The sudden end of the “bromance” between Donald Trump and Elon Musk may have surprised many observers, but there were many others who predicted it would happen, but maybe not so rapidly.
At this point, Trump seems to have all the cards in the battle, as it seems highly unlikely that many, if any, Republican officeholders in Congress, particularly in the House of Representatives, are going to rush to Musk’s side.
But Musk’s threat to form a third political party, and to finance opponents to many Republicans in the House and US Senate who face election contests in 2026, throws a “fly in the ointment”, complicating the hope of Trump and Republican office holders to keep their majorities, particularly in the lower chamber, but even possibly in the Senate.
So this split can be seen as a major boon for Democrats, looking forward, if they can manage the breakup of Trump and Musk in a way that benefits their party.
Trump Issues Jaw-Dropping Authoritarian Threat to Elon Musk
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-issues-jaw-dropping-authoritarian-threat-to-elon-musk/
Musk is heinous, of course, but this is Putin-style thuggery by Trump.
House GOP majority to shrink as top Rep. Mark Green plans exit.
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/09/mark-green-resign-mike-johnson-house-republicans
A few dozen House Republicans should retire…and turn the chamber over to Democratic control – IMMEDIATELY. But they won’t, of course.
Virginia Democrats beat early primary voting record.
https://www.wvtf.org/news/2025-06-09/virginia-democrats-beat-early-primary-voting-record
Well, the divorce didn’t last long….
Elon Musk Crawls Back to Trump in Truly Humiliating Reversal
https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-crawls-back-to-donald-trump-by-saying-he-regrets-his-scathing-attacks-went-too-far/
Perfect song for that…
Mikie Sherrill Wins the Democratic Primary for Governor of New Jersey
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/nyregion/nj-democratic-governor.html
David Hogg to depart as DNC vice chair after months of turmoil.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/06/11/dnc-vote-david-hogg-democrats/
That was never going to work…the DNC has to stay neutral and Hogg didn’t want to do that,