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https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/elon-musk-trump-vice-president-jd-vance-rcna181245
President-elect Donald Trump has got to be feeling good right now. His running mate, JD Vance? Not so much.
In the weeks since Election Day, Trump has been busy announcing his picks for various Cabinet roles and basking in the glow of his second campaign win.
At his side has been First Buddy Elon Musk, the billionaire who once said he’d rather “stay out of politics” and then set that side to barnstorm Pennsylvania on Trump’s behalf has settled in nicely and become a central figure in the transition, making himself home at Mar-a-Lago and tweeting up a storm about his new advisory role.
While Trump put Musk in a driver’s seat, Vance has found himself standing outside the car.
Clearly the feeling is mutual. Whether letting Musk join a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy or naming him to spearhead a made-up agency to curb government spending, Trump clearly thinks there’s a lot of value in his relationship with the fellow billionaire. But while he’s put Musk in a driver’s seat, Vance has found himself standing outside the car.
These types of relationships are the ones to watch out for over the next four years in Washington. America is witnessing what happens when a private citizen amasses power solely based on their proximity to the president of the United States.
As for Trump’s actual incoming vice president, he just can’t find himself a seat at the cool kids’ table. Last weekend, Trump shared a picture of his inner circle on his private plane enjoying McDonald’s. Trump was surrounded by Musk; his son Don Jr.; House Speaker Mike Johnson; and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Not pictured: Vance.
President-elect Donald Trump has got to be feeling good right now. His running mate, JD Vance? Not so much.
In the weeks since Election Day, Trump has been busy announcing his picks for various Cabinet roles and basking in the glow of his second campaign win.
At his side has been First Buddy Elon Musk, the billionaire who once said he’d rather “stay out of politics” and then set that side to barnstorm Pennsylvania on Trump’s behalf has settled in nicely and become a central figure in the transition, making himself home at Mar-a-Lago and tweeting up a storm about his new advisory role.
While Trump put Musk in a driver’s seat, Vance has found himself standing outside the car.
Clearly the feeling is mutual. Whether letting Musk join a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy or naming him to spearhead a made-up agency to curb government spending, Trump clearly thinks there’s a lot of value in his relationship with the fellow billionaire. But while he’s put Musk in a driver’s seat, Vance has found himself standing outside the car.
These types of relationships are the ones to watch out for over the next four years in Washington. America is witnessing what happens when a private citizen amasses power solely based on their proximity to the president of the United States.
As for Trump’s actual incoming vice president, he just can’t find himself a seat at the cool kids’ table. Last weekend, Trump shared a picture of his inner circle on his private plane enjoying McDonald’s. Trump was surrounded by Musk; his son Don Jr.; House Speaker Mike Johnson; and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Not pictured: Vance.
