{"id":5982,"date":"2025-06-05T22:42:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T02:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/?p=5982"},"modified":"2025-08-12T14:43:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T18:43:55","slug":"seems-like-the-love-affair-between-trump-and-musk-is-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/05\/seems-like-the-love-affair-between-trump-and-musk-is-over\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Seems like the love affair between Trump and Musk is over&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5981 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Betting-Odds.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Betting-Odds.jpg 700w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Betting-Odds-500x254.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Whilst prepping for this blog post on the Trump\/Musk <em>Bromance Breakup<\/em> story \u2013 I noticed that <a href=\"https:\/\/thenewneo.com\/2025\/06\/05\/seems-like-the-love-affair-between-trump-and-musk-is-over\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The New NEO<\/strong><\/a> blog had a post up that prioritized &#8220;stupid and juvenile&#8221; as the main concern in this &#8220;love affair&#8221; being over \u2013 treating &#8220;destructive&#8221; as a secondary issue. However, I believe &#8220;destructive&#8221; should be the primary concern, especially for Trump, with &#8220;stupid and juvenile&#8221; as possible secondary considerations:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This whole thing is remarkably stupid and juvenile, perhaps even destructive.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Who will experience the most destruction from these exchanges? Will this cause Trump to loose the 2026 midterms? I think this hurts Trump the most in the short term. Almost made this a <a href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/category\/trump\/trump-tally\/\"><strong>Trump Tally<\/strong><\/a> post, but the destructiveness is still escalating.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/05\/seems-like-the-love-affair-between-trump-and-musk-is-over\/#Betting_Odds\" >Betting Odds<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/05\/seems-like-the-love-affair-between-trump-and-musk-is-over\/#2026_Midterms\" >2026 Midterms<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/05\/seems-like-the-love-affair-between-trump-and-musk-is-over\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Betting_Odds\"><\/span>Betting Odds<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14785045\/Elon-Musk-Donald-Trump-breakup-social-media-ashley.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Trump &amp; Musk &#8216;<em>breakup<\/em>&#8216;<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Many had predicted that Trump and Musk&#8217;s rosy bromance wouldn&#8217;t last long, as some pointed to betting markets on when they would turn on each other.<\/p>\n<p>Betters heavily favored a fallout before July 1, 2025, less than six months after Musk joined Trump&#8217;s administration as a special advisor.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Yes, gamblers gamble on everything \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/polymarket.com\/event\/will-trump-publicly-disparage-elon-before-july\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Will Trump publicly disparage Elon before July?<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5990 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Polymarket-bet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Polymarket-bet.jpg 700w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Polymarket-bet-500x292.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"!font-semibold !text-2xl text-pretty\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2026_Midterms\"><\/span>2026 Midterms<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>As a No Party Affiliation (NPA) voter in Florida, I\u2019m increasingly concerned about Trump\u2019s prospects in the 2026 midterms. His handling of Ukraine\u2019s war against Russia has already pushed me away from supporting him.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m also troubled by his delays in the nuclear talks with Iran. Could his legacy be that of the first American president to allow Iran to become a nuclear power?<\/p>\n<p>Signs of his questionable character are resurfacing just four months into his term. For example, he took credit for appointing Justice Amy Coney Barrett when her rulings favored him but quickly blamed others for \u201cbad advice\u201d when she ruled against him.<\/p>\n<p>Are other voters feeling the same way about Trump as I am?<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Democratic Party and their allies in mainstream media have serious flaws. Yet, they still manage to run candidates like Joe Biden and Kamala Harris against MAGA voters\u2014many of whom seem afflicted with what I\u2019d call Trump Cult Syndrome (TCS)\u2014and walk away with a 50% win rate. The point is: both major parties are deeply problematic.<\/p>\n<p>I follow several MAGA blogs, and honestly, their tone and behavior often mirror those of far-left progressive spaces. Many of these MAGA-TCS outlets reflect Trump\u2019s own egotistical style, constantly shifting blame and refusing accountability when things go wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Take Trump\u2019s stance on government spending. He publicly criticized wasteful expenditures, yet promoted a so-called &#8220;Big, Beautiful Bill&#8221; that was packed with pork and budget-busting programs. Apparently, budget increases are fine if Republicans are pushing them\u2014but not if Democrats are.<\/p>\n<p>Then there&#8217;s Trump\u2019s public feud with Elon Musk. He\u2019s not even five months into his new term and he&#8217;s already melting down in the spotlight. If this is the tone he\u2019s setting now, it raises serious concerns about what things will look like by the 2026 midterms.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t just \u201cstupid and juvenile\u201d behavior\u2014it\u2019s the same &#8220;destructive&#8221; pattern Trump displayed during his first term in office.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whilst prepping for this blog post on the Trump\/Musk Bromance Breakup story \u2013 I noticed that The New NEO blog had a post up that prioritized &#8220;stupid and juvenile&#8221; as the main concern in this &#8220;love affair&#8221; being over \u2013 treating &#8220;destructive&#8221; as a secondary issue. 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