Raw Story: 'He's weak': Trump comment said to show one Dem attack is 'getting under his skin'

[Dennis Donovan]

Raw Story - 'He's weak': Trump comment said to show one Dem attack is 'getting under his skin'

David McAfee
December 22, 2024 3:52PM ET

Donald Trump made a statement on Sunday that many critics interpreted as exhibiting his weakness.

President-elect Donald Trump used a speech to MAGA supporters to strongly push back on claims that billionaire Elon Musk had effectively taken over his presidency. While speaking to Turning Point USA's AmFest conference attendees on Sunday, Trump argued that "big companies" wanted him to cut regulations more than slashing taxes.

"But no, he's not going to be president that I can tell you," Trump also insisted. "And I'm safe. You know why? He can't be. He wasn’t born in this country."

This comment went viral, with Scott Dworkin, the Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Democratic Coalition, saying, "This confirms that Musk is the President-Elect."

Popular satire account Mrs. Betty Bowers replied with, "This is great for two reasons: (1) it shows that all this President Musk talk is getting under Donald’s notoriously thin skin; and (2) it has to be very insulting to JD Vance."

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[oldtime dfl_er]

1. Great!

Let's keep the pressure on! He's cracking and pretty soon he'll be completely bonkers.

[BoRaGard]

2. "I did not have subby with that billionaire bro, Mr. Mucks." - The Felon (R)

"Although that depends on your definition of 'subby' if you know what I mean" - The Felon (R)

[Mike 03]

3. "He wasn't born in this country. "

Wow, that's pretty far to go.

But YES Trump is weak. Isn't it obvious to everyone not in the cult? Think of his campaign appearances. So often it seemed as if the burden of even having to speak exhausted him. What "charisma" he may have had in 2016 is long since gone, along with what passed for his "sense of humor." Show me someone with no sense of humor and I'll show you a person on the way out.

[sop]

6. Trump's worried about being replaced as president because the oligarchs who run the GOP prefer Musk.

And he thinks the only reason it won't happen is Elon "wasn't born in this country." Trump is afraid.

[Unladen Swallow]

9. I always got the opposite impression

It seems like whenever I would see reporting, he was in three or four or five cities or states a day doing his "rallies." It seemed like he had endless energy and would never stop. I don't know to what I should attribute this phenomenon.

[Prairie Gates]

10. Welcome to DU

[ProfessorGAC]

11. What Phenomenon?

That he can talk for 30 minutes five times a day after traveling by private plane?
That's not a phenomenon. Common sense suggests that he was doing it because it's that it's not that difficult.
Much simpler explanation than attributing it to some unspecified "phenomenon".

[Captain Zero]

4. We ALL need to do this on Xmas Day:

On every social media platform you are on,

Wish a Big MERRY CHRISTMAS TO
President-Elect ELON Musk !!

Especially on Twitter and Truth Social.

Spread the word!
Everyone. Just do it.

[Oneear]

5. Drinking from a lead cup will do things to you

Just Google lead or EPA.gov lead

[Rebl2]

7. What is

this lead cup I keep seeing mentioned in different posts today. Who drinks or uses lead anything these days. I must of missed something.

[Magoo48]

8. The billionaire bully bullied the weak, old, orange bully

[LetMyPeopleVote]

12. This makes me smile

trump is really worried about Musk being more popular that he is. The use of President-Elect Musk is really pissing off trump
https://bsky.app/profile/rawstory.com/post/3ldwcl2tiis25

Link to tweet

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-weak-musk-skin/

Donald Trump made a statement on Sunday that many critics interpreted as exhibiting his weakness.

President-elect Donald Trump used a speech to MAGA supporters to strongly push back on claims that billionaire Elon Musk had effectively taken over his presidency. While speaking to Turning Point USA's AmFest conference attendees on Sunday, Trump argued that "big companies" wanted him to cut regulations more than slashing taxes.

"But no, he's not going to be president that I can tell you," Trump also insisted. "And I'm safe. You know why? He can't be. He wasn’t born in this country."

This comment went viral, with Scott Dworkin, the Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Democratic Coalition, saying, "This confirms that Musk is the President-Elect."

Popular satire account Mrs. Betty Bowers replied with, "This is great for two reasons: (1) it shows that all this President Musk talk is getting under Donald’s notoriously thin skin; and (2) it has to be very insulting to JD Vance."

Link to tweet