Summary
Yale historian Tim Snyder warned of billionaire Elon Musk’s growing influence over Donald Trump, highlighting Musk’s far greater wealth and financial backing of Trump’s re-election campaign.
According to Snyder, “Trump is a little guy, and Musk is a big guy when it actually comes to having money.”
Snyder argued that Trump, lacking substantial personal wealth, risks becoming financially dependent on Musk, who could wield disproportionate influence.
He cautioned that Musk’s monetary power allows him to shape Trump’s actions and decisions, raising concerns for Trump’s allies.
Snyder emphasized that Musk’s wealth and control over Trump could undermine the president-elect’s autonomy and create lasting dependencies.
This is literally why presidential candidates used to release their tax returns. Maga didn’t care that their president was for sale.
He was initially trying to market himself as so rich that he couldn’t be bought. But with all his conflicts of interest, the best he could deliver was to be the self-bribing candidate. And he still took bribes, so he didn’t even deliver that.
See if you guys know that then why is it still allowed?
Then again I’m from the UK so maybe people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones…
In fairness, all politicians are for sale. That’s what campaign contributions are: people who plow money into a candidate expect a service in return.