One man’s opinion: First bro breakup

Noting that at least two egos in that Oval Office are roughly the size of the edifices on Mount Rushmore it was reasonably clear to me that the White House bromance between President Donald J Trump and entrepreneur Elon Musk could not last That announced I did not expect the break-up to play out like watching an episode of The Real Housewives With the President s agenda and The Big Beautiful Bill hanging precariously in the balance on the Senate side of Capitol Hill it would also seem an odd time to create GOP intra-party division The biggest surprise so far might be hearing far-right activist Laura Loomer as a voice of reason saying Guys take it offline Musk and SpaceX and other corporate entities have billions in current and future contracts with NASA the Department of Defense and other federal agencies Musk is a smart man and certainly he has noted by now that the President has a long memory and that if you take a swing at the king he will majority certainly strike back Trump had a decisive White House win and the GOP captured majorities in both chambers of Congress but particularly in the seven battleground states support and funding by Musk s Super PAC totaling roughly million identified and activated key voting blocs receptive to the Trump campaign s messages and in a great number of cases decades long inactive voters Activating thousands of Amish men in Lancaster County Pennsylvania was critical in Trump s win of the Keystone State and its electoral votes Those voters also closed the gap and brought wins in several purple swing districts for the GOP Yet Trump demands a budget and enabling regulation to enact his agenda it can t all be done with bluster tariffs and executive orders Musk s dream of moving man to Mars and maintaining dominance in private space exploration requires at least a complacent White House Both men despite their respective flaws still need the other Conversely a harsh divorce can create particular long lasting wounds and scars I know from the collapse of my own marriage that there were words exchanged and things stated in the heat of the moment by me and the mother of my first born which still sting Given the opportunity of a Way-Back machine I would make better choices in hopes of facilitating a softer landing and end to that union A lesson learned from that same daughter more mature than I was at the same age in her nearing -year marriage and -year union when tempers or emotions begin to flare pause step back and offer an act of love Park the fight before it begins and when heads are later clear return to the topic in a time of calm My daughter and son-in-law turned this into a practice of offering a favorite treat or sandwich to their partner or to my son in law a shot of a favored bourbon or another evening cocktail Emergency and smackdown averted But in our Commander in Chief and one of the world s richest men until the latest cratering of Tesla stock we have two narcissists who have trouble receiving criticism and a need to this instant respond to any attack real or perceived However with the U S budget and domestic and international credibility on the line these two powerhouses don t need to make this play out like a D C version of Brokeback Mountain Take it offline meet up at Camp David hash out several compromise end with a bro hug and step back to your respective corners and strong suits Trump will need Musk s checkbook in the midterms The Harris campaign outspent Trump the GOP and aligned Super PACS by to Source in their unsuccessful campaign of Midterms are almost invariably complicated for the party in power and in the episode that will be the GOP The Harris campaign promised new spending and programs as priced out by the Congressional Budget Office totaling trillion in more deficit spending Like him or loathe him in its current form The Big Beautiful Bill is not far off that number of projected deficits coming from making the Trump tax cuts permanent and shallower spending cuts than on the wish list of multiple conservatives Musk has a point The post One man s opinion First bro breakup appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta