Elon didn't give the order to do that, but it's likely convenient to Trump if people think he did (but that only works for so long). The criticism doesn't affect Elon, who isn't planning on staying in that role for long anyway. And it takes some heat off of Trump. He looks to have figured out to stay a step or two ahead of the opposition during this term and is probably going to see less resistance than what he has adapted to over the last 8 years.
The funding freezes happened before they restricted his access, so I'm sticking with my original comment.
Regardless, Elon's approval rating is climbing quickly, so we'll see how it plays out.
Personally, I'm not a fanboy of either of them, especially after Elon was proven to be a fake gamer. But then I remembered that was a petty thing to complain about now, as there's little hope of anyone else reversing inflation and national debt. Which over the last few years hit us so badly, I'd have to say it was one of the most painful national tragedies in the way it personally affected me during my lifetime, ranking up there with the Iraq War.
Wonder if my opinion had been different about this if I was personally doing OK the whole time. Likely yes, as I wasn't that bothered when it was only happening to the working class, before the money problems had hit me.
I even tried working harder than I ever had, at my last job,
and minimizing my cost of living, and it wasn't enough. Some people find it hard to stay composed because of the sustained political drama, wars, and various failures being too much to bear. Not everyone feels these problems the same way. Not everyone connects the dots.
The incumbents had plenty of opportunities to slow the national debt growth, but did not. Much of the public have similar stories to mine, are likewise not MAGA by any stretch of imagination, but have long grown tired of the petty complaining and the defenders of obvious failed policies. There's going to be little sympathy for the people who think that losing some of these foreign aid programs is what keeps them up at night, when most of us have endured a lot of personal hardships because of these poor policies.
It's time to remember that we're supposed to be on the same side. It's time to accept that there are going to be policies that you disagree with, especially when they don't affect you personally to nearly the degree that these hardships have affected us. Of course, none of these points will make much sense if you're not American to begin with.
If things had not been allowed to reach this point by both parties, we wouldn't be having this conversation.
