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Musk Comes To Heal

The Trump Cult Of Stupid Pays No Mind To The Obvious

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Joshua Powell
Jun 12, 2025
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“Trump is always right.” That’s what Elon Musk proclaimed scattering these crumbs of billionaire wisdom like a Midwestern grandmother in gingham apron feeding her dependent chickens.

In the yard, the fowl believed they were free. Released from their coop into the fenced enclosure, they pecked and scratched contentedly while granny collected their eggs daily and served up a member of the flock each Sunday.

This is the precise existence of those living on the Trump plantation.

What exactly do Trumpers refuse to see? Initially, Elon Musk appeared as their oracle — a wise, benevolent genius. And who better to recognize such brilliance than the stable genius himself? After all, it takes one to know one.

With Trump’s hands on the wheel of leadership, his stamp of approval carried weight. Those countless hours on Air Force One, those meetings and sleepovers — surely Trump recognized that Musk was stable, reliable, visionary.

Remember, Trump is a stable genius and leader who genuinely cares about …

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