The long and grim history of Trumpism has yielded plenty of cringe-inducing moments, from Rudy Giuliani’s bizarre 2020 press conference outside Four Seasons Total Landscaping to Donald Trump’s recent detour into debunked and disgraceful race science. It’s fair to wonder if the bar of human dignity could possibly fall any lower.
Over the weekend, tech bro billionaire and X CEO Elon Musk laid the question to rest with his recent trip to Trump’s rally in Butler, Pa. Trump has always demanded that high-profile converts to the MAGA movement show their loyalty by debasing themselves in public. But Musk seemed different; he seemed to welcome Trump’s invitation to humiliate himself.
It was a sad sight for Americans watching at home as they were introduced to the radicalized, conspiracy theory-obsessed Musk, whom X users have known for years. Now he’s unleashing his $264 billion fortune in a last-ditch effort to influence the 2024 presidential election.
Musk may be happy to play Trump’s clown on TV, but his latest schemes are nothing to laugh about. He drew headlines on Monday after announcing that his political action committee, The America PAC, would offer swing-state residents........