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“F**k you”: Entire Trump team hated Elon Musk, damning report reveals | Elon Musk has left the White House an utter failure (newrepublic.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30041404

Elon Musk’s shouting match with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent might have been the final nail in the coffin for the tech billionaire’s four-month stint in the White House, but it came after months of bubbling frustration at Musk’s “chain-saw” approach to dismantling the federal government.

Musk and Bessent exploded at each other in April when Musk attempted to force through his pick to lead the IRS—Gary Shapley—behind Bessent’s back. (Musk eventually lost this battle—Shapley lasted less than 72 hours before Bessent tapped Michael Faulkender to replace him.)

“Fuck you! Fuck you! Fuck you!” a typically mild-mannered Bessent was heard shouting after Musk as they charged down the halls of the West Wing.

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[–] cnirrad@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago

As much as I want to believe he is leaving a failure, I just don't think that is the case. He has destroyed so much of the government, and greatly weakened any agency that was holding him in check.

[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

In fairness, Scott Bessent can fuck right off too. Ultimately, both he and Musk are flies attracted to the Trump turd, and that's the only thing that truly matters.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 3 weeks ago

Musk takes the fall. We all knew that already.

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 weeks ago

Bullshit. This is the circenses part of panem et circenses. It's a script they're following. Don't fall for it.

[–] DropThePot@lemy.lol 3 points 3 weeks ago

Well he showed up a failure, so....

[–] HorreC@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

While this is just the fallguy taking the L but in the end winning by unregulated greed. We as a group can always hate him too. Boycott his products and protests his companies. As this nazi needs to know he has no common cause with us.

[–] Bouzou@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

So that means his billion-dollar contracts will be cancelled and DOGE will be disbanded and all of its insane cuts reversed, right?

...Right?