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Trump’s niece says Musk now ‘owns’ ex-president: ‘He’s always been up for sale’
(www.independent.co.uk)
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Trump's niece doesn't know anything more than the rest of us. And, even if Trump did "promise" Musk a key government role, we all know how likely he is to keep his promises.
But, what Musk is doing is clever, though evil. He's ingratiating himself to Trump. If Trump is elected, he won't consider Musk an enemy which is absolutely key, and might throw Musk a bone. If Harris is elected, she'll govern using traditional norms and values, which means not vindictively prosecuting people who helped her political opponent, even a guy who went right up to the line of what's legal in trying to get Trump elected.
Heads Musk wins. Tails he doesn't lose.
You're right, but it probably also means she'll keep FTC chair Lina Khan as chair of the FTC. As chair she's been aggressive, in a good way. Musk and the FTC haven't gotten along much over the past few years and I expect with more time the FTC with Khan in charge will cause problems for Musk, who continues to violate obvious laws and regulations.
So tails probably isn't just doesn't lose, it's probably a real loss.
I really hope so, but we'll see. There has been a lot of pressure from rich democratic donors to dump her.
I admit it is a hope and not a guarantee. However I also learned that unless the President takes an active role and nominates someone (and they are confirmed), then the current member can just continue in their role as an acting member/chair.
So depending on the political climate, Khan may be able to just quietly continue her work.
The best thing about Khan is that there's nothing quiet about her work.
Oh I agree. By quietly I just mean without undue political interference.
Ms. Khan has been chair of the FTC since 2021. When did she start aggressively pursuing big business illegal activities, and why are we only hearing about them this year?
As a few quick examples of the work (not necessarily success).
Wikipedia probably has a better outline, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Trade_Commission#Biden_administration
I'm assuming we're hearing about it more since it's an election year.
I admit I'm far from an expert on the subject and position. I didn't follow much until I saw her interview with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show, https://youtu.be/oaDTiWaYfcM
Thank you, I look forward to reading those sources.
I upvoted because you're probably right but I hate both you and myself for it.