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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(132,602 posts)
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 08:31 PM 13 hrs ago

Elon Musk Is Back on the Trump Train for 2026 Midterms: 'America Is Toast if the Radical Left Wins'

Source: Mediaite

Elon Musk seemingly confirmed he has resumed funding Republican politicians heading into the 2026 midterm elections, with the Tesla boss saying the USA is a lost cause if Democrats win.

“America is toast if the radical left wins,” Musk posted on X — the social platform he owns — on Thursday. “They will open the floodgates to illegal immigration and fraud. Won’t be America anymore.”




His response comes after Musk and President Trump have had an up-and-down relationship over the last year.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/elon-musk-back-trump-train-222446526.html



Says the guy who overstayed his student VISA and made his fortune through government contracts.
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Elon Musk Is Back on the Trump Train for 2026 Midterms: 'America Is Toast if the Radical Left Wins' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 13 hrs ago OP
Every Democratic candidate needs to say in every speech that the foreigner muskrat is trying to buy our elections kimbutgar 13 hrs ago #1
THIS NotHardly 12 hrs ago #9
What Democrats MUST say is that "America is toast if the radical right wins." ificandream 11 hrs ago #16
Fuck the toxic Nazi money hoarder UpInArms 13 hrs ago #2
He actually never left as it was all a bread and circus event for the moronic MAGA Republican base. cstanleytech 13 hrs ago #3
republiCON voters are so fucking stupid wolfie001 12 hrs ago #7
What Muskrat deserves: Dave Bowman 13 hrs ago #4
Of course Musk is worried that the income tax break given to him and other billioniares will be changed and they will no ShazamIam 13 hrs ago #5
I think he... 2naSalit 13 hrs ago #6
Musk going all in Miguelito Loveless 12 hrs ago #8
My personal opinion is that actual events will overshadow billionaire's lies this time. nt BootinUp 12 hrs ago #10
I had toast with breakfast BaronChocula 11 hrs ago #11
Come on now Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 11 hrs ago #15
Here was Lindsay at dinner BaronChocula 5 hrs ago #25
My healthcare premium just went up 40% today. I'm not even on the ACA marketplace.. SunSeeker 11 hrs ago #12
Well, of course he's back. The #rump train is a gravy train for billionaires William Seger 11 hrs ago #13
And I guess he is saying it out loud - yellow dahlia 11 hrs ago #14
Shocking. C Moon 10 hrs ago #17
I'm picturing Musk onstage waving a chainsaw about... JohnnyRingo 10 hrs ago #18
A chain saw that was given to him by the president of Argentina Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 8 hrs ago #22
Money is not the issue Bluetus 10 hrs ago #19
To take "back" full control? Qutzupalotl 9 hrs ago #20
Tax the fuck out of him. Swede 8 hrs ago #21
SHUT UP Psycho PEDO fan. Fucking Cha 7 hrs ago #23
Jeffrey Epstein: "Reminder: Elon Musk to island Dec. 6" flvegan 7 hrs ago #24
'America Is Toast if the Radical Left Wins' Aussie105 3 hrs ago #26
Is he being paid by the DNC? Musk caused a whole lot of the problems in this country and now wants to finish the job? Vinca 2 hrs ago #27
yup along with his magic voting tabulation software. nt Javaman 2 hrs ago #28
Musk has his own Palantir like software at Tesla that he uses for his various businesses Mr. Sparkle 1 hr ago #29
This is awful news!! lark 1 hr ago #30
The Muskrat... GiqueCee 1 hr ago #31
If Wisconsin is an indicator nwduke 51 min ago #32
Eloon is the biggest charlatan on the planet mdbl 7 min ago #33

kimbutgar

(26,757 posts)
1. Every Democratic candidate needs to say in every speech that the foreigner muskrat is trying to buy our elections
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 08:36 PM
13 hrs ago

Who owns and controls his current puppet president and country and he must be stopped. Make muskrat a Frankenstein like villain to American voters.

ificandream

(11,672 posts)
16. What Democrats MUST say is that "America is toast if the radical right wins."
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 10:44 PM
11 hrs ago

We have to be point blank, for a change. The right isn't afraid to overstate the case. In this case, we aren't exaggerating.

cstanleytech

(28,197 posts)
3. He actually never left as it was all a bread and circus event for the moronic MAGA Republican base.
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 08:38 PM
13 hrs ago

ShazamIam

(3,033 posts)
5. Of course Musk is worried that the income tax break given to him and other billioniares will be changed and they will no
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 08:47 PM
13 hrs ago

longer have the spare bucks to buy a government that protects themselves and increases power of the middle and working classes.

BaronChocula

(4,008 posts)
11. I had toast with breakfast
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 10:07 PM
11 hrs ago

It was good. What I never want is a big trump shit sandwich, which muskrat may love, but no one else seems to.

SunSeeker

(57,480 posts)
12. My healthcare premium just went up 40% today. I'm not even on the ACA marketplace..
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 10:12 PM
11 hrs ago

Feels like things are pretty much toast right now.

William Seger

(12,189 posts)
13. Well, of course he's back. The #rump train is a gravy train for billionaires
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 10:15 PM
11 hrs ago

... and after taking a chainsaw to our government, muskrat knows he doesn't have any friends on the left now.

yellow dahlia

(4,404 posts)
14. And I guess he is saying it out loud -
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 10:37 PM
11 hrs ago

he isn't going to let Dems win in the midterms. Whatever it takes. Can you say tabulators?

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(132,602 posts)
22. A chain saw that was given to him by the president of Argentina
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 01:23 AM
8 hrs ago

A country with a history defaulting on debt.

Bluetus

(2,256 posts)
19. Money is not the issue
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 11:52 PM
10 hrs ago

There isn't enough money to propagandize all the people who have become disaffected with Trump. MAGA, Trumpism, and Musk.

The real issue is what Musk did to tamper with elections in 2024. Democrats seem completely disinterested in learning what happened, and why Trump said repeatedly that "We have plenty of votes" and "Nobody knows more about the 'vote counting computers' than Musk".

He did something before, and nobody has done anything to prevent him from doing it again.

Aussie105

(7,601 posts)
26. 'America Is Toast if the Radical Left Wins'
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 06:56 AM
3 hrs ago

Correcting it for him:

'America Is Toast if the Radical Left DOESN'T Win.'

Ketamine messes with your brain a lot, Elon.

Vinca

(53,301 posts)
27. Is he being paid by the DNC? Musk caused a whole lot of the problems in this country and now wants to finish the job?
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 07:31 AM
2 hrs ago

Can't think of anyone I'd rather have on the campaign trail for Republicans.

Mr. Sparkle

(3,606 posts)
29. Musk has his own Palantir like software at Tesla that he uses for his various businesses
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 08:23 AM
1 hr ago

There is no way he is not going to use it to help Trump win the mid terms.

lark

(25,884 posts)
30. This is awful news!!
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 08:30 AM
1 hr ago

I believe his Starlink program stole the race for president and this signals he's going to do that in the midterms as well. Look at how the results swung hard left when he wasn't actively "fixing" the results!!

GiqueCee

(3,365 posts)
31. The Muskrat...
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 08:55 AM
1 hr ago

... is a lying sack of rancid pus. Give him a one-way ticket to Mars. Forget the space suit.

mdbl

(8,069 posts)
33. Eloon is the biggest charlatan on the planet
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 09:54 AM
7 min ago

and will also be on Mars if he makes it there. (He was supposed to get there by 2025 according to him)

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