A Moment of Clarity: That's dumb - offering Musk up to be Speaker of the House

The Michael Steele Podcast

The Bulwark

Politics, Government, History, News

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🗓️ 27 December 2024

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Michael Steele talks about Elon Musk's rise within the Republican party and suggests President-elect Donald Trump is too old for the job.

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0:29.2	Terms apply.
0:31.0	And now for a moment of clarity.
0:36.7	I just find it interesting that Musk has found a way to insert himself into the National Party
0:44.0	politics in such a way that, A, you have Republicans offering him up to be Speaker of the House.
0:53.3	Okay, that's dumb. But even more so that to earlier
0:58.1	questions, he's been able to control the conversation. I don't know if I buy this. Donald Trump
1:05.8	is allowing this to happen and coordinate. I think there's an irritation there. But Trump does need Musk.
1:12.5	You were saying before, not so much the
1:14.6	other way around, but I think Trump does need
1:16.6	must because at the end of the day, Trump likes
1:18.7	the idea having access to that cash.
1:22.5	You didn't ask me.
1:24.1	Go ahead.
1:25.1	But, okay, I'm just
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