidden behind a bush. Unremarkable except they're black and living in a subsidized housing development. You just can't make shit like this up.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 6 points 14 hours ago

And that guy on YouTube who sounds like a cartoon character.

That doesn't really narrow it down much...

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[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 86 points 1 day ago

Justice: weaponized

Party support: criminalized

Population: fuck yeah daddy oooh yeah this is ok fuck everyone else

[–] Red_October@lemmy.world 61 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Sometimes I think about how if any previous president had done, over the course of their entire career, the things Trump does in the average week, or sometimes even just a single day, it would have immediately ended their career. If a previous president had openly stated that if a specific person funded their rivals there would be serious consequences, that'd be it. They'd be done. Impeached on the spot, out of office, blacklisted by their own party, and shamed for all of history.

The news cycle crucified Obama for wearing a tan suit. They raked him over the coals because he was so out of touch that he asked a burger place if they had Dijon mustard. What do you think they'd have done if he openly promised retribution against those who dared disagree with him like this?

And Donald motherfucking Trump does this crap all the godamn time, and he just gets away with it because the Republicans like that it's their tyrant, the Democrats are afraid of actually doing anything, and by the time the public can mobilize against one thing he's already done three more things that make the past look trivial.

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