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Have you seen these AI memes of Elon Musk? Or Elon Musk has Melania or this one, Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Or this one. Actually, that last1 isn't AI. I'm sorry for so for showing you those disturbing images, by the way. But there's a serious story I want to talk about here as even Trump voters are now pissed in the ultimate leopards are eating my face moment that Elon Musk is acting as a co president with Donald Trump. Trump voters are out there saying we didn't vote for Elon Musk to be the co president. And now he's walking around and he's in the meetings with Zelensky, he's meeting with Iran, he's creating fake government agencies called Doge where he says he's going to get rid of two or three trillion dollars in government spending. A lot of that goes to Social Security, Medicare and Social Service nets that people rely on to actually live. And people are saying, can we get a mulligan here? We didn't really mean to vote for Donald Trump. We don't really want this. This is what you voted for. And it was clear that Elon Musk was going to basically run the show and serve as a co president, intermingling potentially his business interests with government affairs. And what I believe in my opinion is all my opinion to be a the ultimate conflict of interest here. So here's the article from Mediate Trump voters and focus groups. Slam Elon Musk's growing influen. I didn't vote for him. Voters in a focus group who have supported President elect Donald Trump universally said the incoming president's close relationship with Musk is not a good thing. You think? Axios teamed up with Engages Sego for a focus group of 14 swing state voters who all voted for Trump in 2016, some of whom swung back his way for the 2024 election. The report published on Friday revealed none of the voters, 0 for 14 were willing call Musk's relationship to Donald Trump a positive thing. Musk endorsed Trump and was a major supporter of his campaign. Pause there. The biggest supporter, hundreds of millions of dollars went to a PAC that supported Donald Trump. Elon Musk was pretty much in charge of running all of the voter outreach. Elon Musk was like giving like raffles or he said, job opportunities. A million dollars a day for people who would sign up basically to vote for Donald Trump, to register to vot for Donald Trump. Oh, but by the way, I know Republicans really wanted to stop Democrats from helping give people water who have to wait on crazy long lines so that they can vote because a lot of red states are voter suppressed states. But I digress. Trump announced that Musk will lead what he's calling the Department of Government Efficiency, or doge, which is meant to look at cutting back on government waste. Pause there for a second. So Donald Trump, by fiat, like a dictator, is creating a fake government agency that never existed before, called doge. It is based on the meme coin, the scammy meme coin with the same scammy meme coin logo that I think it's believed that Elon Musk had or has, or yeah, once had or has an interest in Doge. So there's already, in my opinion, a conflict of interest attendant to the relationship right there. Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk are leading this thing. And when you go on Twitter, which is now X, it has a gray check mark signifying it is an official government account, even though it's not an official government account. But they are masquerading like it is to what, rule over the people to cut important safety social nets that lots of Americans actually rely on. It goes on to say in this article, of the 14 swing state voters polled through two online panels, 12 of them were familiar with Musk being an adviser to Trump. Trump 5 called it a bad thing, while 7 did not know how to respond. But none would describe this relationship as good. All 14 voters supported Trump in 2016 and then swung to Joe Biden in 2020. In 2024, five swung back to Trump, another five backed Harris, and another four voted for a third party. I think it'll favor his Tesla company and he'll get the majority of the breaks. And just by throwing a couple of hundred million dollars on Trump's campaign, they're going to look the other way, says George L. Out of Phoenix, Arizona. Pierre D. Out of Las Vegas, Nevada said Musk's very good at business, but not someone who earned a single vote. He's very good, obviously, at business, but I didn't elect him, I didn't vote for him, the voter said, questioning what Musk's agenda will be. Quote, there's nothing in my opinion, in Elon Musk's history that shows that he's got the best interest of the country or its citizens in mind. According to Axios, the five who called the Musk Trump relationship bad are a mix of 2024 Trump voters, Harris voters, and third party voters. The group also gave their opinions on another controversial adviser To Trump. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The once independent presidential candidate, has been tapped by Trump to serve as his Health and Human Services secretary, stirring up backlash due to Ken. Due to Kennedy's longtime criticism of various vaccines. How about the fact that he also said that he wants to do a moratorium on studying infectious diseases? Only one out of the 14 voters described Kennedy's association with Trump as a good thing. Well, okay, you 14 Trump voters, what were you doing? What were you? Where were you? Because during the campaign, if you watch Trump's speeches, Trump would say, Robert F. Kennedy, I'm going to make him in charge of health. I'm going to make him in charge of women. Women. You're going to be forced to be protected by Robert Kennedy. And then Donald Trump said, elon's going to run things. Elon's going to run things. So much so that Governor Walls made the comment that Elon Musk's is Donald Trump's actual running mate, not J.D. vance. And. And Governor Walls refer to Elon Musk as a dipshit for his behavior. Remember when Governor Wall said this? Here, play the clip.
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And that's not a joke. But look, I'm not going to waste all the time. I'm in. I'm going to talk about it. His running mate. His running mate, Elon Musk. Seriously. Seriously. Where is Senator Vance after he got asked the simplest question in the world at the debate, Did Donald Trump lose the 2020 election? And after two weeks, he finally said no, he didn't. That's where he's been spending his time. But that's it. So look, Elon's on that stage, jumping around, skipping like a dipshit on these things. You know it.
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So now Elon Musk is meeting with world leaders as a unelected, but basically the main ambassador for the United States. Although we did not elect him to do that. He's on the phone with Zelinsky and it should be noted that he previously had said some pret bad things about Zelinsky, you know, before he was posting all those right wing kind of anti Zelinsky memes. You know, Musk is around Donald Trump like 247 now. He was with Donald Trump when Trump spoke to the House Republicans. He got a standing ovation right there. And you know, one of the messages also that's being sent in my opinion is that because Elon Musk is spending hundreds of millions of dollars, potentially billions of dollars now on election, which by the way was made possible thanks to the Citizens United decision, which destroyed bipartisan campaign finance reform by saying that corporations are people that have a First Amendment right to contribute a little unlimited funds in campaigns, you know, without any types of safeguards or checks or balances. That decision was what, 12, 15 years ago? The message is sent to all of these kind of magazines out there that, you know, if you want Musk to support your campaign, just go along with it. You got to give him everything, you know, and by the way, when Musk then wins these elections, it's a, it's a loop, if you will, because then the value of his stocks go up and he makes more money by getting the people he wants to be put in place elected and by being on phone calls with foreign leaders. The message is clear that you got to do deals with him or else. Here's an article that came out of the New Republic, which was also reported by NBC. They claim that Elon Musk is off everyone on Trump's team because he's behaving like the co president. He's taking credit for Trump's win. He's bragging how it was his pack and X, which was Twitter, that allowed Trump to win and that Trump should be indebted to him. Should also be noted, of course, that Elon Musk had previously said that there will be hardship and turmoil that we will face if Trump wins when they start slashing and taking away all of the slashing 2 trillion from the budget. And now we're seeing economists, some are predicting even a better chance of recession than this, but at least a 75% chance of a recession now. But this is what Elon Musk warned about. He said, I'm going to inflict hardship on you. You're going to, you're going to have hardship. You're going to face a ton of hardship. Now here are just some reactions on Reddit to all of this. Right now they're saying, oh, but these voters all did vote for El Us. They all knew. This game of Fox didn't tell me doesn't make it any better. You went out of your way not to do your homework, your vote, your doge, your face, your leper. Don't worry. If anyone can save the low and middle class, it's two narcissistic billionaires. It's not like Donald Trump literally lives in a penthouse with golden toilet bowls. That's a man of the people right there. Their goal is to abolish the middle class and create worker drones that can be ruthlessly abused, just like they had in their boyhood in South Africa. This one individual. Other people are saying, that's what I don't understand when people say that electing the former guy is a repudiation of the elites. This is a billionaire who lives in a penthouse decked with golden toilets. Like, what are you talking about? It's in large part due to Donald representing a shaking up of the system which he has done and will do to even more disastrous effect. He's constantly attacking our institutions, government, healthcare, the border, and attacking everything. So the Democratic Party has to defend institutions and it's a strategy that leads many to actually vote for him and against their own interests. You see the Doge account right there. And also Elon Musk posted that he's going to, he's only looking to have people who work 80 hours, 80 hours a week for this Doge, for this made up government agency. They have to apply through X, they have to apply through Twitter, they have to have verified accounts if they want access to these government jobs. And that's where they're being told to apply to for a made up government job. That's something that doesn't exist. So again, this is a leopard's eating face moment. But Trump voters are regretting that Elon Musk is serving as a co president and unelected co president who has his own interest at heart. But that's what you get. That's what you voted for. We're going to do our best here at the Midas Touch Network to call attention to all of this stuff. That's all we can do. We're going to keep calling it out. So hit subscribe, let's get to 4 million subscribers together. We're going to keep growing this platform. We the people are going to prevail. We're the people. You know, you can con your way into this, but we the people are going to prevail. Hit subscribe, let's get to 4 million. Love this video. Make sure you stay up to date on the latest breaking news and all things Midas by signing up to the Midas Touch newsletter@midas touch.com newsletter.
Episode Title: Trump Voters TURN AGAINST HIM over LATEST DECISION
Release Date: November 18, 2024
Host: MeidasTouch Network (Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas)
In this episode of The MeidasTouch Podcast, the Meiselas brothers delve into the growing dissatisfaction among Trump voters regarding Elon Musk's increasing influence in Donald Trump's administration. Combining sharp political analysis with their signature brotherly banter, Ben, Brett, and Jordy explore the implications of Musk's role as a co-president and the backlash it has generated among the electorate.
Speaker A opens the discussion by highlighting the emergence of AI-generated memes featuring Elon Musk and Donald Trump, setting the stage for the serious issues at hand. He addresses the core issue: Elon Musk acting as a co-president alongside Donald Trump, which has led to significant unrest among Trump voters.
Speaker A [00:45]: "Elon Musk is walking around and he's in meetings with Zelensky, he's meeting with Iran, he's creating fake government agencies called Doge where he says he's going to get rid of two or three trillion dollars in government spending."
Voters are expressing regret over Musk's involvement, feeling that their support for Trump did not anticipate Musk’s dominant role.
Speaker A [02:10]: "We didn't vote for Elon Musk to be the co-president. And now he's walking around and he's in the meetings with Zelensky..."
Referencing an article from Axios in collaboration with Engages Sego, Speaker A discusses findings from focus groups consisting of 14 swing state voters who supported Trump in 2016 and some in 2024.
Speaker A [03:15]: "None of the voters, 0 for 14, were willing to call Musk's relationship to Donald Trump a positive thing."
These voters unanimously expressed that Musk’s influence is detrimental, citing concerns over potential conflicts of interest and the intertwining of Musk’s business ventures with government affairs.
The conversation shifts to Musk’s significant financial contributions and strategic influence within the Trump campaign. Musk's endorsement and financial support through PACs have been pivotal in voter outreach and campaign strategies.
Speaker A [04:00]: "Elon Musk was pretty much in charge of running all of the voter outreach. He was giving raffles and job opportunities, offering a million dollars a day for people to register to vote for Donald Trump."
The creation of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under Musk further exacerbates concerns about transparency and the misuse of public funds.
Speaker A [05:00]: "Trump announced that Musk will lead what he's calling the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, which is meant to look at cutting back on government waste."
The podcast also touches upon Robert F. Kennedy Jr. being appointed as Health and Human Services Secretary, sparking controversy due to his past criticisms of vaccines and public health stances.
Speaker A [05:45]: "Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s association with Trump is a bad thing. Only one out of the 14 voters described it positively."
Governor Walls’ critical remarks about Musk further illustrate the fracturing support among Trump’s base.
Speaker B [06:17]: "Elon is Donald Trump's actual running mate, not J.D. Vance. Elon’s behavior is like a dipshit on these things."
The hosts explore reactions from social media platforms like Reddit, where voters express frustration and regret over Musk's overpowering presence in the administration.
Speaker A [07:30]: "Voters are regretting that Elon Musk is serving as a co-president and unelected co-president who has his own interests at heart."
Comments highlight the dissonance between the voters' expectations and the reality of Musk's influence, emphasizing concerns over economic policies and the potential for increased hardship under Musk’s guidance.
In wrapping up, the Meiselas brothers reaffirm their commitment to highlighting these political developments and encouraging active engagement among their listeners.
Speaker A [08:20]: "We're going to keep calling it out. Hit subscribe, let's get to 4 million subscribers together. We the people are going to prevail."
They urge listeners to stay informed and involved, emphasizing the importance of vigilance in preserving democratic values against undue influence from powerful individuals like Elon Musk.
This episode of The MeidasTouch Podcast offers a critical examination of Elon Musk's role in Donald Trump's administration and the resulting voter disillusionment. Through insightful analysis and engaging discussion, the Meiselas brothers shed light on the complexities of political alliances and the potential threats to democratic integrity posed by such unconventional partnerships.
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