WashingtonDonald Trump resurfaced on social network X on Monday. Despite Elon Musk’s objections when he bought the social network, Trump has continued to post on his own social network, only tweeting “Never Give Up” in August last year when he was photographed by police. Now, in a few hours, Musk will be interviewing him live on X, and Trump has posted a video on his profile with his campaign ad that has already garnered 4.4 million views and more than 47,000 retweets in just half an hour.
In the video, which could be considered a trailer entirely due to the editing and soundtrack, From Hollywood, Trump once again appeals to his persona as a “political martyr” who won’t give up despite the legal and political persecution he claims to be suffering. Trump has used many photos of himself as president, but at no point has he been pictured at the Butler rally with his fist in the air and his face covered in blood.
Trump did not mention his rivals directly, but at the end of the recording he made a series of statements in which he intended to present himself as a defender of freedom and a voice for it. He said, “Justice will be done on November 5th,” and asserted that if he is re-elected he will “totally” eliminate deep stateThe statement refers to the assumed. deep state Washington, which Trump declared war on for political persecution. Interestingly, Trump picked up on this idea in the ad when he was trying to distance himself from it weeks ago. Project 2025a controversial document prepared by Research Center It’s a very conservative policy from the Heritage Foundation, whose main goal is to dismantle the current US government and purge the civil service to replace workers with ultra-conservative ideologues, in order to roll out its policies smoothly from the first minute. The aspects are in line with Trump’s agenda. In fact, the person in charge of the project so far has been Paul Dance, one of Trump’s key advisers during his term. The Republican’s scathing criticism of the program in his attempt to distance himself from it led to Dance’s resignation in late July.
The idea of cleaning up the civil service is not limited to Project 2025. In an interview with the magazine time In April, the former president warned that there are government employees who “are protected and shouldn’t be.” To address this problem, if Trump is reelected, he plans to restore Executive Order F, which allows the president to fire any government official. This would, for example, allow Trump to fire Justice Department officials who refuse to comply with his orders.
Musk embraces Trump
Monday night’s interview with X could allow Trump to reach an audience other than the conservative faithful who attend his rallies and watch his interviews on Fox News. It’s also no coincidence that as Harris-Waltz’s candidacy began to gain momentum, Trump decided to re-emerge on old-fashioned Twitter to try to counterattack from a space with a very different user profile than the social truth platform.
Musk’s invitation to Trump for an interview cements the rapprochement that has developed between the two business leaders in recent months. Early summer Wall Street Journal It exclusively reported that Trump wants Musk to work with him as an adviser if he is re-elected on November 5. The role has not been fully defined, but the intention is for Musk to take a position that will have an impact on border, security and economic policies.
While their relationship may not make economic sense (Musk owns Tesla electric cars, while Trump has promised policies that favor combustion-engine cars), it makes ideological sense. Musk has long established himself as the internet’s champion of technology advancement.Alternative to the right And the plague of wookieism. After the Butler shooting, he was among the first to tweet his disapproval of the events and his support for the former president. He also tweeted posts promoting the Trump campaign, and even played a prominent role in spreading misinformation that sparked far-right and racist riots in the United Kingdom. He even went so far as to make comments about a “civil war” in England. Similarly, Musk has defended those on trial for the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and has also dabbled in conspiracy theories that the whole thing was a set-up.
Musk had previously participated in meetings to advise Trump during his first term, but the collaboration only lasted until 2017. That year, Musk walked out in protest of Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement to combat climate change. Relations were at a low point for a time between the two billionaires, who publicly insulted each other on social media.
