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Are the Media and Politicians Normalizing What Trump is Doing?
Trump’s Policies and People are far from normal
I intended to publish this piece on Thursday but developed a head cold that basically turned my brain into mush. It seems to be clearing up, but in the interval yet another story emerged about the people around Trump, specifically Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.
Apparently they both went on record saying we should exempt from deportation tech workers here on H1-B visas that allow people with needed skills to take jobs in the US. Both men, of course, went too far in their comments, stating outright that educated engineers and other talent from other countries have a far better work ethic than American workers.
As expected this did not go over well with hardcore MAGA leaders, including Trump’s one time buddy, outspoken racist Laura Loomer who got into it with Musk on X. And just like that we have a schism between MAGA and the billionaires. It’s not clear who Trump favors as he has been notably silent on the issue.
But it did occur to me that he might abandon MAGA now that they have elected him and he will no longer be running for office. I thought this might happen gradually but now it seems Musk and Ramaswamy might have forced the issue, which started building in Congress during the…
