Blue Team candidate Kamala Harris couldn't even own her teenage McDonald's employment in the recent Presidential race. Red Team candidate Donald Trump donned an apron and dared touch the "french fry doohickey" without burning or contaminating his hands. As Trump hip-checked his opponent's teen resume, McDonald's was in the midst of an E. coli outbreak
Vice President J.D. Vance has had multiple sponsors, Peter Thiel, Steve Case, various other TechGods and now Donald Trump.
It is the era of numerous high paying jobs for the politically connected. In the olden days any one of those jobs would have been full-time. No more. Handsome pay comes for insiders by just showing up, thus the Age of Sponsorship.
Elon Musk is camping at the courtly feet of the President-elect in Mara Lago. Investors in his numerous companies are yet to speak out about not getting their money's worth. While Musk disappoints Fidelity, Trump demands it.
What happens when the cult of personality interacts with another cult of personality? Trump will decide.
My guess is Trump will usurp Musk's everything, a la Rudy Giuliani. Afterwards, will Donald spank him with a Forbes Billionaire List magazine?
Update 11-14-24: Kara Swisher shared a similar sentiment about the clash of cults.
