Charlie Sykes: Elon Musk Likes the Limelight, It’ll Be Hard for Trump to Scrape Him Off His Shoes

JANSING So can you ░░░░░░░░ is there a risk ░░░░░░░░ Democrats in reading too ░░░░░░░░ into these results I ░░░░░░░░ this was a party ░░░░░░░░ needed a boost This ░░░░░░░░ a party whose I ░░░░░░░░ the last poll I ░░░░░░░░ approval rating was somewhere ░░░░░░░░ 27 percent Sanders 21 ░░░░░░░░ low JANSING 21 percent ░░░░░░░░ That s let s ░░░░░░░░ say that s not ░░░░░░░░ Are they reading too ░░░░░░░░ into this or is ░░░░░░░░ an opportunity Is this ░░░░░░░░ opening Is this maybe ░░░░░░░░ that would have the ░░░░░░░░ House thinking twice about ░░░░░░░░ Musk I don t ░░░░░░░░ What do you think ░░░░░░░░ Well first of all ░░░░░░░░ is always better than ░░░░░░░░ isn t it So ░░░░░░░░ think they have to ░░░░░░░░ to this at least ░░░░░░░░ least for this news ░░░░░░░░ JANSING Energy is always ░░░░░░░░ than sitting at home ░░░░░░░░ putting your head under ░░░░░░░░ covers if you re ░░░░░░░░ political party SYKES Well ░░░░░░░░ And I don t ░░░░░░░░ in coincidences and the ░░░░░░░░ that Elon Musk is ░░░░░░░░ in Wisconsin and the ░░░░░░░░ day we start to ░░░░░░░░ leaks that he s ░░░░░░░░ the way out anyway ░░░░░░░░ mean Donald Trump hates ░░░░░░░░ more than losers He ░░░░░░░░ losing and losers The ░░░░░░░░ is so I m ░░░░░░░░ a lot of this ░░░░░░░░ a little bit of ░░░░░░░░ know a covering going ░░░░░░░░ in the White House ░░░░░░░░ to distance themselves from ░░░░░░░░ fiasco But Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ On this family show ░░░░░░░░ say CYA OK SYKES ░░░░░░░░ Well then I ll ░░░░░░░░ it this way that ░░░░░░░░ think that Trump is ░░░░░░░░ to find that it ░░░░░░░░ a little bit more ░░░░░░░░ to scrape Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ his shoes because Elon ░░░░░░░░ likes the limelight he ░░░░░░░░ the celebrity he likes ░░░░░░░░ co president He has ░░░░░░░░ cult of personality of ░░░░░░░░ own He is still ░░░░░░░░ world s richest man ░░░░░░░░ it s not like ░░░░░░░░ is going to go ░░░░░░░░ into the night But ░░░░░░░░ s interesting that we ░░░░░░░░ getting these kind this ░░░░░░░░ of spin coming out ░░░░░░░░ the White House No ░░░░░░░░ no we re we ░░░░░░░░ almost done with Elon ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk is a ░░░░░░░░ heavy political boat anchor ░░░░░░░░ now He turned out ░░░░░░░░ be an anvil to ░░░░░░░░ Republicans And yes Republicans ░░░░░░░░ around the country including ░░░░░░░░ like Thom Tillis have ░░░░░░░░ be nervous about this ░░░░░░░░ they know how it ░░░░░░░░ going to play and ░░░░░░░░ s not going to ░░░░░░░░ any better particularly after ░░░░░░░░ have the trade war ░░░░░░░░ you see that it ░░░░░░░░ showing up in the ░░░░░░░░ But I also think ░░░░░░░░ in the White House ░░░░░░░░ is going to mean ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk s influence ░░░░░░░░ think has kind of ░░░░░░░░ big question mark over ░░░░░░░░ Is he going to ░░░░░░░░ the kind of clout ░░░░░░░░ the kind of Sway ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump that he ░░░░░░░░ before Donald Trump has ░░░░░░░░ loyalty to anybody including ░░░░░░░░ Musk And if he ░░░░░░░░ that Elon Musk is ░░░░░░░░ liability which he is ░░░░░░░░ I think we re ░░░░░░░░ to have trouble in ░░░░░░░░ JANSING Well it seems ░░░░░░░░ that Elon Musk has ░░░░░░░░ this white hot spotlight ░░░░░░░░ s see if he ░░░░░░░░ willing if asked or ░░░░░░░░ to go quietly into ░░░░░░░░ good night.”