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WarGamer

(14,278 posts)
Sat Jul 20, 2024, 01:52 PM Jul 20

The effect of Musk/X being pro-Trump can't be overstated.

Noticed this morning that Elon retweeted an AI video made by an obvious Trump worshipper... and within TWO hours it had 25,000,000 views.

It's a 2 minute AI re-make of the matrix with Trump as Neo and Biden as Agent Smith.

Sounds silly BUT... campaigns PAY millions for ads that reach an audience of 800 or 900k people on TV.

These online memes on X, FB or TikTok create their own "reality" where Trump is heroic...

An increasingly small section of the population get their news and education through legitimate sources.

No, I'm not going to link to it.

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jimfields33

(17,986 posts)
2. President Biden should meet with musk and find out what his issues are.
Sat Jul 20, 2024, 01:54 PM
Jul 20

Maybe president can get musk to change his mind and endorse him. Than we’d get the tweets with 25 million views. It wouldn’t hurt.

TwilightZone

(26,968 posts)
8. Musk is a megalomaniac.
Sat Jul 20, 2024, 02:14 PM
Jul 20

It's pretty obvious why he's supporting Trump. It's for a similar reason to why Trump loves Putin, Orban, et al.

As for Musk's issues, I don't think he even knows what they are.

kimbutgar

(22,495 posts)
4. I've noticed instragram fact checked Joy Reid when she said the convicted felon was asleep during the
Sat Jul 20, 2024, 01:57 PM
Jul 20

Convention and it said she was false and that he was praying!

I know the difference between praying and sleeping he was sleeping away!

I am going to continue posting the truth on Facebook but I don’t look at Twitter unless someone on DU posts a cute animal video. Deleted my account the day muskrat took over.

bluestarone

(17,852 posts)
12. THIS thought makes me sick, really. Just get this picture,
Sat Jul 20, 2024, 02:27 PM
Jul 20

Musk, tRUMP, putin, (space satellite communication) Holy shit!!!

eppur_se_muova

(36,957 posts)
13. You can bet all 25 M were already MAGAts. Preaching to the choir. Not one vote gained.
Sat Jul 20, 2024, 04:13 PM
Jul 20

Somebody should release dozens of such videos on Election Day and maybe the MAGAts will get so caught up watching them they'll miss the poll closing time.

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