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RawStory: 'Only room for one star': Morning Joe mocks 'co-president' lurking around Mar-a-Lago
RawStory - 'Only room for one star': Morning Joe mocks 'co-president' lurking around Mar-a-Lago
Travis Gettys
November 18, 2024 7:36AM ET
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough mocked Donald Trump's new buddy and seeming "co-president" Elon Musk for wearing out his welcome less than two weeks after Election Day.
The billionaire tech mogul reportedly spent about $200 million helping to elect the former president, and Musk has reportedly been influencing his choices for Cabinet secretaries and enjoying a high profile in the Trump orbit.
But the "Morning Joe" host wondered how long that dynamic would last.
"You know, people keep talking about Elon Musk as a co-president," Scarborough said. "I don't know that is helping Elon Musk's standing. Also, I was very surprised that he tweeted out, basically weighing in publicly on who he supported for treasury secretary and also the issue of tariffs, which was sort of the centerpiece of Donald Trump's economic campaign and basically agreeing that he thought tariffs were not good for economies worldwide.
"I don't know if that ends well for Elon Musk or anybody that is doing that publicly."
Co-presenter Jonathan Lemire agreed, saying that Trump usually fell out with staffers and advisers who wanted to share the spotlight.
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Travis Gettys
November 18, 2024 7:36AM ET
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough mocked Donald Trump's new buddy and seeming "co-president" Elon Musk for wearing out his welcome less than two weeks after Election Day.
The billionaire tech mogul reportedly spent about $200 million helping to elect the former president, and Musk has reportedly been influencing his choices for Cabinet secretaries and enjoying a high profile in the Trump orbit.
But the "Morning Joe" host wondered how long that dynamic would last.
"You know, people keep talking about Elon Musk as a co-president," Scarborough said. "I don't know that is helping Elon Musk's standing. Also, I was very surprised that he tweeted out, basically weighing in publicly on who he supported for treasury secretary and also the issue of tariffs, which was sort of the centerpiece of Donald Trump's economic campaign and basically agreeing that he thought tariffs were not good for economies worldwide.
"I don't know if that ends well for Elon Musk or anybody that is doing that publicly."
Co-presenter Jonathan Lemire agreed, saying that Trump usually fell out with staffers and advisers who wanted to share the spotlight.
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