Elon Musk Found Himself a Puppet
Elon Musk warned America of billionaires pulling the strings of candidates who will end up doing their bidding. Fortunately, that obviously won’t happen now with Donald Trump back in office.
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Elon Musk warned America of billionaires pulling the strings of candidates who will end up doing their bidding. Fortunately, that obviously won’t happen now with Donald Trump back in office.
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The dangerous game of private, back-channel diplomacy has long corrupted American elections. How the 1980 October surprise still haunts American politics.
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