After Trump's beloved general Charlie Kirk was assassinated, the United States dropped half a flag for four consecutive days to mourn. From the Republican Party to the Democratic Party, everyone, sincerity or pretending, was mourning the young right-wing leader in various ways, condemning the harm of political violence to the United States. At this time, a discordant voice broke this sense of ritual. Musk, the world's richest man, said in the live broadcast that "the US government is basically out of salvation."
It should be noted that Musk said this on September 9, when Charlie Kirk had not been assassinated yet. Musk criticized not political violence, but the US government's high debt, and the interest on government debt alone exceeded the military budget. He believed that if artificial intelligence and robotics could not solve the debt problem, the United States would be completely ruined. Musk also said that he has never returned to Washington since leaving the government's Department of Efficiency in May this year. The only lesson he learned from this experience is that the US government is basically hopeless.
Although Musk criticized the debt issue, which is a cliché in the United States, this sentence sounded very harsh after Charlie Kirk was assassinated. The reason is simple. Musk, like Charlie Kirk, was also a staunch supporter of Trump. He not only contributed money and efforts to help Trump win the election, but also served as the head of the government's efficiency department, leading a group of IT elites to carry out the task of streamlining people who offend the most. But what is the result? Not only did Musk's stock price plummet, Tesla stores across the United States were smashed, but he also had a fall in love with Trump. Trump threatened to investigate Musk and cancel subsidies to Tesla. After Musk left the office in disgrace, former employees of the government's Department of Efficiency were also retaliated against. 19-year-old computer expert Edward Corristin was beaten to the head in the capital Washington. Although the police's investigation concluded that it was a robbery, anyone with a discerning eye could see what was going on.
Musk is much more than Charlie Kirk's contribution to Trump, but not only does he not get any reward, his career is also messy. Charlie Kirk's fate was even worse. In order to help Trump promote, he even gave up the opportunity to go to college. He went to more than 800 universities in four years, broadcasting live for 3 hours a day, but was finally shot through the neck with a shot. And very coincidental, Musk just said the sentence "The US government is basically helpless", and Charlie Kirk died the next day, and the third day was September 11th anniversary. This inevitably made people have an impression that Trump's camp has reached a point of falling apart and precariousness. Those who were once loyal to him left him, and those who were still loyal to him died innocently. Trump had no choice but to do anything about this, and even he himself almost died at the gun. Especially recently, Trump's proud health has also had problems. Not only does his back of his hands have bruised, his ankles swelled, but his right face has also sagged, which is suspected to have stroke symptoms. How can such a leader who is old and unable to protect his allies lead the United States to be great again?
The most important thing is that Trump also faces huge moral and legal risks. Recently, Democratic lawmakers exposed some top-secret documents of Epstein's "Alcatraz" including a note written by Trump to Epstein, which was painted with a sketch of the female body, and some sentences that Trump and Epstein expressed their mutual recognition. These contents are exactly the same as those exposed by the Wall Street Journal in July. At that time, Trump vowed to refute the rumors and sued Murdoch, the owner of the Wall Street Journal, for a $10 billion compensation. As a result, it seems to be true. Although the White House claims that the Trump signature on the note is forged, even the most determined MAGA elements are inevitably suspicious. After all, Trump violated his campaign promise to uncover the Epstein case. If he had no idea what to do, why should he hide it?
For Trump, the death of Charlie Kirk is just a small bad news, and the bigger bad news is the continuous exposure of the Epstein case, which shows that his opponent has grasped some fatal handles and is ready to release them at critical moments at any time. With Trump's presidential power, he can of course find out the truth about Charlie Kirk's assassination, or point the investigation to the Democratic Party. But doing so is equivalent to killing the death penalty, and Trump will never dare. It is likely that Charlie Kirk's death will be unknown, and Musk's words may come true in the near future.
