Musk calls for Trump to be impeached as extraordinary feud escalates
Former adviser taunts president over links to Epstein while Trump threatens to cancel contracts for Musk companies
Elon Musk called for Donald Trump to be impeached after mocking his connections to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as the president threatened to cancel federal contracts and tax subsidies for Musk’s companies in an extraordinary social media feud on Thursday.
The deterioration of their once close relationship into bitter acrimony came over the course of several remarkable hours during which the president and the world’s richest man hurled deeply personal insults over matters significant and insignificant.
In the most churlish moment of the astonishing saga, Musk said on X the reason the Trump administration had not released the files into Epstein was because they implicated the president. He later quote-tweeted a post calling for Trump to be removed and said Trump’s tariffs would cause a recession.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/05/trump-elon-musk-falloutOpen linkView original on lemmy.world
hee hee
LOL yes let's impeach him again. We are stuck with this Orange Turd. Republicans have given us this turd and we can't flush him for 4 years.
Bold of you to assume we can get rid of him democratically.
I think they are implying the opposite
I believe he is referring to the "4 years" part. Trump is not leaving this time even if he loses
Damn, I hurt myself in my confusion. Yes I dont believe it will be over in 4 years either^^
On the other hand, "cant flush him for 4 years" does not really imply that it will be possible after the 4 years.
You just gotta flush really hard. Say, approximately, 2,500ft/sec.
You gotta flush for at least 1.25 mooches straight.
You Americans really don't like using the metric system, don't you?
Why just once? Let's impeach him two more times.
Impeach 2: this time we mean it. Coming to a theater near you.
For the impeachment itself, assuming the Democrats all vote for it, Musk only needs to buy 9 republicans.
For the trial, he needs to get 20 republicans for the two thirds. It's not going to be cheap, but it sounds doable.
The problem is that leaves Vance in charge, and a focused autocrat is not an upgrade.
I hate to be a Debby Downer, but the headline is a bit sensationalist. This is how Elon "called for Donald Trump to be impeached":
That's it. He wrote "Yes".
I don't think that's sensationalist at all. It's a pretty direct and clear call for impeachment.
But I'd rather talk about that original Tweet. Obviously, Trump being impeached (and convicted by the Senate) would result in Vance replacing him; that's how it works. But the choice to specifically highlight the Vance part of it implies not just a desire for Trump to be gone, but for Vance specifically to be in. Which is wild. I can't imagine any human on earth actually being pro-Vance. There's the sane people, who oppose the entire administration, and there's the Magats who are rabidly pro-Trump. Who exactly supports Trump's diet lacky?
Vance represents the tech bro "libertatian" wing with Thiel and those ghouls. Musk fits right in.
Vance was placed there with the objective to replace Trump eventually. These guys don't need Trump any more, but like the industrials underestimated Hitler when they put him into power, Thiel and co are probably underestimating Trump's shrewdness. He will burn everything down before he'll be put out of power.
Anyone with any stock in big eyeliner obviously. There are tens of us!
But that doesn't bring in the clicks. And really, that's all we care about, right?
And?
I think they're both right. The government should cut all ties with Musk's businesses, and Trump should be impeached. That way everybody wins.
It hurts to agree with them doesn't it? Yet, it's so funny to watch them bite at each other.
Billionaires :What do you mean!? That's horrible (for us)
Can you impeach vice presidents?
I don't see why not, but it's a lot harder to make a good case against Vance than against Trump (where it's trivial to find plenty of crimes).
Everyone that works with Trump always regrets it eventually. Everyone.
"Oh, but he won't do that to me ."
... I was not expecting this many people to (so strongly) take sides in what is basically a kerfuffle between two mega villains.
(Og) Nazis had a lot of infighting too, still fascist mass murderers.
thx for clarifying "og"
Wow they are arguably the most powerful people in the world and they are having a public squawky slappy fight like stroppy toddlers.
Meanwhile humanity is circling the drain. We are so fucked.
Fortunately, America has an affinity for reality TV, and so they're distracted from whatever else this is a distraction for. I just have a part of me that can't believe what's happening.
Yeah, it really is hard to believe. It kind of eats away your faith in humanity. How could we let shit get so bad?
I try to focus more locally whenever I get bent out of shape over the more broad scope of life. I can reach out and touch problems in my area, and it feels good to get involved in trying to fix things. Will it solve Gaza? Will it solve Trump? Nah, but maybe I help plant some trees, clean up the brook in town, just get involved. Who knows, maybe it trickles up (ha).
Yeah, same here. Back when I was younger I was really into direct action. Big demos - there's no buzz like a riot, fighting up against the police lines - and smaller, quieter actions. These days, I feel like I'm a bit too old for all that - and looking back I'm not sure all those actions changed a single thing. Except maybe made me feel like I was doing something useful. Also, it was fun. And I still think it's important to counterprotest when nazis take to the street. But yeah, I'm more at the local level too. I kinda feel like getting engaged locally is maybe more useful than the big, flashy stuff. You can get stuff done, even if it's not big changes. Lots of small changes add up. Plus, you're meeting like-minded people, growing local community resiliency. If shit goes proper bad, these local community groups will become vital.
Elon's going to lose this fight. All the other rich people backing Trump still think the snake won't bite them, and Elon doesn't have the same cult of personality Trump does. He had some good will for a while, but he's been burning that ever since the weird pedo guy thing, and that's nowhere near Trump's fucking cult energy. Forty years from now there's still going to be dumbasses and edgy teens talking about how they heard a rumor that Trump is still alive out there in the wastes that used to be middle America.
He used to, but then he started associating with Trump.
It seems he wasn't aware that his cult following came from the other end of the political spectrum.
Well, not quite the other end, but environmentally inclined business friendly liberals are still not quite Trump's crowd.
He really used to - remember all the iron man shit? The image of the benevolent billionaire who was going to open up space? I'm ashamed to admit I was tempted to believe too.
He lost the positive public image before he started associating with trump tho. I think what happened was he fired his PR team because he thought he could do better himself. Right around the time he got pissy and was calling that cave diver a pedo, the guy who saved a bunch of kids in Thailand. It was all downhill from there and I don't remember ever seeing anyone piss away so much public goodwill so quickly.
Im gonna be honest, I never bought into the whole Phony Stark persona but I did but him at the same level as Bill Gates, (no such thing as a good billionare, but he's doing SOME good things with his ill gotten gains).
The dudes brain is fucking fried for sure now. If he hadn't hurt so many people, id almost feel bad for him.
This is perfect
Musk wants his money back! I’d vote to let him return his purchase in this case.
250m for the opportunity to burn the wealthiest country in the world to the grouns? That was a one-time offer with an obvious no-return policy.
Yeah what about all of the endorsements and support?
It was inevitable. Two egos as big as theirs cannot coexist in close proximity indefinitely.
I was a psychologist until I got burned out.
During those years, I observed something countless times that seems counter-intuitive but is in my anecdotal experience reliably true:
Narcissists tend to actually like each other, and seem to bond effortlessly. "you're the best thing ever? Holy shit, I'm the best thing ever! We're so amazing it's awesome!" type thing. It's fascinating.
That's why I'm not going to be played by this. Elon and Donald both have something significant to gain by pretending to "break up with" Each other, Elon trying to detoxify his brand especially internationally and Donald by proving he isn't Elon's bitchboy.
They might be legitimately warring in public, they might be playing the media and the people, there's really no way for outside parties to know at this time, and I wish people would pay more attention to the people Trump is hurting than this ultimately pointless real or not catfight. Invoking Epstein is low hanging fruit, as anyone who isn't in Trump's cult and paying any attention has been aware Trump is an Epstein pedo for years and years.
My theory is they want it to impact Tesla stock negatively, then magically over the weekend or at some point, they kiss and make up and the EV credit gets added back into the bill and they profit massively from buying the dip.
It's actually very possible, but only if it's two large and healthy egos.
Theirs are anything but healthy
Is there anything more Pride Month than Conservatives having to watch their two daddies fight?
I know I'm feeling proud the Tesla brand took such a nosedive
There is no denying it any more, the US is a very corrupt country
Everything is about money here and I hate it so much. But I can't find an exit.
Last week tho, totally deniable. Now, not so much.
I have been saying it for decades that the US is corrupt, but people have been dying it for decades as well
Lol
How long before trump declares that Elon isn’t hot anymore?
Yes… and gets picked up by ICE and sent to El Salvador instead of Africa.
Inshallah
Perhaps Trump will weigh in on the penile implant failure question.
But they did impeach him, Leon. Multiple times. The trouble is he just ignores it.
He ignores it because 95% of Republicans don't care about crimes, just the party.
Impeached from the House sets up for conviction from the Senate. We need all of Congress to go through for it to have any effect.
Maybe this time a strongly worded reprimand would do the trick.
Can't wait to hear the Alex Jones mental gymnastics lol
Elon could easily buy enough of the Senate to have Individual 1 removed at long last.
Fascist infighting is always fun to watch
It's not tho. This is, difficult as it is to say, America's leadership. It's disgusting, humiliating, and dangerous.
Its the inevitability and hoeplessness that makes it funny to me. I know this country will never get better, so I will enjoy the death of an empire I have learned to hate while I can.
Never could have seen this coming… two narcissists that only get along as long as they’re powdering each others butts.
Now would be an optimal time for Putin to off one or both. Maximum chaos.
Buyer's Remorse
"[They] detested each other. Which makes sense, because they were both detestable."
Gen. Sir Harry Padgett Flashman, VC
I want to know what’s happening quietly while everybody’s all consumed with the ego drama.
We still have the big bogus bill….
There you go. Ignore the content of the screeching and look at what it's trying to accomplish.
You know what would also get a lot more Teslas sold in a correctly Trump hating world, and partially decouple Trump from the political fallout of the DOGE mess?
Exactly what's happening.
Well yeah, JD is great. He did things like... Gang up on Zelensky, so he's got the general Maga crowd s vote and he killed the pope, so now he's got the entire non-catholic Christian vote. Pretty solid.
At this point Trump running interference and cockblocking Thiel and his billionare creeper squad from re-enacting the Business plot would be the best ( and funniest ) result.
Man... Ilit seems crazy to think that this isn't something there's a task force for. Or like, a 3rds party mutually assured destruction situation for this.
Musk needs to put his money where his mouth is, otherwise this is just a long-con IMO.
Elmo always has been a long con, he's been a con man for decades now. Every other word out of his mouth is a lie
It would be hilarious if this escalates to Elmo getting deported xD
along with the afrikaaners that came over recently.
Hahaha love it!
He's trying to distance himself because his company is burning and is using the media. Musk's playbook is to attention and boost himself like posting about dogecoin. Musk is using the media, but his Nazi views hasn't changed.
But what about Musks association with Ghislaine Maxwell?
An abusive relationship between two narcissists, one with a ADHD, the other with a huge coke problem. Stay tuned next week, same bat channel, same bat time.
I think the one with ADHD refers to the one with a ketamine problem, while the one with a huge coke problem refers to the one that's progressing through dementia.
But I'm not sure, because their issues could be overlapping.
Has anybody checked in on Patel and Bongino?
Are Patels eyes just now permanently stuck in bugged out psycopath stare now?
Did Bongino have a heart attack?
EDIT:
dear god.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=9-FCJwuv0i0
Patel was on Joe Rogan and learned about Elon claiming Trump is in the Epstein files in real fucking time.
Patel: Not my lane, staying out of this.
wwwhhhhaaaaaat?!
Fucking 'no comment'?
Motherfucker, you are the head of the FBI who is supposedly currently combing through those files!
No fucking comment?
Trump forgot who wears the pants in this relationship.
I wonder if Musk will get the Jack Ma treatment or if Trump is a weak baby leader that isn't as strong as Xi. Imagine the Republican party being weaker than the CCP.
better , if you primary every republican supporting trump, to stick it to him.
extraordinary that two man babies who own their own SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS post some shit posts and probably fall asleep half way through.
Fucking cunts...
They were nothing more than business partners, in other words tools. They used each other. Musk was the richest man on the planet and somehow Americans thought that was a coincidence. Musk wanted to usher in an era of austerity to line his own pockets, which he got in return for funding and pushing for trumps election. Election's over, Trump taxes musk he fucks off.
Any chance this just one big psyop? Are these people really this stupid...
I think Elon did good work at DOGE and given his correct response to the egregious 3.8 trillion dollar budge bill, I think Elon would actually do a better job as president than Trump.
I know I'll be downvoted to hell, but I have to say it. Elon is the better administrator between the two of them.
Holy shit that's the most idiotic hot take I've seen yet.
The damage that dipshit caused to the federal government may be irrecoverable. I'm sure you think that's a good thing but the people he got rid of were the people who's job it was to investigate when someone like PG&E dumps chemicals in to the drinking water or when insurance companies just blanket deny claims.
He wants, and did his best to create rich people anarchy.
Not only that but he violated union contracts and a handful of laws to do it. Half the people he tried to fire have already been hired back. The government is going to have to pay back all the wages and may be liable for other damages too. In his profoundly illegal and unethical attempt to deregulate himself, he actually cost you money. He made services you need and rely on every day whether you think you do or not, harder and more expensive to access.
You will be subsidizing this moron's purge for the rest of your life.
They're both nepo-baby dipshits and you're an infantile knuckle-dragger
I also totally disagree with the comment, but let's not do insults eh?
Just responding in kind to OP's insulting comment
It wasn't insulting? I mean I totally disagree with OP's perspective, and I kinda feel like there has to be something wrong with anyone who actively supports either musk or trump - but I think it's good to have different opinions on here, otherwise we'd just all be agreeing with each other and it would be fuckin boring!
What years of having to choose between shit presidential candidates does to a mf
I'm not gonna downvote you for expressing an opinion I don't agree with, and I'm sorry other people are - we need views from all perspectives if lemmy is not too become an echo chamber.
But I think Elon did terrible work at doge. Even if you think smaller government is better, it has to be reached by a planned and controlled downsizing - not just by hack n slash random cuts of stuff they dislike.
I agree that Elon is probably the better administrator, but that's kinda like saying a pig is smarter than a chicken. You wouldn't want either of them in charge.
Do you know how much time and money is going into scrubbing and replacing every computer system he broke into is going to cost?!
Are you a moron?
Only if he first gives away all his assets.
But then we wound just see how incompetent is without capital/money to do the work for him. Even decide for him what work needs to be done.
Otherwise ... You know, 18h refine regular shifts instead of 8, tax cuts for the rich, competition bashing, building monopolies, selling to the highest bidder, etc.
It's pretty all out and clear, the what & what nots I mean.
Like saying a werewolf is better than a vampire because they are only active three nights a month...
Wait, didn't they have a whole franchise abut this?
(Idk, I'm not into soapy teen fantasy drama.)
All I remember from the memes is that one sparklers in sunlight (I guess vampires).
It's a fantasy and every writer gets to pick their own rules.