Weekly Roundup: The Real Significance of the Trump-Musk Breakup

Straight White American Jesus

Axis Mundi Media: Bradley Onishi + Daniel Miller

News, Politics

4.7 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content most Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 800-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/ Brad and Dan unpack the unraveling alliance between Donald Trump and Elon Musk, and what it could mean for the future of right-wing politics and finance. They examine how Trump’s behavior may cost Musk billions and how the fallout could affect Trump's campaign. The conversation turns to the role of Russell Vought and his influence over the future of Doge, as well as the broader push to reshape American society along racial, religious, and ideological lines. Brad and Dan break down Trump’s plans to enforce a straight, white, Christian, patriarchal order through aggressive policy and staffing changes. They close with a roundup of key headlines and a reminder that fractures within the MAGA movement may be cause for cautious optimism. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/StraightWhiteJC Order Brad's book: https://bookshop.org/a/95982/9781506482163 Check out BetterHelp and use my code SWA for a great deal: www.betterhelp.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Axis Moondy.
0:12.4	Things change quickly.
0:18.3	In November, I wondered how long the Trump-Musk bromance would last, wondered aloud if it would take us to inauguration day. Well, it did. The damage done since then has been enormous. But this week, there are a feud erupted into public view. Musk has left the government, but he's done so in a way where he
0:39.1	has burned bridges everywhere behind him. Today we talk about the timeline of the Trump-Musk
0:46.1	breakdown and if there's any lasting consequences to it. We discussed the ways that Trump could
0:51.9	hurt Musk financially. The ways that Musk's departure may hurt Trump's attempts to bank world primary challengers.
0:59.7	And then we jump into what's going to happen with Doge now that Musk is gone.
1:03.6	Unfortunately, someone is taking over who is much more skilled and competent than Musk ever was.
1:09.1	That's Russell Vote, someone we've talked about on this show before,
1:12.4	but who now holds the keys to Doge and is really the mastermind behind Trump's administration.
1:19.0	We end with a rundown of the ways that Trump is trying to purify the country of anything he sees as impure.
1:27.2	That includes those who are not straight, white, Christian, or native-born.
1:31.6	We see that in the ways that he is ordering the military, renaming ships,
1:37.6	the ways that he's banned those from 12 countries that are predominantly Muslim and so on.
1:43.5	I'm Brad Onishi, and this is Straight White American Jesus.
2:03.6	Welcome to Straight White American Jesus. Welcome to Straight White American Jesus. Great to be with you on this Friday. As always, joined by my co-host.
2:09.6	I am Dan Miller, Brad Anishi. I'm Professor of Religion and Social Thought at Lamarck College,
2:14.6	and I think everybody's losing their mind.
2:19.1	So, you know, here we are.
2:21.2	I did not say my name.
2:21.8	I apologize.
2:23.3	I am Brad Onishi.
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