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Elon Musk denied reports that he plans to step down from his role as a special government employee, calling them “fake news.”

The White House and Musk both rejected claims he would leave at the end of his 130-day term on May 30.

DOGE has faced backlash for rapidly dismantling federal agencies and cutting tens of thousands of jobs, prompting lawsuits and threats against Musk’s team.

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Good. Stay the shitface for people getting fired and social security and medical payments being withheld. May Teslas stock drop to zero.

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 96 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Well yea, he won't step off. He will get pushed off by the other sycophants. He failed, lost favor with the King so the other courtiers will push him aside. US government now has the same political system as a Medieval Kingdom.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 56 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

He didn't fall, he did all the stuff Republicans really wanted to do but knew they'd be punished for electorally. If they push him out before the midterms and blame him for everything, they could limit the electoral damage by escaping responsibility. He'd be happy to take on the role of scape goat.

[–] Magister@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This looks like the best answer.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 days ago

All except this part

He’d be happy to take on the role of scape goat.

I think he underestimated how much everyone would hate him. He's used to suck ups after all.

[–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago (1 children)

To cut those kings and peasants some slack, medieval kingdoms weren't nearly as centralized and Kings didn't have nearly as much power or leeway as the American President. You're probably thinking of absolute monarchy in the modern age.

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah. I guess it's closer to Louis XIVs court, just with less shitting in the hallways. Hopefully.

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 2 days ago

with less shitting in the hallways

I'd say that DEPENDS on a certain point of view...

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago (2 children)

haha this is the bold "I got shit on trump and willing to spill it if I'm told to leave" we were waiting for. Go on. .... tell us what it is you're 'hiding' so well.

[–] ExtantHuman@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

Rudy pulled the same maneuver and it didn't work out for him.

[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 12 points 2 days ago

Nah, it's just a rumor started most likely by Musk himself. Pretty sure it was a ploy to halt the Tesla stock sell offs. It started around the same time another rumor that the Tesla board was going to ask him to step down.

It's the same trick trump was doing his last term, lie to publishers and then accuse them of not being trustworthy for printing unsubstantiated rumors.

[–] ctkatz@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 day ago

this is excellent news.

the public already hates him. and by wrapping his arms fully around the republicans the people will hate them both even more.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Nothing will meaningfully improve until the rich fear for their lives

[–] blurcosp@leminal.space 5 points 2 days ago

This piece of shit fears for his life already and is still going.

Nothing will meaningfully improve until their graves become public urinals.

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

So as a thought experiment, if he does get pushed out by Trump then he'll have been rejected by the right and the left. What in the world would the world's richest man do at that point to redeem himself in his eyes? Any chance we can inception him to go to war against oil or something positive like that?

[–] Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

He could go buy a small country or something

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Maybe go back to South Africa and buy the Apartheid back.

[–] MrMcGasion@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

Considering USAID was instrumental in the ending of Apartheid, it would not surprise me if that's part of his plan already.

[–] BleatingZombie@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Nah, the tariffs there are crazy

[–] Manticore@lemmy.nz 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

The only people who care about that shit are common folk. Tesla is still doing well because those who care about money still think he's a tech genius that will invent the next great idea - robots, AGI, space colonies - and investing in/high evaluations of Tesla is investing in Elon.

Elon's feelings might be hurt if commoners reject him, but he's still going to have plenty of friends and opportunities. Once you're wealthy, your social circle stops being about other personal values and become entirely about money and power. Which he still has plenty of.

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

He'll still have plenty of friends, but he obviously feels the need to be in the public spotlight. He could easily retreat into a private life and have a great time for the rest of his life but I don't think he'll do that.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 16 points 2 days ago

Power is never relinquished willingly.

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

"Fake news" lol it's what his buddy Trump is telling staffers, seems like maybe he should have a talk

[–] Nusm@yall.theatl.social 12 points 2 days ago
[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Lol, they were doing damage control, and Elon accidentally exposed yet another lie.

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago

Fall guy convinced he won't be used as fall guy.

Since the moment this fuck cozied up with the Soiled-Diaper-Tiny-Handed Rapist, everyone predicted it was just a matter of time before this ran its course.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 4 points 2 days ago

well yeah. the fake news is from them. trump implying to try to have cake and eat it to again.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 5 points 2 days ago

Concerning.

[–] Allonzee@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I, for one, support Musk and Trump using their respective cudgels of capital and government to beat one another bloody.

If we're going to burn, and it looks like we absolutely will, why not have a little entertainment?

[–] oakey66@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Even if he did, damage done.

[–] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 2 points 2 days ago

President Musk has copies of the pee tapes...

[–] ssroxnak@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I bet he'll stick around and continue being the fall guy for Republicans. Their base will continue to place all the blame on Musk while the Republicans fuck us all.