Tim O'Brien on Musk: 'He's not a universal genius'

The richest man in the world is causing chaos within the federal government with his slash-and-burn strategy of cutting government spending. Tim O'Brien and Max Chafkin join.

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[chrisstell]

Where are the security guards, the police, the FBI, the CIA, Homeland Security ? All those forces that always turn up in the MOVIES when the super-villain and his goons try to steal the WORLD ??

[denisecarriere]

Rep Mike Johnson is an Elected official NOT "Looking out" for the PEOPLE who voted for him.

[JoyfulSaturn-czui]

The way he ransacked those agencies with his young crew made me think of a group of kids breaking into the Principal's Office to change grade cards.

[erickac]

A rich man who has been paying people to do his work since high school.
He's creepy af and needs to be arrested. How can people be okay with him having access to personal, sensitive information? Unbelievable.

[hyphen]

It's about rich and poor not Republicans and Democrats: Americans need to work together as one people if you want to survive the next four years?

[donlakakwaaijazz]

A racist South African born during the height of apartheid, a foreigner in the US, is got them by the ball.

[charlie-obrien]

Elon Musk has never invented even one thing!

[outofnowhe_re]

Stop focusing what Trump says but what he does!! All Trump says is to remove focus from what he does!! Wake up press

[lindabirkett]

Don't bring "barren and open land in the middle of Canada" into this discussion - Leave Canada alone!

[lynnsatterwhite]

Everyone should write their senators and congressmen and tell them that you are outraged by what is happening. And if no answer, they should be hounded. They need to be working for constituents and not for Trump or Elon.

[saxogrammaticus]

That south african immigrant is NOT a "genius" at all

[Freddisred]

Mike Johnson is complicit with an active coup, rember that.

[angelinetugmuan]

Cancel Elon Musk. Cancel TESLA CARS, and X (formerly twitter).

[kamikazehound]

He isnt a genius at all, he is a con man

[MrTom-klhy]

Whenever someone says Muskrat is so smart, I just picture the cyber-truck, and know better.

[rs-dms]

During my long life I have had the privilege of knowing 3 people who were unquestionably genius level intellects. I knew them very well.
Elon musk does not fall in that category. Not even close.

[cockatoow]

He’s just another stupid billionaire who has never had to care about anything or anyone.

[bereal]

He isn't a genius at all! Just a ruthless guy who fell lucky and then used that luck to take everything he could, without a thought for anyone else.

[brendonc]

Canadian here. Just to be clear we will fight for the barren land in the middle too.

[chtan]

Who told you all Musk is a genius? He is wealthy, true but genius. LOL. And to be a wealthy man, you don't need to be a genius, a conman is.