Musk and Trump's 'Plastic Alliance': When the Chain of Interests Breaks
'I don’t want to criticize the Trump administration, but I also don’t want to pay for its decisions—this spending bill has completely undermined DOGE's efforts.' Musk's comments in the interview were like a soft knife, quietly cutting open the pragmatic alliance with Trump.
The rules of the capital world have always been stark: There are no eternal allies, only eternal interests. The 'honeymoon period' between Musk and Trump quickly disintegrated under the iron fist of policy—Musk publicly complained that the trillion-dollar reduction plan shrank to hundreds of billions with questionable effectiveness, while Trump retaliated with an iron decree for 'localization of vehicle manufacturing,' targeting Tesla's global supply chain. Even harsher blows followed: tariffs on steel and aluminum came crashing down, directly squeezing Tesla's lifeline.
This rupture had been foreshadowed. In the Biden era, Tesla, which faced suppression due to its anti-union stance, was forced to turn to the Republican Party; meanwhile, Trump had threatened fellow party members to 'vote or support the opponent' to pass key legislation. Now, Musk's open sabotage is, in fact, a complete counterattack against political hostage-taking. When 'Made in America' strikes at its own benefactor, and trillion-dollar commitments turn into mere rhetoric, the plastic friendship between capital and power ultimately snaps on the steel wire of interests.
Tesla shareholders have become the biggest victims: caught between the Democratic exclusion and Republican betrayal, Musk's declaration of 'No more tolerance' is merely the lament of another sacrificed piece in the chessboard of capital.
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