{"id":2382039,"date":"2024-12-19T16:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T21:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-media-are-lying-now-fake-trump-musk-wedge-edition\/"},"modified":"2024-12-19T16:22:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T21:22:23","slug":"how-the-media-are-lying-now-fake-trump-musk-wedge-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-media-are-lying-now-fake-trump-musk-wedge-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"How The Media Are Lying Now: Fake Trump-Musk Wedge Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhow-the-media-are-lying-now-fake-trump-musk-wedge-edition%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2382039&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In the article, the author discusses \u200dthe relationship\u2064 between President-elect Donald Trump and elon Musk, emphasizing how Musk has become a crucial asset for Trump&#8217;s upcoming administration. Musk has heavily invested in Trump&#8217;s campaign\u2062 and is reportedly involved in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opinion-bidens-catastrophic-withdrawal-is-empowering-another-enemy-china\/\" title=\"OPINION: Biden\u2019s Catastrophic Withdrawal Is Empowering Another Enemy \u2013 China\">high-level meetings<\/a>, \u2064staying close to trump at his \u2063Mar-a-Lago residence. <\/p>\n<p>The piece criticizes the media, suggesting they are attempting to create conflict between the two figures to hinder\u200c Trump&#8217;s agenda, specifically regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/regulatory-relief-sound-money-and-a-competitive-tax-system-gop-rep-offers-antidote-to-biden-economic-plan\/\" title=\"\u2018Regulatory Relief, Sound Money, And A Competitive Tax System\u2019: GOP Rep Offers Antidote To Biden Economic Plan\">government spending proposals<\/a>. Musk&#8217;s opposition to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-hassett-cards-are-aligned-for-bipartisan-spending-bill\/\" title=\"Kevin Hassett: &#039;Cards Are Aligned&#039; for Bipartisan Spending Bill\">bipartisan spending bill<\/a>, which he and Trump found \u200bexcessive and filled with unrelated provisions, is highlighted as an example of their synergy. <\/p>\n<p>The narrative portrayed by \u2062media outlets is questioned, \u200dwith accusations that they misrepresent the power dynamics between Trump and Musk, framing Musk\u200c as the one calling the shots.\u200b The author asserts \u2064that such interpretations\u2063 lack evidence and merely serve to sensationalize the situation. the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-contrarians-were-right-about-covid-hysteria\/\" title=\"The Skeptics Were Correct About Covid Hysteria\">article defends<\/a> the collaboration between Trump and Musk against media mischaracterizations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sCd3xu7OiHc\" target=\"_blank\">Associated Press\/YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/19\/heres-how-the-media-are-lying-right-now-fake-trump-musk-wedge-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Here%E2%80%99s%20How%20The%20Media%20Are%20Lying%20Right%20Now:%20Fake%20Trump-Musk%20Wedge%20Edition&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/19\/heres-how-the-media-are-lying-right-now-fake-trump-musk-wedge-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Here%E2%80%99s%20How%20The%20Media%20Are%20Lying%20Right%20Now:%20Fake%20Trump-Musk%20Wedge%20Edition&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/19\/heres-how-the-media-are-lying-right-now-fake-trump-musk-wedge-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/19\/heres-how-the-media-are-lying-right-now-fake-trump-musk-wedge-edition\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Here%E2%80%99s%20How%20The%20Media%20Are%20Lying%20Right%20Now:%20Fake%20Trump-Musk%20Wedge%20Edition&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/19\/heres-how-the-media-are-lying-right-now-fake-trump-musk-wedge-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Elon Musk, the world&rsquo;s richest and perhaps most forthright man, is without a doubt President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s greatest asset as he prepares to take office. So of course our <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">deceitful national news media<\/a> are attempting to drive a wedge between the two, thus preemptively kneecapping Trump&rsquo;s governing agenda.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s so obvious I assume even someone as occasionally temperamental and sensitive as Trump sees through it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-709475394\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Musk was indispensable to Trump&rsquo;s campaign this year, endorsing the former president before pouring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/11\/13\/elon-musk-trump-presidential-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more than $100 million<\/a> into the effort to elect him. Now he&rsquo;s serving as one of Trump&rsquo;s closest advisers, staying overnight at Mar-a-Lago and attending virtually every high-level meeting by his side. There are reports that he&rsquo;s effectively living at the club. All of that was already inspiring headlines last month <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/tech-news\/elon-musk-trump-donald-mar-a-lago-appointment-position-rcna179826\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">like<\/a>, &ldquo;Elon Musk may already be overstaying his welcome in Trump&rsquo;s orbit.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Because Musk is also tasked with targeting waste and inefficiency within the federal government, his input would naturally lend itself to the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/19\/the-crumbled-omnibus-carcass-is-a-mess-of-speaker-johnsons-own-making\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">government spending deadline<\/a> coming up at the end of this week. And when Musk, like so many of us, saw that the &ldquo;bipartisan&rdquo; bill propped up by Republican House Speaker Mike <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/05\/09\/mike-johnson-gave-democrats-everything-and-all-he-got-was-this-stupid-churchill-t-shirt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;McChurchill&rdquo;<\/a> Johnson was a laughable mess of unrelated giveaways to Democrats &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/18\/us\/politics\/spending-bill-explainer.html?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&amp;stream=top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$250 million for &ldquo;child care,&rdquo;<\/a> aka single-motherhood incentives &mdash; he led a loud opposition publicly denouncing the proposal. A proposal, which, by the way, continued government spending levels through the first quarter of 2025, effectively nullifying Musk&rsquo;s cost-cutting mission for the first several months of the new Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s not a shred of evidence to suggest Musk freelanced his effort to tank the bill without consulting the incoming president of the United States (who, it seems, he is almost physically stuck to, the way <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mensjournal.com\/news\/study-ram-tesla-most-driver-incidents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bad drivers<\/a> are to Teslas &mdash; kidding). Musk almost certainly suggested to Trump that the bill is garbage and that it would be best if their allies pressured House Republicans to drop it. Trump would eventually <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/5047382-trump-government-spending-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">call<\/a> the bill &ldquo;ridiculous and extraordinarily expensive.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Yet the media put forth a narrative in the proceeding hours so naked in its aim to foment a corny drama between Trump and Musk that you&rsquo;d have to wonder if it was Aaron Sorkin&rsquo;s idea.<\/p>\n<p>With fake curiosity, CNN&rsquo;s Kasie Hunt asked <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kasie\/status\/1869715767782207861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on Thursday<\/a>: &ldquo;The question that the events of yesterday raises is this: Who is really calling the shots? Donald Trump or Elon Musk? And who will be calling the shots in January after the president is sworn in?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Politico Playbook newsletter, widely read in Washington, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/playbook\/2024\/12\/19\/how-musk-and-trump-killed-the-cr-00195291?nname=playbook&amp;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&amp;nrid=0000014e-f115-dd93-ad7f-f915a6170001&amp;nlid=630318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> on the same day that Musk had &ldquo;backed Trump into a corner.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mike Allen at Axios unilaterally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/newsletters\/axios-am-387773e0-bd84-11ef-b856-a7e0d3fe2c85.html?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&amp;stream=top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dubbed Musk<\/a> &ldquo;the most powerful man in politics&rdquo; and alleged falsely that Must &ldquo;tank[ed]&rdquo; the spending bill &ldquo;single handedly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A more accurate reading of events is that Trump&rsquo;s team informed the president-elect that Republicans might be able to get a better bill and that the impact of a government &ldquo;shutdown&rdquo; will be negligible. (As a longtime Washington resident, trust me&mdash;&nbsp;nobody loves a shutdown more than the scores of federal bureaucrats who use the time as an unplanned vacation.) The opposition campaign was given the green light and intentionally led by Musk. So now the media want to make it about him in hopes that it will irritate the attention-loving former president to the point that he would alienate one of the best things he has going for him &mdash; an indisputably brilliant and enthusiastic ally.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s incredibly juvenile, but nobody ever accused our media of being serious or sophisticated.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Eddie Scarry is the D.C. columnist at The Federalist and author of &#8220;<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/Liberal-Misery-Hateful-Everything-Everyone\/dp\/1637584350\">Liberal Misery: How the Hateful Left Sucks Joy Out of Everything and Everyone<\/a>.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div 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