Victor Davis Hanson uses Elon Musk’s social media platform to urge a truce between the billionaire and the president.
At first impression, it makes no sense that Musk would start firing away at the (admittedly imperfect) budget bill, or escalate to DefCon 1, by tweeting nonsense about impeachment, the Epstein files, or disengaging his space efforts from the U.S. agenda to stay preeminent in space.
After all, he and Trump have roughly the same enemies—the Left that is now delighted at their quarrel—and the same general aims: to repeal the progressive cultural project, to restore meritocracy, to strive to ensure the U.S. is globally preeminent economically and militarily, to unfetter the economy, and to limit government intrusion. …
… Musk knows that his nemesis is the left, not MAGA, much less Trump.
Trump was sincerely awed by Musk’s rocketry and his rescue of the astronauts. He befriended Musk because he admired his competence, similar candor, and even his eccentricities—and saw what his talents were doing and could do for the country.
Musk in turn was moved by Trump’s defiance after nearly having his head blown off, and likewise was appalled what the Left had done to the border, in the blue-city downtowns, in Kabul, and anywhere subject to their anti-Midas touch.
Musk knows that the leftwing California coastal commission tried to curtail his rocket launches, out of spite. Democrats tried to ruin him for his valuable work with DOGE. …
… So, Musk, knows that Trump treated him fairly and gave him more latitude than any private presidential advisor since the friendship between Harry Hopkins (who moved into the White House) and FDR.
What will likely follow?
Hopefully a social media truce—followed by intermediaries restoring the friendship but spelling out the limitations and constraints on each that will result in a new less volatile, less intense, but more sustainable and mutually beneficial relationship.
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