On Monday, the Politico website published an analysis under the headline “Why has Elon Musk disappeared from the spotlight?” It found a sharp drop in the number of times that Trump posted about Musk on his Truth Social platform, from an average of four times a week in February and March to zero since the start of April.

In addition, White House officials no longer fill their social media feeds with Musk-related content. Reporters seldom ask about him at the White House press briefing. Members of Congress are giving his name a wide berth.

Musk seems to be taking the hint. This week, the Tesla chief executive confirmed that he had reduced his role as the unofficial head of the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) to just two days a week, and will also cut his political spending substantially – the latest public signal that he is shifting his attention back to his business empire amid growing investor concerns.

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      No, I don’t. I think we’re being lulled into believing he isn’t still fucking our shit up just as much as before.

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    He’s still there he’s still involved he still has influence. They’re just trying to hide him more. All his people are still working on his behalf to destroy the government. They’re still giving him massive government contracts. They’re still taking his direct instructions on foreign policy, we saw that the South African conference. They’re still destroying Regulatory Agencies that might have a limited his malfeasance. Don’t fall for it.

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    They are just trying to hide from the bad press. I have no doubt that Musk has his fingers in all the things just like before, they’re just being quiet because of the backlash.

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      He’s realizing what all of the other rich people have already realized, its easier to just manipulate things from the background so people won’t get mad at you.

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        Yup, he has still been showing up at the White House, and the states is still pushing Starlink contracts on other countries, and Elon has a bid in for the contract for Trump’s “Golden Dome.” He is still very much around.

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    He was just a Nazi with a lot of money who hires the right people to make cool products. The. He went crazy and had too much money.

    This is why we need a wealth cap. No single person should have the power he has.

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    You can only get so high before you crash and can’t get both anymore. Even with a billion dollars you can’t get high on ketamine when you’re saturated with it already.

    Musk is in need of a serious humbling. Maybe check into a drug clinic.

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      Maybe he could start having rallies in Pennsylvania

      Matbe this time everything lines up correctly

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      *cashed out. He’s destroyed all the investigations against him and forced investments into his company. Definitely got his money’s worth.