Trump is at Mar-a-Lago preparing for the big day. Musk is also there, as usual.
T: Elon! How’s the richest man in the world doing?
M: Great! How’s the most powerful man in the world doing today?
T: Great! We make an awesome team, don’t we?
M: Absolutely! Together, we’re going to remake America! Nobody will recognize it when we’re done!
T: Right! Just as you always say, we’re going to break things! We’re going to destroy the deep state! We’re going to punish my enemies, get rid of wokeness, and send all the illegals packing! It starts right away!
M: Yeah, we’re going to do all of those things, but the big thing is that we’re going to make an America that’s fit for a genius like me. We’re going to bring all of the best and brightest here, get rid of the mediocre and the bureaucrats, and build an economy that will send people to Mars.
T: But we have to take care of the mediocre. After all, millions of them voted for me. They’re counting on me to make their lives more secure.
M: You’ll bamboozle them. Keep them entertained with your antics while you get rid of their hammock of dependency. We need an America that works for the brilliant. Everyone else just rides in their wake.
T: Bannon doesn’t like that kind of rhetoric. He really wants an America that protects ordinary workers.
M: That’s exactly what we don’t need. If you focus on average people, you get average America. We want great America. That’s what you’re all about.
T: That’s true. It’s on my hat.
M: Now go out there and send a message that you’re the boss! America needs to feel the stick of authority! Fill your opponents with terror! Then we can start breaking things and building new ones.
T: Sometimes you sound like Putin.
M: Putin’s a thug. He ran all of the best people out of his country. But he isn’t wrong about everything. All countries need to be run with a firm hand by the smartest and the most ruthless. That’s you and me.
T: But what about democracy? What about my voters? What about the law and my tiny majority in the House?
M: Just use your skills to keep everyone guessing and never appear to back down. I’ll take care of the other stuff.