A Republican political consultant with ties to Vice President J.D. Vance cause MAGA voices some upset on Sunday after he took a swipe at Donald Trump appointee and richest man in the world Elon Musk.
Ryan Girdusky, a former Senate campaign staffer for Vance and a frequent defender of Trump and his associates on TV, took to social media over the weekend to speak out against Musk's recently reported behavior. Specifically, Girdusky focused on Musk gaining access to the American payment systems.
"Let’s just say there was a billionaire who’s made most of their money from businesses whose success was based on government contracts and subsidies," Girdusky wrote. "The way you go from being billionaire to being a trillionaire is getting hold of govt. data and using it for your next business."
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Jordan Schachtel, publisher of The Dossier, said, "Disagree."
"Elon does not have any trouble raising capital. He could get billions in private money for anything he wants," he added. "He could raise 10 billion for a series of food trucks. His properties are already worth close to a trillion. He doesn’t need the money."
Girdusky responded: "It’s not about money."
A self-identified "America First" user confronted Girdusky, saying, "A successful billionaire who creates high quality high demand products and services brought to the market on-time with competitive pricing. I don’t see an issue, Ryan," to which he replied by asking, "What if it’s all on the back of taxpayers?"
Another self-proclaimed MAGA user responded with a question, "Why do you constantly do this?" and Girdusky answered, "Because what’s coming next could be very bad."
MSNBC contributor Sam Stein flagged the post, saying in response, "A rare conservative voice issuing a warning into the wind."