By now, I expect that most of you have learned that two of the most powerful men in the world descended into a vicious screaming match on social media. Insults were hurled, accusations thrown. We even got a shocking Jeffrey Epstein mention.
What do you think was the worst moment between President Trump and Elon Musk? For me, it happened today when my dentist would not stop talking about how much she hates hearing about Trump-Musk's drama. (Then don't subject my ears to the same pain, lady!) But my colleague Jeremy Schulman argues that it was President Trump who clocked in the worst moment, not my dentist.
Hear him out:
As the two billionaires traded insults and allegations, it was the president who took the fight to a lawless new level. He seemingly threatened to retaliate against his former ally by canceling the government contracts held by Musk’s companies.
Jeremy continues, writing that "in a democracy, politicians simply cannot be allowed to punish dissent by threatening to destroy the businesses of people who cross them—whether those businesses are media companies, law firms, or a defense contractor run by the world’s richest man."
What do you think?
—Inae Oh
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