He tried to explain
President Trump was peeved.
Just minutes before he walked into the Oval Office for a televised send-off for Elon Musk, an aide had handed him a file.
The papers in that file showed that Mr. Trump’s nominee to run NASA — a close associate of Mr. Musk’s — had donated to prominent Democrats in recent years, including some who Mr. Trump was learning about for the first time.
That slut!!
Mr. Musk, who was sporting a black eye, which he blamed on a tussle with his young son, tried to explain. He said his friend Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur who was set to become the next NASA administrator, cared about getting things done. Yes, he had donated to Democrats, but so had a lot of people. Maybe it’s a good thing, Mr. Musk told the president — it shows that you’re willing to hire people of all stripes.
But Mr. Trump was unmoved. He said that people don’t change. These are the types of people who will turn, he said, and it won’t end up being good for us.
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Mr. Trump decided he would withdraw Mr. Isaacman from consideration to run NASA, dealing a blow to Mr. Musk, who had worked to place a top associate in charge of the agency most important to SpaceX, his rocket business.
That is, dealing a blow to Mr. Musk who had tried hard to parlay his bizarre role in Trump’s administration into an advantage for his business. Nothing to see here folks, just people using government jobs to boost their own wealth, move along.
By Thursday evening, Mr. Musk signaled he would be open to de-escalating the fight, while the president seemed to have little interest in an immediate reconciliation. White House officials said Mr. Trump had no plans to call Mr. Musk on Friday. A spokeswoman for Mr. Musk did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Aw that must have hurt. Is Musk finding out that he needs Trump more than Trump needs him? There must be an app for that.
By Friday morning, White House officials said Mr. Trump was planning to sell the bright red Tesla he said he had purchased in March in a show of support for Mr. Musk.
The party is over.
But Mr. Trump was unmoved. “People don’t change,” said Trump, who had donated to Democrats for decades.
J-school ain’t what it used to be.
Now see what you’ve made Trump do, Musk! He’s chucked one of his favourite red toys out of his playpen.! Shame on you!
When Trump states people don’t change, he is confessing he does not change.