Love him or hate him, Elon Musk is poised to be one of the most powerful people in the country thanks to his ties to Donald Trump this presidential election. But he's not without critique, although its not quite the alarm bells going off.
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Instead, Musk got a poorly written SNL sketch making light of the election win, and ripping on Elon Musk. The man, who once appeared on SNL itself, has become a source of ridicule for the show, and well, Musk certainly isn't happy about it.
Elon Musk, the controversial billionaire and Twitter owner, went all in on Trump's campaign. He clearly funded a lot of his campaign through various means. On top of that, he also lent his face to the whole movement. This roped in his millions of devout money-dazzled fans.
Now Donald Trump is back in power, people are noticing just how much Elon is hanging around, including SNL. In a skit released for the US presidential elections, one particular SNL segment raised a response from Elon.
The segment isn't particularly intelligent, and just takes low blows as Elons weird demeanor. However, it raised a response from the man on his public soapbox, X. "They are so mand that @donandtrump won." he laughs. And honestly, the rather flaccid stab at the elections from SNL does feel a bit like that.
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Rather than making jokes about Elon promising Mars and considering the win his own, SNL should really have dissected the Musk's growing partnership with Trump. One just has to look at recent pictures of Trump to see how Musk has engrained himself into his life.
In a remarkable photo released on X, just after the election, we see Trump and Elon in photo with the rest of the Trump clan. Kai Trump posted the picture on November 7th, with the caption 'The Whole Squad.' And there they all are. Meanwhile, Trump, Musk, and his granddaughter also hit the green as well recently.
The whole squad pic.twitter.com/5yQVkFiney
— Kai Trump (@KaiTrumpGolfs) November 6, 2024
Some may find comfort in Musk's new elevated status. But it should also be closely watched. SNL may have missed the mark on most of their Elon sketch, but the part about him winning the election may have been a little too accurate.
