"SORRY ELON: THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE"
That’s the beauty of Trump’s world. It’s a loyalty trap, a black hole that devours everyone who gets too close.
The Republican Party, the supposed bastion of American traditional values and fiscal conservatism, has now become the party of fawning sycophants who can’t seem to say enough nice things about Elon Musk and his DOGE-fueled circus of mass firings at Twitter; sorry, X. The same Republicans who claim to be fighting for the little guy, the working class, and a government that respects individual liberties are now lining up to kiss the ring of a billionaire whose primary business move seems to involve slashing the workforce and rolling back civil liberties with the flick of a finger. They champion Musk as a visionary, a warrior against the so-called deep state, a billionaire populist who’s somehow on the side of the common man.
But let’s get something straight, this is all a lie. Despite their public accolades of Musk, despite the Republican lovefest, they don’t actually believe he’s their leader. No, the reality is much simpler. There is only one leader. And that leader, no matter how much the media tries to anoint someone else, is and always will be Donald J. Trump. Everything in the Republican Party today revolves around him. Every policy, every endorsement, every sniveling attempt to stay in the good graces of the MAGA movement is about one thing—loyalty to Trump.
Musk might think he’s untouchable, the new kingmaker, the power behind the throne. He’s got money, influence, a massive platform with millions of adoring fans who treat his words like gospel. But I’ve got news for him: he’s just a guest at the table. A temporary distraction. A pawn in a game he doesn’t even realize he’s playing. Because in Trump’s world, there can be only one. And soon enough, Musk; like so many before him, will find himself thrown under the bus, chewed up and spit out by the same Republican establishment that pretends to worship him today.
I should know. I lived it. I was inside the machine, running at full speed to protect, defend, and uphold the image of Donald Trump. I was there when the Republican Party transformed from a coalition of conservatives into a cult of personality, where loyalty meant everything and dissent meant destruction. And I know how this story ends.
The Republican politicians standing beside Musk today don’t actually care about what he’s doing. They don’t truly support his reckless, slash-and-burn approach to business. They don’t believe that firing thousands of workers, turning Twitter into a cesspool of hate speech, and tanking Tesla’s reputation with his increasingly erratic behavior is good for America. But they’re not about to say it out loud.
Why? Because they’re terrified. They’re terrified of being primaried. Terrified of Trump turning on them. Terrified of being cast out into the political wilderness, where one bad tweet from the President can end a career overnight. So they play along. They smile for the cameras, shaking Musk’s hand as if he’s the second coming of Ronald Reagan. They heap praise on him, not because they believe he’s the leader of their movement, but because they know that, for now, he’s in Trump’s orbit. And staying in Trump’s orbit is all that matters.
But here’s where they’re making a fatal miscalculation. They think Musk is untouchable, that he’s immune to the same fate that has befallen so many before him. But I’ve seen this movie before. I’ve seen what happens when someone in Trump’s world gets too big, too bold, too convinced of their own power. The second Musk does something that Trump doesn’t like, the second he even appears to be competing for the spotlight, he’ll be cast aside like yesterday’s news.
Trump doesn’t share power. He doesn’t tolerate competition. And he sure as hell doesn’t let anyone else take the credit. Musk might think he’s a kingmaker now, but in Trump’s world, there’s only one king. And when the time comes, when Musk makes the wrong move, when he dares to steal too much of the limelight, Trump will turn on him like he’s turned on everyone else.
It doesn’t matter how much money Musk has. It doesn’t matter how many Twitter followers he commands. The second he becomes a threat to Trump’s dominance, he’ll be cut down just like the rest of us. And the same Republican politicians who are praising him today? They’ll pretend they never knew him. They’ll erase the selfies, delete the tweets, and act like he was never part of their movement.
Because that’s how this game is played.
Remember Jeff Sessions? He was Trump’s most loyal foot soldier, his attack dog on immigration, the man who gave Trump his first real legitimacy in the Republican Party. And what happened the second Sessions recused himself from the Russia investigation? Trump humiliated him. Mocked him. Called him “weak” and “ineffective.” Sessions went from being Trump’s most trusted ally to a political pariah in a matter of days.
Remember Rudy Giuliani? The man who debased himself, sacrificed his reputation, and turned himself into a laughingstock for Trump? Now he’s a broke, disgraced former mayor, abandoned and mocked, left to fend for himself as the legal bills pile up.
Steve Bannon, Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort—the list goes on. All of them thought they were indispensable. All of them thought they were safe. And all of them found out the hard way that in Trump’s world, loyalty is a one-way street.
Musk’s fate will be no different. The Republicans clinging to him today, pretending he’s the new conservative icon, are setting themselves up for failure. They think they’re playing the game, but they’re playing with fire. Because eventually, the people who have been hurt by Musk’s decisions; the workers he fired, the people he silenced, the everyday Americans struggling to keep up in an economy rigged for billionaires, will wake up. And when they do, they’ll turn on those who enabled him with a fury greater than any admiration they once had.
And Trump? He’ll be the first to turn. He’ll be the first to throw Musk under the bus, to call him a “phony” or a “loser” or whatever insult he pulls out of his pocket that day. And the Republican politicians who today pretend Musk is their hero? They’ll turn right along with him, pretending they never supported the man at all.
That’s the beauty of Trump’s world. It’s a loyalty trap, a black hole that devours everyone who gets too close. Musk may think he’s immune, that he’s different, that he’s the exception. But he’s not. Because in the end, there can be only one. And that one is, and always will be, President Donald J. Trump.
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Michael, we know your story, but millions more need to know what happens when you dedicate yourself to a man who does not care. We have watched you grow stronger and louder. Keep reaching out to those millions more who need this message but don't yet know they do.
Michael, you saw him from up close and personal, and you reached a point where you had to say NO. I honor that. We are talking of a man whose only loyalty is to himself and who has clearly taken from the rest of us to suit his own needs. He has no shame. He lies, to suit his own needs. How can anyone trust such a man?
Logic and facts have no power, and there is no reason to trust his words as conveying truth. He cannot be shamed into abiding by his oaths or into loyalty to the country that (supposedly) elected him.
The only way I see to put boundaries on his trepidation is to deny him the ego-boo he craves -- the cheers of the crowds, the respect due his office but not himself, the ability to take what is not his, the imperial power he claims rightfully his.
The numbers seem to be against us -- but keep shining the Light. My respects, sir.