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“I have been in the same room with Elon, and he always tries to be funny. And he’s not funny. Like, at all,” a senior Trump administration official told Rolling Stone. “He makes these jokes and little asides and smiles and then looks almost hurt if you don’t lap up his humor. I keep using the word ‘annoying’; a lot of people who have to deal with him do.”

Musk’s insufferable behavior has caused several high-ranking officials to walk out of important meetings and sincerely question if he was high on drugs, the publication reports, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio is said to be barely able to hide his immense dislike of the DOGE chief and State Department officials routinely call him “Crazy Uncle Elon” behind his back.

Other officials have suggested subjecting Musk to a mandatory drug test, which he has said is a “great idea” for federal employees, as a way to push him out of the door. The Tesla CEO has denied taking any illegal drugs, although numerous people claim to have witnessed him use LSD, cocaine, Ecstasy, and mushrooms behind closed doors, the Wall Street Journal reports.

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[–] Not_mikey@slrpnk.net 39 points 2 days ago

He's so used to being the boss and having everyone always laugh at his shitty jokes that he thinks he's funny.

He's not a politician and has no charisma or any way of getting people to do what he wants outside of ordering them to, which is why he'll never do well in politics where building and maintaining relationships in your coalition is one of your main jobs.

[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

All world-historical personages happen twice; first as Rasputin, then as Musk.

We can only hope they all end the same way twice.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Rasputin had a huge dick whereas Musk is a huge dick. Math checks out.

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[–] uienia@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Trump officials deserve everything that is coming to them, and that includes dealing with an attention-seeking narcissistic billionaire who owns their boss.

[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 44 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He probably thinks "lolrandom" humor is the peak of comedy.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

he already revealed what he thinks is comedy when he talked about his pitch to SNL. it's unbelievable.

[–] Doom@ttrpg.network 17 points 2 days ago (6 children)

very curious what he pitched

[–] CarnivorousCouch@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

I couldn't take the suspense and I had to look it up.

Musk also told the crowd that he didn’t like the ideas he was presented with early in the week. “I was a bit worried at the beginning there,” he said, “because frankly nothing was funny.”

He then went on to reveal his idea of funny, describing one pitch in particular that did not go over well.

“One of the things that everyone’s been wondering this whole time is: Is Saturday Night Live actually live… or do they have a delay just in case there’s a wardrobe malfunction or something like that?,” Musk said to set up the pitch. “But there’s a way to test this.” (SNL does, in fact, air without a tape delay.)

In Musk’s vision, he’d tell the audience he was going to put this to the test by taking “his cock out.”

“So I’m going to reach down into my pants… and then I pull out a baby rooster,” Musk explained. “Like, ‘This is my tiny cock.’”

Unfortunately, the joke didn’t end there.

“And then Kate McKinnon walks out,” added Jason Calacanis, co-host of the All-In Podcast, who was also present in the pitch meeting. “And she says, ‘Elon, I expected you would have a bigger cock.’”

McKinnon, meanwhile, would have been holding a cat.

“You can see where this is going,” Musk told the crowd

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[–] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 2 days ago (2 children)

God he’s a fucking repulsive loser.

[–] Gronk@aussie.zone 13 points 2 days ago

One of the richest people in the world has the humour of a 14 year old boy slipping through the cracks of the education system.

I guess it doesn't really surprise me though, if only this money went to something good.

[–] breezeblock@lemm.ee 10 points 2 days ago

He's truly a very sad pathetic human being.

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[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 64 points 2 days ago (3 children)

BREAKING NEWS...

President Musk issues EO declaring he's funny.
First Buddy Trump agrees.

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[–] rustbuckett@lemmings.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

From what I've read, this is kinda how he ran off the founders of Tesla.

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[–] randomname@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This can't be the timeline I'm living in.

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[–] altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Probably, it's an unconventional opinion, but I believe one may on their own will take any drug as long as they are responsible about it.

There's the case of already awful person who doesn't understand anything, futher exaggerated by their keta binge, who doesn't even care about how they affect people's lives. All red flags, like it's a red corner in a soviet school. They shouldn't be judged on their drug abuse first, but by how they are careless and stupid by default.

[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 30 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Being intoxicated while making important decisions that affect the future of the country doesn't count as "responsible," IMO.

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[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago

Despite fitting right in. Weird.

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