The Q&Q For 6/7/25

The week’s quote comes to us from none other than Elon Musk who said:

“Without me, Trump would have lost the election. Such ingratitude.”

1. The comment came during a rapidly accelerating rift between Musk and Trump over what?

A) A disagreement over who is really the world’s richest man.

B) Musk’s proposal at DOGE to save a billion dollars by cutting the paper and Sharpees Trump uses to sign executive orders.

C) Trump’s budget proposal to eliminate tax breaks on electric vehicles.

D) The cost of Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill, which would increase the Federal debt by $2.4 trillion.

2. In retaliation for Musk’s attacks, Trump threatened to do what?

A) Stop making payments on the car he bought on a whim as he browsed the Tesla lot set up on the White House lawn.

B) Revoke Elon’s White House parking pass.

C) Nix the new foreword Musk had penned for the latest edition of the Trump Bible.

D) Cancel billions of dollars in government contracts with Musk’s companies.

3. People who didn’t see this one coming also thought:

A) Madonna and Sean Penn would last forever.

B) This time would be the charm for Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck.

C) The Jets would want Aaron Rodgers back for another season.

D) The Beatles would still get back together — even after John Lennon and George Harrison were already dead.

4. Since this dust up began, Tesla stock has:

A) Risen by 30%.

B) Gone up by 15%.

C) Stayed about the same.

D) Lost about 9%.

5. In response to Trump’s threats of retaliation, Musk wrote on X:

A) Make my day.

B) Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?

C) Get three coffins ready. My mistake, make that four coffins.

D) You know, you’re going to look awfully silly with that knife sticking up your ass.

6. If Musk hadn’t supported him, would Trump still have won?

A) No. Trump couldn’t have won without Musk’s incredible star power and popularity.

B) No. Trump couldn’t have won without Musk’s $277 million.

C) Yes. If anything, Musk’s money and presence alongside Trump cost him votes.

D) Yes. He won in both 2016 and 2020 without Musk.

Answers

1: He claims it’s D, but don’t rule out C.

2: D

3: All answers are plausible. Also, did you know that the word “gullible” is not in the English dictionary?

4: D

5: A

6: Who knows? Only D is clearly wrong.