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Yeah, hope so. I think they're a pair of basic swindlers but the supporting cast seems to take the authoritarian bit more seriously. Trump only ran to stay out of jail. I imagine with some of the shit they'll get up to this term, (Elon included) there will be an even more powerful motive to put the finger on the scales of the next election. Musk is Trump's conduit to monetizing billions out of Truth Social, still think it's likely there will be some sort of X / Truth / Tiktok tie up, that's going to take a while though.
I think you're giving everyone too much credit.
Musk is a billionaire who controls Twitter. That's why he's around. If he takes too much limelight or outlives his usefulness he'll be gone.