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Musk Loses In Germany, Tides Turn Against Trump In America

Elon clashes with MAGA officials as his election meddling flops in Germany, while Donald & the GOP get hit with data they did not want to see

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Over the weekend, shadow president Elon Musk emailed federal employees and asked them to list five bullet points explaining what they accomplished during the work week.

Several department heads (Trump appointees) have instructed their employees to ignore Musk’s email.

However

Musk said that if they don’t respond to his inquiry by midnight tonight, they will be terminated from their positions.

Here’s what Musk posted this morning: “Those who do not take this email seriously will soon be furthering their career elsewhere.”

In other words

An unelected foreign immigrant — who has no legislative or administrative authority — is now threatening to fire federal workers who refuse to play his games.

I guess we’re about to see where the real power lies: with Musk and DOGE, or with Trump and his cabinet picks.

Speaking of Elon’s power, it’s waning overseas

The Musk-backed AfD lost Germany’s election to the centrist-conservative CDU, which announced this morning it will form a coalition with the center-left SPD — blocking AfD from power.

A huge sigh of relief

AfD is Germany’s far-right party that attempted to memory-hole the Holocaust and campaigned on antisemitism, hatred of migrants, and Kremlin talking points.

Fortunately, 80% of Germans rejected AfD at the ballot box, delivering a big blow to Musk, Putin, and the Nazis.

Meanwhile, the tides are turning against Trump in America

His approval rating plummeted 13 points just 33 days into his term, sinking below 50%.

And it gets worse

Not only is Trump tanking in the polls, but the latest data just dropped — and it’s the GOP’s worst nightmare:

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