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Pete Seat: Only Reason Elon Musk Has a Political Cache Is ‘Because He Aligned Himself with Trump’
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CNN
Name: CNN
URL: http://www.cnn.com/
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CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
Name: CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
URL: https://www.cnn.com/
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Abby Phillip
, Bakari Sellers
, Pete Seat
, Scott Jennings
, Sheelah Kolhatkar
Name: Abby Phillip
Employment: CNN
Position: Reporter
Name: Bakari Sellers
Employment: Strom Law Firm, L.L.C.
Position: Attorney
Name: Pete Seat
Employment: Bose Public Affairs Group
Position: Vice President
Name: Scott Jennings
Employment: Peritus
Position: Senior Strategist
Name: Sheelah Kolhatkar
Employment: The New Yorker
Position: Staff Writer
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07/01/2025 10:28 pm
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PHILLIP I mean I ░░░░░░░░ that is the part ░░░░░░░░ perhaps is the most ░░░░░░░░ thing here You don ░░░░░░░░ have to like Elon ░░░░░░░░ to wonder what it ░░░░░░░░ about the government that ░░░░░░░░ is basically saying Hey ░░░░░░░░ m in charge You ░░░░░░░░ a government contract So ░░░░░░░░ You re speaking out ░░░░░░░░ me I can take ░░░░░░░░ away SEAT Well he ░░░░░░░░ in charge And if ░░░░░░░░ re going to scrutinize ░░░░░░░░ spending everything should be ░░░░░░░░ the table But Musk ░░░░░░░░ also talking about starting ░░░░░░░░ new party and running ░░░░░░░░ in primaries and standing ░░░░░░░░ a new party are ░░░░░░░░ conflict with one another ░░░░░░░░ s going to run ░░░░░░░░ ballot access issues all ░░░░░░░░ this country I think ░░░░░░░░ Musk is completely miscalculating ░░░░░░░░ fact that he thinks ░░░░░░░░ has a political constituency ░░░░░░░░ Russian bots on Twitter ░░░░░░░░ that people are going ░░░░░░░░ follow him The only ░░░░░░░░ he has any political ░░░░░░░░ is because he aligned ░░░░░░░░ with Donald Trump SELLERS ░░░░░░░░ s not true though ░░░░░░░░ statement is fundamentally false ░░░░░░░░ He s the wealthiest ░░░░░░░░ in the world The ░░░░░░░░ man in the world ░░░░░░░░ That s fine Beyond ░░░░░░░░ Republicans stand with him ░░░░░░░░ SELLERS No that s ░░░░░░░░ true What you re ░░░░░░░░ is not a fact ░░░░░░░░ you re saying is ░░░░░░░░ the fact of the ░░░░░░░░ is the only reason ░░░░░░░░ has political cachet is ░░░░░░░░ he spent 200 million ░░░░░░░░ an election JENNINGS On ░░░░░░░░ SELLERS It s not ░░░░░░░░ he aligned himself you ░░░░░░░░ yourself with Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ the fact is you ░░░░░░░░ t have 200 million ░░░░░░░░ spend JENNINGS How do ░░░░░░░░ know SEAT Yet Laughter ░░░░░░░░ It is a nice ░░░░░░░░ though, Scott.”
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