Mehdi Hasan: Musk ‘Bought the United States Gov’t for 200 Million,’ ‘That Is a Good Deal’ for Him

Reid Even though he ░░░░░░░░ on the campaign trail ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump and offering ░░░░░░░░ million sort of you ░░░░░░░░ some sort of weird ░░░░░░░░ in Pennsylvania I don ░░░░░░░░ recall Donald Trump saying ░░░░░░░░ the way when I ░░░░░░░░ president I m going ░░░░░░░░ use my magic marker ░░░░░░░░ sign executive orders about ░░░░░░░░ of America while that ░░░░░░░░ is going to award ░░░░░░░░ contracts 400 million he ░░░░░░░░ about to get from ░░░░░░░░ State Department a new ░░░░░░░░ contract He himself has ░░░░░░░░ lost a dime in ░░░░░░░░ money saving reorganization that ░░░░░░░░ re doing in these ░░░░░░░░ s in fact making ░░░░░░░░ Hasan Well his personal ░░░░░░░░ has rocketed upwards since ░░░░░░░░ election Reid Exactly Who ░░░░░░░░ for that Hasan He ░░░░░░░░ very well out of ░░░░░░░░ election I mean this ░░░░░░░░ a guy who I ░░░░░░░░ you and I both ░░░░░░░░ him many people mocked ░░░░░░░░ for buying Twitter for ░░░░░░░░ was it 40 billion ░░░░░░░░ Twitter He bought Twitter ░░░░░░░░ 40 billion He bought ░░░░░░░░ United States government for ░░░░░░░░ million right That is ░░░░░░░░ good deal for Elon ░░░░░░░░ And he didn t ░░░░░░░░ buy the government You ░░░░░░░░ Miriam Adelson gave 100 ░░░░░░░░ this right wing pro ░░░░░░░░ donor She s getting ░░░░░░░░ know Middle East policy ░░░░░░░░ of it Or other ░░░░░░░░ donate and get X ░░░░░░░░ Y policy He got ░░░░░░░░ whole thing Reid Yeah ░░░░░░░░ He got the government ░░░░░░░░ he got to run ░░░░░░░░ I can t think ░░░░░░░░ a time in modern ░░░░░░░░ history where you we ░░░░░░░░ had donors before we ░░░░░░░░ had a gilded age ░░░░░░░░ We ve had a ░░░░░░░░ of we ve never ░░░░░░░░ a guy who gives ░░░░░░░░ money and then goes ░░░░░░░░ you re not just ░░░░░░░░ to get the policies ░░░░░░░░ want You run the ░░░░░░░░ while I play golf ░░░░░░░░ use my magic marker ░░░░░░░░ he is running the ░░░░░░░░ He s going around ░░░░░░░░ as you said you ░░░░░░░░ a death in Thailand ░░░░░░░░ absolutely destroyed No one ░░░░░░░░ for that I don ░░░░░░░░ remember that being mentioned ░░░░░░░░ watched a lot of ░░░░░░░░ rallies on the campaign ░░░░░░░░ I don t remember ░░░░░░░░ saying I m going ░░░░░░░░ shut down USAID without ░░░░░░░░ congressional approval cut off ░░░░░░░░ to children who need ░░░░░░░░ This guy has made ░░░░░░░░ think SpaceX has made ░░░░░░░░ billion over the last ░░░░░░░░ of decades in government ░░░░░░░░ 15 billion from NASA ░░░░░░░░ DOGE is now arriving ░░░░░░░░ NASA and they re ░░░░░░░░ the same thing you ░░░░░░░░ buyouts Do you want ░░░░░░░░ quit Are they going ░░░░░░░░ look at the NASA ░░░░░░░░ to SpaceX Is Elon ░░░░░░░░ going to adjudicate Is ░░░░░░░░ going to sit on ░░░░░░░░ sides of the table ░░░░░░░░ represent NASA and SpaceX ░░░░░░░░ NASA It s insane ░░░░░░░░ I pitched this as ░░░░░░░░ movie storyline you would ░░░░░░░░ that s just unrealistic ░░░░░░░░ the party to have ░░░░░░░░ much power in this ░░░░░░░░