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E.U. Prepares Major Penalties Against X

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139 points dotcoma | 4 comments | 06 Apr 25 17:47 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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nikanj ◴[06 Apr 25 18:14 UTC] No.43603554[source]▶
This would turn out very interestingly, because Elon Musk enjoys a level of access to the US executive branch that other companies only dream of. The fury and retribution from POTUS would be terrible, if the company of his close friend was fined by his mortal enemies
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1. huhtenberg ◴[06 Apr 25 18:35 UTC] No.43603757[source]▶
Musk is not Trump's "close friend". He is someone who holds him by the balls with some iron-clad leverage.
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2. JumpCrisscross ◴[06 Apr 25 18:45 UTC] No.43603862[source]▶
> He is someone who holds him by the balls with some iron-clad leverage

What leverage? Musk is a useful, rich idiot who is serving as a heat shield and distraction while the GOP blows out our deficit.

3. henry2023 ◴[06 Apr 25 18:57 UTC] No.43603963[source]▶
Trump doesn’t strike me as loyal to anyone. Including Musk, he could just stop taking his calls one day and he would just be fine.
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4. huhtenberg ◴[07 Apr 25 10:53 UTC] No.43609882[source]▶
With Musk upstaging Trump in White House interviews, you'd expect him to be ejected long time ago. Hence the existence of the leverage. Something on the level of helping Trump rig the election. That sort of leverage that would completely destroy Trump if it ever goes public.