Lawrence O'Donnell Breaks Down How Donald Trump Is 'Humiliating' Elon Musk On Multiple Levels

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MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell on Tuesday suggested Elon Musk had suffered “a humiliating demotion” at the hands of Donald Trump after the president-elect handed the billionaire a non-official governmental role.

Musk backed Trump’s winning campaign to the tune of around $200 million.

But “the theory that Elon Musk might become, in effect, a co-president or the real president, while Donald Trump in effect retires to a life of golfing, suffered a significant setback tonight when Donald Trump announced that he would give Elon Musk a job that does not exist and will last, at most, 18 months,” said O’Donnell.

Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy were announced by Trump as the new heads of a Department of Government Efficiency tasked with routing public spending and red tape. Trump has given them until July 2026 to complete their mission.

That Trump gave Musk a working partner is the “worst of all,” said O’Donnell, noting how Musk also had to share the press statement.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lawrence-odonnell-donald-trump-elon-musk_n_67347689e4b0c06fd0e3f93a

[H2O Man]

1. Recommended.

[SoCalDavidS]

2. I Don't Think Musk Cares

He's got plenty on his plate. He will make a boatload of $$$$$$ from whatever arrangement they have. I have no doubt that whatever role he is given, is one he has fully approved.

He has guaranteed government contracts for whatever he approaches T on. He will never be turned down, and I'm sure he's up there with the other T cronies who are granted their every wish.

Lawrence is like all the pundits and hosts who try to soften blows, and make viewers feel like it's all going to be fine in the end for us, and bad for them. Usually, it's the opposite. He gets real giddy about how this and that is the reality, when it's not. I get it, he has an hour to fill, and wants us to have hope, and believe in the best things happening, but they haven't, and whatever he's spouting now, will also turn out to be wrong.

I'm done with watching MSM, the pundits making their worthless predictions, and the politicians doing their little interviews. 8 days and counting.

[Cha]

3. Interesting.. TY.

The plot thickens.. how will muskrat react?

[Trueblue1968]

9. Lawrence ripped Elon MuskOx up one and down the other

[Cha]

10. Good on LO'D.. TY!

[BDavinciNY]

4. This pleases me

It will be a point that trump will just get tired of seeing Musky's face in Mierda-a-Loco this will be a fun dark comedy!! Gotta take you humor where you get it from!!

[2naSalit]

5. He might also...

Be babysitting for pootin too.

[valleyrogue]

6. Maybe they will both cancel each other out. n/t

[wnylib]

7. I don't see what is humiliating about this to Musk.

Musk has been given free reign to remake the American economy to his own (and Trump's) liking. It will destroy and impoverish the rest of us.

As for there not being such a government post, that does not matter. With this announcement, Trump has signalled his approval for Musk to operate without interference.

[ReRe]

8. It appears to me

that Elon Musk might be a little "needy". No?

And/Or maybe he's Putin's eyes and ears.

His behavior seems quite peculiar to me.

He needs to get some psychological counselling with all that money.

[C Moon]

11. I doubt this is a surprise to musky. With the gop, nothing is ever as it appears.

[Karasu]

12. Giving Elon ANY official position in the government is more than bad enough.

[lindysalsagal]

13. Nah. He's too stupid to humiliate. Does a turnip blush?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

14. I loved that Lawrence mentioned my congresscritter

Link to tweet

[malaise]

15. And a non-white

working partner to boot

[highplainsdem]

16. Musk wanted that DOGE appointment. It was HIS idea. But Trump appointing Ramaswamy as Musk's equal

wasn't something Musk had ever talked about, and I'd guess he resents that.

I've been hoping for a struggle between Musk and Trump to start shattering that coalition.