<p>I don't think the "president Musk" gambit is going to work this time. It worked with Bannon in 2017 because it was genuine and unexpected, and Trump overreacted. This time "the left" laid into it so soon and so heavy-handed, Trump has already shown he's seeing through this. He's just going to mercilessly mock "the left" for desperately willing it to happen.</p><p>("The left" here vaguely meaning opposition to Trump, couldn't find a good name.)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>uspol</span></a></p>
