TRUMP VS. ELON:
Who’s right?
Trump or Elon?
They both are.
Elon is emphasizing the way things ought to be.
Trump, the way things are, given the current makeup of Congress.
If Musk wants to fix things, don’t start a new party.
Help the GOP win a strong majority of fiscal conservatives.
— Dinesh D'Souza (@DineshDSouza) June 5, 2025
The Trump administration should recognize Elon’s point about the budget & build a bridge with him — & the majority of Americans — who want to see us cut spending.
Here’s what they admin should say/do: “we hear you Elon, we are going to sharpen our pencils and iterate on BBB to… https://t.co/uvdr0EqeN2
— @jason (@Jason) June 5, 2025
Some of y'all cant handle 2 high agency males going at it and it really shows
This is direct communication (phallocentric) vs indirect communication (gynocentric)
I understand you aren't used to it
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) June 5, 2025
Both have a tendency to talk a lot of smack and then cut a deal. That’s what will likely happen here, because neither one of them is stupid.
This is the way. pic.twitter.com/WEsnSnFGDO
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 6, 2025
But fundamentally, the question is, is our system deathly sick? Yes. Can we fix it wholesale now? No. At least I don’t see how. I’d love to be wrong. And to be fair, if anybody can prove me wrong, it’s these two.
UPDATE:
The below post is profoundly true.
But, see… I love the perfect too, but not if it defeats the good.
The question I keep asking, and which no one seems able to answer (even the likes of Elon Musk) is this:
How do you achieve the perfect without 60+ votes in the Senate?
— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) June 5, 2025