I have an idea for Elon Musk: join the Libertarian Party!

Actually, don’t just join it — take it over!

Let me explain.

Musk and President Trump seem to have entered some kind of détente following their big blowup last week. The world’s richest man is no longer tweeting constantly about Trump being on the Epstein client list, or about how he feels betrayed over the big beautiful bill, which will massively increase the deficit despite Republican promises to finally cut government spending. In fact, he’s spent the last several days tweeting about the Los Angeles riots and the importance of emerging AI technology.

Trump, for his part, is refusing to engage Elon with particular hostility. Trump recently told reporters that he would be keeping the Tesla he bought from Musk, that he would continue using Starlink, Musk’s internet service, and that he wished Elon well.

I try not to make political predictions, but it actually would not surprise me in the least if Trump and Elon makeup — or at the very least, if the Republican Party maintains a friendly enough connection to Elon so that the tech........

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