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dalton99a

(91,864 posts)
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 08:46 AM Jun 2025

Trump tells ABC Musk 'lost his mind'; 'not particularly' interested in talking to him

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/day-after-blistering-exchange-trump-calls-elon-musk/story?id=122567621

Trump tells ABC Musk 'lost his mind'; 'not particularly' interested in talking to him
By Jonathan Karl
June 6, 2025, 8:08 AM

In a phone interview Friday morning, hours after his blistering exchange with Elon Musk, President Donald Trump sounded remarkably unconcerned about their feud, as if it weren't even the most interesting thing that happened Thursday.

Speaking on a phone call Friday morning shortly before 7 a.m., ABC News asked him about reports he had a call scheduled with Musk for later in the day..

"You mean the man who has lost his mind?" he asked, saying he was "not particularly" interested in talking to him right now.

He said Musk wants to talk to him, but he's not ready to talk to Musk.

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Trump tells ABC Musk 'lost his mind'; 'not particularly' interested in talking to him (Original Post) dalton99a Jun 2025 OP
Trump's nonchalance is fake. He is furious with Musk. Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #1
+1. Perhaps Elon can kiss his ass in public and give him $10 billion dalton99a Jun 2025 #2
Trump will smile, shake Musk's hand, take the money and ask for more. Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #3
Like any self-respecting mob boss dalton99a Jun 2025 #5
Exactly. Once you betray the godfather, you are a dead man walking. Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #9
Trump will still try to humiliate and destroy him. And that's mostly because of the impeachment threat, highplainsdem Jun 2025 #8
I agree, Trump does not care about the Epstein files. Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #10
I believe Al Greene withdrew the Articles of Impeachment and added beardo to them. SheltieLover Jun 2025 #17
IMO, Putin, if he had to make a choice, gab13by13 Jun 2025 #6
Putin likes Musk more, but is stuck with Trump. Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #11
Hello.... Traildogbob Jun 2025 #4
Wonder what von Braun's shadow said to make Putin's poodle so mad? Kid Berwyn Jun 2025 #7
This is actually important breaking news, because it means EarlG Jun 2025 #12
+1 dalton99a Jun 2025 #13
Earl G Botany Jun 2025 #20
Aww Dump's giving him the cold shoulder. StarryNite Jun 2025 #14
now comes the public character assassination part of his narcissism. Javaman Jun 2025 #15
Speaking as a person who also lost his mind-- his comments yesterday were nuts LymphocyteLover Jun 2025 #16
It's a 'Big, Beautiful Rift', isn't it? louis-t Jun 2025 #18
Another distraction Owens Jun 2025 #19
The Many Misadventures Of... MayReasonRule Jun 2025 #21
Git along little DOGE,git along! BattleRow Jun 2025 #29
More projection from the stable genius Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2025 #22
Prediction ificandream Jun 2025 #23
Did Eloon lose his mind before or while running DOGE? Sneederbunk Jun 2025 #24
Put them both in a televised cage fight and sell tickets IronLionZion Jun 2025 #25
So would this be two lost minds calling each other lost minds? ananda Jun 2025 #26
Both of these idiots lost their minds a long time ago. Initech Jun 2025 #27
It would appear the media is not ignoring this story Torchlight Jun 2025 #28
Let me know when either of them do anything meaningful or harmful to the other. quakerboy Jun 2025 #30
Both of Rebl2 Jun 2025 #31
so you turned THE ENTIRE GOVERNMENT over to a crazy person Skittles Jun 2025 #32

Irish_Dem

(79,450 posts)
1. Trump's nonchalance is fake. He is furious with Musk.
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 08:48 AM
Jun 2025

And most likely figuring out a way to destroy Musk.

Irish_Dem

(79,450 posts)
3. Trump will smile, shake Musk's hand, take the money and ask for more.
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 08:53 AM
Jun 2025

Tell Musk all is forgiven and then still destroy him.

highplainsdem

(59,687 posts)
8. Trump will still try to humiliate and destroy him. And that's mostly because of the impeachment threat,
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 08:57 AM
Jun 2025

not Epstein.

There might be pressure to get Vance to resign, too, so Trump can appoint someone he'll trust more. Vance's support of Trump last night was both late and lukewarm.

Irish_Dem

(79,450 posts)
10. I agree, Trump does not care about the Epstein files.
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 08:59 AM
Jun 2025

He knows the American people don't care if he violently rapes children.

What Trump is angry about is Musk challenging his power and authority.
Backing a plan to take away his high office.

I agree, Vance may also be on the hit list now.

SheltieLover

(76,237 posts)
17. I believe Al Greene withdrew the Articles of Impeachment and added beardo to them.
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 09:33 AM
Jun 2025

Not sure if he has submitted them again or not yet.

gab13by13

(31,068 posts)
6. IMO, Putin, if he had to make a choice,
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 08:55 AM
Jun 2025

would side with Musk. Krasnov may not be able to destroy Musk, the consequences may be too high.

I'm sure that Musk's cyber-punks gave user names and passwords to our government agencies to Putin. In fact it was proven for the NLRB agency.

Krasnov fears Musk, Musk does not fear Krasnov.

Krasnov screwed over more than Tesla. Musk got Silicon Valley to switch to Magats and then Krasnov stabbed them in the back by taking away their government subsidies. A lot of billionaires are pissed at Krasnov.

Irish_Dem

(79,450 posts)
11. Putin likes Musk more, but is stuck with Trump.
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 09:05 AM
Jun 2025

Trump has the power, Musk doesn't.

What are the consequences if Trump destroys Musk?
Trump does not care about consequences anyway.

Yes of course, Musk has handed everything to Putin, all the classified data from the DOGE hanker kids.

I think Musk is foolish not to fear Trump.
Musk believes he is invincible but he is wrong.

Yes the billionaires screwed themselves.
They created a monster who turned on them.

Traildogbob

(12,472 posts)
4. Hello....
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 08:55 AM
Jun 2025

I was wondering after all these assaults…..you’d like to meet…..to go over EVERYTHIG.
They say that time is suppose to heal everything.
But I ain’t feeling much healing.
Hello….can you hear me?
Hello from the other side.
I must’ve called a million times. 😪😥💰💰💰💰

Kid Berwyn

(22,744 posts)
7. Wonder what von Braun's shadow said to make Putin's poodle so mad?
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 08:57 AM
Jun 2025


Just before he died, Epstein told the New York Times that he introduced Dipshit and Melanie.



Trump’s Ghislaine Maxwell shout-out hit the reset button on his exploitative history with women

Excerpt...

But the president couldn’t muster anything that suggested he disapproves of sexually abusing children. Instead, he sent his regards to Maxwell. Best wishes to Ghislaine, who has pleaded not guilty, as she stews in jail.

Trump, as he helpfully reminded the briefing room, was Epstein’s and Maxwell’s neighbor in Palm Beach. After Epstein was first convicted, of soliciting a child for prostitution, the president claimed that their friendship had been over for years. But Trump once called Epstein a “terrific guy,” and as for Maxwell, “I just wish her well, frankly,” Trump said Tuesday.

“I wish her well,” he repeated.

Snip...

What do Stone (convicted felon), Flynn (pleaded guilty to a felony) and Manafort (convicted felon) have in common? They’re all people Trump has had a powerful interest in silencing.

Snip...

As early as the 1980s, Trump and Epstein “swam in the same social pool,” as the Washington Post put it. Epstein long bragged that he introduced Trump to his current wife, Melania.

Continues...

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-07-24/jeffrey-epstein-ghislaine-maxwell-donald-trump



It'd be nice for this story to be shared.

EarlG

(23,276 posts)
12. This is actually important breaking news, because it means
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 09:05 AM
Jun 2025

Trump allowed complete and total access to our most confidential and private citizen databases, which contain vast troves of confidential citizen data, to a man who has significant ties to Russia and China, and has now -- according to the President of the United States -- "lost his mind."

I wonder what the Trump administration is going to do about this very serious national security disaster?

Botany

(76,279 posts)
20. Earl G
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 10:59 AM
Jun 2025

I am a hell of a lot more worried about Musk’s Doge Boys hacking into the computer systems
associated with our nuclear weapons @ the DoE and sending that information to the Russians
via Starlink then M.S. 13 or Trans de Aqua.

StarryNite

(11,967 posts)
14. Aww Dump's giving him the cold shoulder.
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 09:18 AM
Jun 2025

He'll make Mush beg to come back. Eventually they will kiss and make up but it will never be the same.

Javaman

(65,058 posts)
15. now comes the public character assassination part of his narcissism.
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 09:20 AM
Jun 2025

this is the typical path he usually takes.

if this doesn't work, then he will implode.

LymphocyteLover

(9,315 posts)
16. Speaking as a person who also lost his mind-- his comments yesterday were nuts
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 09:24 AM
Jun 2025

"I've uncovered the human mind. I was in a debate with the human mind."

It's long past time for Trump to be carried off in a butterfly net, but U.S. "journalists" will protect him even as he renditions them all to third-country death camps.

Owens

(587 posts)
19. Another distraction
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 10:13 AM
Jun 2025

Don't fall for it. Watch what he and his regime are doing behind the scenes

ificandream

(11,660 posts)
23. Prediction
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 12:41 PM
Jun 2025

Watch for these two children to kiss and make up and have a very very public apology. In my view, this is a game by a couple of babies for the benefit of the gullible press, which will, of course, accept it without question.

Torchlight

(6,273 posts)
28. It would appear the media is not ignoring this story
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 03:49 PM
Jun 2025

Good. The two of them alone will throw enough chum in the waters over the next week to see the ratings waters frothing. None of them win in this. None of them.

quakerboy

(14,699 posts)
30. Let me know when either of them do anything meaningful or harmful to the other.
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 07:20 PM
Jun 2025

Elon releasing actual evidence of wrongdoing by trump, for instance. Or Trump actually canceling Elons government pork contracts, or better yet, nationalizing starlink or space launches.


Words mean nothing to either of these individuals. They both lie like any other living being breathes.
Naturally, and without thought.

Skittles

(169,288 posts)
32. so you turned THE ENTIRE GOVERNMENT over to a crazy person
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 07:36 PM
Jun 2025

sounds like something ONLY A FUCKING CRAZY PERSON would do

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