'Irony died while he was talking': Nicolle Wallace on Elon Musk's takeover of Oval Office - Deadline - MSNBC

[Rhiannon12866]

Maya Wiley, Former U.S. Attorney, and Glenn Thrush, New York Times Justice Reporter, join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline: White House with reaction to Elon Musk’s speaking today in the Oval Office while attempting to explain he work that what he calls the “Department of Government Efficiency” which is not a real government agency is doing to address government spending, which he was unable to do without resorting to lies and rhetoric based in fact. - Aired on 02/11/2025.

[Deuxcents]

1. This was one of the most jaw dropping Oval Office moments I have ever seen. A fact.

Dummkopf let Elon go on talking without interrupting once. His kid sat in front of him while he lectured us on policy and just what he thinks the US needs to do about our courts and on n on. I feel like I’m living in a 1930’s news reel where Hitler is telling Germany how they need to proceed. He wasn’t born in Germany and Musk wasn’t born here is just one of the parallels to this nightmare

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Well said.

It's jaw dropping that TFG would calmly listen to the pontificating of anyone besides himself, but hardly surprising that he'd let the lies go on and on...

[Karasu]

32. Only for the guy who literally bought him the election...and quite possibly did even more than that to get him there.

[Rhiannon12866]

33. You're right. And TFG is not one to be grateful, he likely wants more and it makes his "job" easier

He'll have more time for golf if someone else is doing most of the "work" he wants done.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

19. tRump's grandfather was born in Germany & Trump name comes from there (was like Drumpf). . . . . nt

[AdamGG]

20. I'm at the point where I can't even watch it

I've read enough about what he's doing and saying; I saw him making Nazi salutes. I don't need to experience the rage and disgust of watching him more.

[Linda ladeewolf]

23. Ditto!

When I found out he didn’t take any cpas with him, I knew it was data he was after.

[yellow dahlia]

3. Nicolle uses her words well.

[mzmolly]

4. What a shit show.

Thanks to Nicole for holding them accountable.

[FoggyLake]

5. He couldn't spring for a babysitter?

Maybe he thought that the mini-villain would soften some hearts. Before you jump on me for that, here is a quote from adorable X: "We quietly do whatever we want." Parroted from his father no doubt. He is a villain in the making. Mark my words. Same as B. Trump.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. I wondered about that, too!

Of all places, it was a bizarre venue to see a small child. And you're right, he's learning at his father's knee - where is his mother?? And he can certainly afford a "nanny."

[FoggyLake]

16. Surely he expected it to be an adorable distraction

[AdamGG]

29. Heavy handed attempt to normalize/humanize/defreakify Musk

He wouldn't make dangerous cuts and destroy the government, he has a cute little son. The way that Trump uses the English level of a 5th grader, this tactic is targeting a low education/sophistication level. Can you imagine JFK bringing out his young son to make a major policy address; FDR having a grandchild babble into the microphone at a fireside chat?

The country is getting stupider by the minute.

[Uncle Joe]

7. They took in coders not accountants

Thanks for the thread Rhiannon

[Rhiannon12866]

9. You're welcome, Uncle Joe! And you're right...

[ancianita]

8. Thank. You. Best part of her show today, imo. His oligarchspeak is important to show exactly for what it is --

lies to the public as coverup for (his own waste & corruption) their goal to privatize this taxpayer funded government after mortally wounding it, draining it of money, expertise, intel and data -- anything he can use as leverage in competition with other global oligarchs. Including other Silicon Valley oligarchs who right now seem complicit.
Nicolle meant to show the optics of an oligarch puppetmaster.

This military contracted oligarch won the felon's campaign and now runs the show. Everything had to be the way it was because rich people paid others to say so. His presence is meant to become normalized.

If the literal embodiment of wealth inequality of our nation now makes speeches from the Oval, and the weight of our wealth inequality is so great that we cannot even speak about it, we are not a free people.

Zelensky says there is no such thing as a free country. Only a free people. Freedom belongs to humans, not land. Unless we together speak and act in factuality (of the lies & harm to children here & the world) and in solidarity, we won't be a free people.

sorry, I can't even...

[Rhiannon12866]

11. I know, I was horrified, too. I was grateful that Nicolle cut away.

And of course everything you said is true, with Musk at the helm, he is dismantling democracy more rapidly than even we could have imagined. And TFG, knowing so little about how government works, must be grateful not only for the monetary support, but having a partner in crime, making sure that his plans are affected even more quickly.

[ancianita]

12. She was great to start with that.

There's Elon, THE unelected bureaucrat -- showing himself to be his own concocted story re unelected bureaucrats -- saying that we don't have a democracy, just a bureaucracy. The Big Lie he thinks is too big to fail.

[Rhiannon12866]

14. Agreed. And I'm grateful that we still have venues, like Nicolle, to call out the lies

But what scares me the most is for how long??

[ancianita]

17. ...

what scares me is how long this oligarch will call the shots, which could be at both midterms and 2028. Henchmen suppress votes on the ground, while he handles the actual count from Starlink.

[Rhiannon12866]

18. Excellent point. And on Nicolle's show, one of her guests said that Musk will likely last longer than we think

[Mr. Sparkle]

10. Wow , Trump looks like an employee of Elon

[rubbersole]

15. An employee that knows he's about to get shit canned.

Because of Insubordination. And odor. Not necessarily in that order.

[KS Toronado]

25. Been thinking tsf gets Putin's orders through Muskrat.

[stage left]

13. Impeach President Musk!nt

[kimbutgar]

21. Why aren't people shouting that he let an IMMIGRANT take over the White House and government?

The repukes won on the immigration issue and now an IMMIGRANT is running our country! Where is the outrage?

Oh I forget IOKIYAR and the musk🐀 paid for and rigged the election of the 🍑💩🤡 and now he owns him and our country. BS!

[orangecrush]

22. Threatening judge.

Lets see how that works out.

[Deuxcents]

24. Yes, he is. I'm referring to him lately as Dummkopf. Watching in slow motion horror our collapse unless...

We get creative with our resistance. I’m of the opinion that we can be very effective when we need to.

[IronLionZion]

26. Let's see the evidence of all this fraud he is uncovering.

There must be tons of evidence right? Show Congress, our elected representatives. Elon wasn't elected to anything.

[Orrex]

27. I can't bring myself to watch

Did the president give Trump a chance to speak?

[Rhiannon12866]

28. Only at the beginning, then Musk took over.

[pfitz59]

30. He drags little X everywhere

Kind of child abuse.

[Rhiannon12866]

31. I know! It's not like he can't afford a nanny! Poor kid must not have much fun or anyone to play with

He may need therapy as an adult.