Elon Musk is cosying up to Donald Trump. Haven't we suffered enough? | Arwa Mahdawi

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

73% : On Friday Musk also confirmed that X will host a livestream town hall-style event with Trump some time soon.
60% : Musk, in response, said it was time for Trump to "hang up his hat and sail into the sunset".
51% : Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that the pair speak on the phone several times a month, and have discussed a possible advisory role for Musk if Trump is elected president again.
47% : As for Musk's potential advice to Trump on the economy?
44% : Still, there is no denying that he's been having a bit of a bromance with Trump.
35% : Musk and Trump seem firmly in agreement that there are rules for thee but not for me.
27% : Musk isn't the only mogul cosying up to Trump: depressingly, a number of wealthy donors have thrown their weight and money behind the ex-president in the past week.
24% : This is a significant shift: Trump and Musk are both afflicted with "main character syndrome" and their huge egos have rubbed each other the wrong way in the past.
23% : Trump, of course, won't have any issues with Musk's border hypocrisy.
17% : Trump is not president yet and Musk has rebutted claims that he's interested in Ivanka Trump's old job.
14% : In 2022, for example, Trump declared Musk a "bullshit artist" for saying he hadn't voted for a Republican before.

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