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Presumably musk pushed for it. Not sure who else in/near the administration would even have him on their radar
silisili | parent | next
Whether or not he was the sole or even primary reason, he knew about it beforehand as seen by his tweet last night saying it was coming soon. Love him or hate him, it's a bit concerning that he has that level of access IMO.

The tweet:

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1881524296386031892

tomhoward | parent | next
It’s been a campaign of Mike Cernovich’s for a long time.
arrowsmith | root | parent
And Trump cares what Mike Cernovich thinks because.... ?
Havoc | parent | next
Musk is definitely a fan recreationally chemistry
xigency | root | parent
The clips of him rolling his eyes and head around in boredom at the inauguration definitely looked like he was suffering from some kind of withdrawal symptoms.
freddi333 | parent
Trump promised it when he attended the libertarian convention