Reacting to billionaire Elon Musk once again making himself the center of attention after Donald Trump announced an AI initiative with great fanfare, MSNBC host Joe Scarborough suggested the president's patience with his new friend may be coming to an end.
Noting that the billionaire tech mogul big-footed Trump's announcement on AI funding by disparaging the other billionaires involved, the "Morning Joe" host pointed out that the squabble became the bigger story -- something sure to get under Trump's skin.
Speaking with his panel, he first admitted, "There's no evidence that Elon Musk is being pushed aside now or any time in the near future, but the question is, how many distractions will Donald Trump put up with before he says enough?"
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Noting Musk getting involved in a dispute involving Vivek Ramaswamy and H-1B visas that roiled not on the Trump transition but also MAGA fans, Scarborough stated, "Let's remember in that battle, I won't repeat what Elon Musk called working Americans but he was just very denigrating to working Americans and the MAGA base. And so you had that battle between the oligarch and the MAGA base –– the people who elected Donald Trump."
"And then you have this scene the other night that the New York Times is reporting on, and we're seeing the impact on Reddit and, and other places again –– is that is that going to move poll numbers? No, probably not," he added.
He continued, "But again, at some point, people that know Donald Trump, reporters that have been reporting on him for a decade will say there are few things he hates more than than distractions brought about by bad press clips from people around him. And I'm just curious how many bad press clips, how many insults to his projects, how many distracting actions coming from an oligarch is he going to put up with before he goes, 'You know what? I'm going to substitute that oligarch for three other oligarchs who aren't constantly looking to make headlines through shock and awe tactics.'"
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