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Miles Archer

(19,959 posts) Sat May 24, 2025, 08:34 AM May 24

No matter HOW MUCH he CRIES about how REALLY REALLY DIFFICULT it was, Yoda NAILED it...There is no try, only do. [View all]

A couple of weeks after his argument with Bessent, Musk gathered reporters in the Roosevelt Room to defend himself, admitting that his latest goal of $1 trillion in taxpayer spending—already down from his initial $2 trillion target—had proved “really, really difficult.”

“We are making as much progress as we can—there’s a lot of inertia in the government,” he told the assembled press. “So it’s, like, it’s not easy. This is—this is a way to make a lot of enemies and not that many friends.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/musk-becoming-latest-government-employee-135000433.html

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No matter HOW MUCH he CRIES about how REALLY REALLY DIFFICULT it was, Yoda NAILED it...There is no try, only do. [View all] Miles Archer May 24 OP

And the meantime, he's making things so much more difficult for every day Americans. Fuck him. Walleye May 24 #1

He only missed his boastful target by $1,850,000,000,000. Give him a break. It was really difficult! Miles Archer May 24 #2

And all this fraud they keep talking about, where are the charges who's committing fraud? Walleye May 24 #5

He is the most hated man in America for good reason. Irish_Dem May 24 #3

He "did a Trump" on that Atlantic article Miles Archer May 24 #7

Gee it is hard. And I hope resuscitating Tesla is impossible. GM is gaining on it and eLoon trashed the brand. dutch777 May 24 #4

Really why is he even in the United States? He doesn't need us and we certainly don't need him. Walleye May 24 #6

Best opportunity to oversell and underdeliver and make $$$. He'd fit in Hungary but not very glamorous there. dutch777 May 24 #8

I don't think all wealthy people are perverts, but they're certainly seem to be a lot of them Walleye May 24 #10

He Still Thinks The Goal Is A Trillion? ProfessorGAC May 24 #9

It amazes me that the media goes no further down the rat hole than "he missed his target." No, he didn't. Miles Archer May 24 #11

You're Obviously Correct ProfessorGAC May 24 #12

Here's a metaphor / example. Miles Archer May 24 #13

This dude is silly. All he had to do is kick millions off of medicare and medicaid to reach his goal. Jacson6 May 24 #14