Wednesday, January 08, 2025

Haberman: Trump complaining Musk is ‘around a lot’

The New York Times's Maggie Haberman said President-elect Trump is complaining that tech billionaire Elon Musk is "around a lot." "Trump does complain a bit to people about how Musk is around a lot," Haberman said on Monday's episode of the "On with Kara Swisher" podcast, as highlighted by Mediaite.

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... "So, he really parked himself in Trump's face," Haberman said on the podcast. "But what that looks like, Kara, when Trump becomes president, I don't know." ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-01-08 05:46 PM

Another view...

Trump Privately Complains Elon Musk 'Is Around A Lot,' Maggie Haberman Says
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... Haberman said on Monday's episode of the podcast "On with Kara Swisher" that Musk's political rise hasn't surprised her, as "Trump equates wealth with intelligence" " hence the two men's bromance. But, she said, Musk likely hasn't realized yet that Trump "is a one-ring circus."

"And Trump does complain a bit to people about how Musk is around a lot," she continued. "Jonathan Swan and I reported recently with Ryan Mac that Musk has been staying at this cottage near Mar-a-Lago that rents typically for more than $2,000 a night."

Haberman, Swan and Mac reported last week that Musk has been staying at Banyan Cottage a few hundred feet from Trump's main residence at the Florida resort, and that he has been sitting in on phone calls with foreign leaders and attending personnel meetings for Trump's incoming administration.

Haberman said Monday that Musk has "really parked himself in Trump's face," but joked that it's unlikely the Tesla CEO will "move into the Lincoln Bedroom" with the president-elect.

"I think he's going to try to have as much proximity to Trump as possible," Haberman added. "That requires being given an office on the White House campus, either in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which is adjacent to the White House, or the West Wing proper."

She ultimately wagered that Musk won't have an office on campus, however. ...


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-01-08 05:49 PM

Poor fat old bastard can't ---- his pants in peace.

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-01-08 07:32 PM

Police - Wrapped Around Your Finger (1983)
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Lyrics excerpt ...

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...
You consider me the young apprentice
Caught between the Scylla and Charybdis
Hypnotized by you if I should linger
Staring at the ring around your finger
I have only come here seeking knowledge
Things they would not teach me of in college
I can see the destiny you sold
Turn into a shining band of gold

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Oh, you'll be wrapped around my finger
You'll be wrapped around my finger
You'll be wrapped around my finger
Ohh

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#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-01-08 08:14 PM

So is Haberman a Trump mouthpiece now? When NYT stories reference unnamed sources, will MAGA figure out the source is Trump himself?

#5 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2025-01-08 10:14 PM

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