Elon Musk Gloats as Donald Trump Looks Poised to Win the Presidency

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

86% : During his victory speech, Trump hailed Musk as a "genius" and thanked the X owner early for his help.
71% : Trump said Kennedy would "help make America health again," during his speech early Wednesday.
60% : Trump took the stage in Palm Beach, Florida around 2:25 a.m.
57% : Control of Congress and the White House will give Trump and the rest of the Republican Party the opportunity to essentially do whatever they want.
53% : The Republicans also secured a majority in the U.S. Senate, which will make it much easier for Trump to accomplish his authoritarian goals, and a majority in the the House looked to be attainable at the time of this writing.
50% : As president, Trump will naturally have the most guns at his side.
46% : MSNBC host Rachel Maddow acknowledged that winning Pennsylvania created an insurmountable lead for Trump but the network didn't officially call the entire country for the Republican candidate at the time.
45% : John Kelly, a retired Marine general who worked for Trump from 2017 to 2019, quoted the former president as saying, "You know, Hitler did some good things, too."
44% : Trump has promised to make Musk the head of a new Department Of Government Efficiency, which stands for DOGE, the cryptocurrency that Musk has previously invested heavily in.
40% : Trump also reportedly said that he wanted the kinds of generals that Hitler had.
32% : And even if you don't believe Trump will single you or your particular demographic out for harm, Project 2025 and the MAGA movement more broadly has promised a more decentralized form of oppression.
31% : But aside from the jokey name, it appears that both Musk and Trump are planning to make some very serious cuts to government spending that, coupled with the deportation of millions, are likely to send the economy into tailspin.
28% : Trump will almost certainly dismiss the federal charges against him when he ascends to power, though it remains to be seen how the state charges will be hashed out.
28% : And even if you think Trump is on your side, it won't matter because laws are fake and all that remains is the exercise of raw power.
20% : Even if the state of Georgia tries to continue with its prosecution of Trump for trying to overturn the 2020 election, it's unlikely the state can do much to hold him accountable given the fact that laws are fake and all that matters is what the people with guns decide to do.
18% : Trump spent the campaign spreading vile lies about immigrants, promising to launch a deportation force that would expel millions of people from the country, and pledging to use the military against his political enemies.

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