Trump vs Musk cage match?
Josh Marshall won’t come out and say it, but I will. Musk’s attack on Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is political kayfabe. Josh points out that they could each draw blood but haven’t.
“Both of these guys have very big weapons each can use against the other. Musk can invest money against the GOP budget bill or GOP incumbents. Meanwhile, Trump can start canceling all those contracts Musk handed out to himself and his friends while he was running DOGE. Neither of those things has happened. Until it does, none of this really seems in earnest. Musk can whine. And it will get some headlines. But I don’t think they really care about his whining.”
Josh goes on to say that Musk’s beef is that the bill costs too much because doesn’t cut enough social spending. Not the spending on Musk’s projects. Not the tax cuts he’ll enjoy. He’s sore because the most vulnerable in society aren’t paying a big enough price for his growing wealth.
What’s the Musk attack on the BBB really about?
“Both of these guys have very big weapons each can use against the other. Musk can invest money against the GOP budget bill or GOP incumbents. Meanwhile, Trump can start canceling all those contracts Musk handed out to himself and his friends while he was running DOGE. Neither of those things has happened. Until it does, none of this really seems in earnest. Musk can whine. And it will get some headlines. But I don’t think they really care about his whining.”
Josh goes on to say that Musk’s beef is that the bill costs too much because doesn’t cut enough social spending. Not the spending on Musk’s projects. Not the tax cuts he’ll enjoy. He’s sore because the most vulnerable in society aren’t paying a big enough price for his growing wealth.
What’s the Musk attack on the BBB really about?