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Donald Trump is already ignoring Elon Musk's suggestions
https://futurism.com/the-byte/donald-tru...-elon-musk

INTRO: These days, it feels like everyone's trying to figure out how long Elon Musk and Donald Trump's new bromance could possibly last. The latest datapoint, make of it what you will. The president-elect is already disregarding some of Musk's suggestions.

"While I have offered my opinion on some cabinet candidates," Musk wrote on X-formerly-Twitter, "many selections occur without my knowledge, and decisions are 100 percent that of the President."

In case you're wondering, Musk — who shoveled a stomach-churning $200 million into Trump's reelection efforts — is acting like he's totally unbothered by that emerging dynamic.

"I really enjoy spending time with President @realDonaldTrump," he wrote. "Haven’t seen him do one bad thing even once." But groveling didn't save Trump's former soulmate, Steve Bannon, from being abruptly fired after Trump got sick of playing with him... (MORE - details)
I get the impression Trump is getting tired of Musk hanging around. Imagine that. He said in a speech jokingly, "I can't get rid of him!" I wish Musk would go back to spending his time inventing new technologies that can radically improve the human race. A way to effectively deflect large asteroids from earth would be nice.