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Trump Fiddles While Musk Burns Down MAGA

Musk unleashes his anger on MAGA Republicans and vows "war."

Carlyn Beccia
8 min readDec 28, 2024
Pollice Verso (“With a Turned Thumb”), an 1872 painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme | Public Domain

If you ever wanted a front-row seat to the gladiator games of ancient Roman lore, look no further than the bloodsport that exploded this week on Musk's MAGA-X.

The new and improved colosseum is now a virtual hellscape of testosterone-laden red-faced avatars shouting poorly spelled battle cries. In the center is the tech emperor himself, Elon Musk, hurling insults at the very base that once hailed him as a free-speech warrior and libertarian darling. Cronus was bound to eat his young.

Musk's recent tirade against MAGA Republicans set the stage for this brutal showdown. On Friday, Musk posted:

“The reason I’m in America along with so many critical people who built SpaceX, Tesla and hundreds of other companies that made America strong is because of H1B.

Take a big step back and F*** YOURSELF in the face. I will go to war on this issue the likes of which you cannot possibly comprehend.”

Well, call the heralds because the MAGA plebs didn't "comprehend." It turns out they don't take too kindly to threats.

This brouhaha erupted last week after Laura Loomer criticized Trump on X for appointing Sriram Krishnan as his senior policy…

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Carlyn Beccia
Carlyn Beccia

Written by Carlyn Beccia

Award-winning author of 13 books. My latest: 10 AT 10: The Surprising Childhoods of 10 Remarkable People, MONSTROUS: The Lore, Gore, & Science. CarlynBeccia.com

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