Hacker News Reader

He won't be thrown under the bus. Unlike those that Trump typically uses and tosses away, Elon is extremely rich, well connected, controls a major media platform, and also has direct connections to his allies in Moscow. Additionally, the threat of Elon in government keeps the other tech oligarchs in line.

What difference does it make. He is a lame duck who is performing his remaining elderly acts. There will be no reckoning for Trump.

Trump is the one that will be thrown under the bus.

Vance will be America's last president.

Musk will be supreme leader of America's successor state and off-world colonies.

There will be no off-world colonies, at least not within our (or Musk's) lifetime.