“I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore,” Musk posted to X last Tuesday. Bless his heart — he sounded really contrite.
The fact that Elon Musk kicked off last week’s emo bloodbath with the words “I’m sorry, but” has got to be the realest-housewives part of it.
Then he consulted a “Downton Abbey” phrasebook and found “disgusting abomination” to poshly trash Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill.” He kept huffing his own X fumes through Wednesday until, on Thursday at 2:30 p.m., Trump all-capped him on Truth Social: “CRAZY!”
Off to the races.
Everyone has their favorite part of Thursday’s cage match. I was instantly startled by the non-pettiness: Musk gunning for Trump’s impeachment, Trump gunning for Musk’s financial ruin.
All amid a cacophonous peanut gallery that included Ye, MAGA billionaire Bill Ackman and Musk ex Ashley St. Clair. Like so many of us, I admired Ye’s keening lament: Broooos please noooooo. We love you both so much.
Musk’s innuendo about Trump and Jeffrey Epstein also had some 90s oh-no-she-didn’t charm, but like the rest of the zingers it wasn’t a surprise. Pedophilia—trying to strike a chord and it’s probably A minor—is a stock trope of a modern beef.
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