This was Inevitable

It appears that Donald Trump is profoundly unamused by reports that Elon Musk is running things.

This is not a surprise, Elon Musk is profoundly arrogant, and Donald Trump is a delicate snowflake:

Donald Trump dismissed the “President Musk” jokes Sunday, and it was less than convincing.

During his address at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest conference in Phoenix, Arizona, the president-elect pushed back on claims that Musk planned to supplant him as president.

“No, he’s not gonna be president, that I can tell you,” Trump said. “And I’m safe, you know why? He can’t be, he wasn’t born in this country.”

But Trump carefully elided the actual criticism of Musk’s growing political influence. People aren’t worried that Musk is plotting to steal the presidency—they’re worried he already has.

I expect that there will be a loud breakup in the next 6 months or so.