“He’s so rich he bought Twitter just to drive it into the ground for his own personal pleasure, and now he’s thinking, ‘Well what if I did the same with America?'”
This is Daily Show host Michael Kosta’s lead-in to talking about Elon Musk, who has been an enthusiastic (and dubious) addition to Donald Trump’s recent election campaign efforts in the form of rally appearances, X (formerly Twitter) promotion, and a $1 million sweepstake for swing state registered voters who sign his free speech petition.
“Wow, Elon’s giving a million dollars to his fans,” says Kosta. “Now they can afford the best anime girlfriend pillow money can buy.”
Kosta goes on to show a clip of Musk presenting a winner with a cheque on stage before the man quickly exits stage right.
“That’s how uncharismatic Elon Musk is,” says Kosta. “He can hand someone a million dollars and they’re just like, ‘So, I can just go now?’ I’ve seen people more excited to win a dishwasher on The Price is Right.”
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