The Art of Political Theater

Many people are confused about the public back and forth between Trump and Elon. Trump just dropped a series of 3 truths, all with the same photo of him and Elon, in which he continues to half heartedly “bash” Elon. While simultaneously admitting, and drawing attention to, fact that these two have been working together in some capacity, for a few years now.

See truths below:

The usage of the same photo back to back is DEFINITELY out of the ordinary. It’s extremely odd. Nobody does that. Trump certainly doesn’t do that. To me, it clearly looks like Trump is trying to send some sort of a message. Anyone who has been following along since the beginning, you know what’s going on, because this behavior is familiar.

It’s political theater. Trump has done it since 2016. He will publicly bash and insult someone that works for him, to create the illusion that they aren’t working together. He did the same EXACT thing with Sessions, Rosenstein, Mueller, Wray, etc. All to create the illusion of distance. Trump didn’t want the media narrative to exist that he was pulling the strings.

Trump would whine and complain on Twitter that he couldn’t control any of these people. That they were wild, on the loose, and acting on their own behalf. When in reality, Trump was literally their boss, met with them at least twice a week in private meetings at the White House, and could fire them at ANY moment.

For those who are aware that Trump is a proud student of Sun Tzu, all of these actions make even more sense, and perfectly represent the teachings of theatricality and deception. Trump utilizes Sun Tzu strategies in everything he does. It’s no different here.

To me, it’s clear the message Trump is sending is that Elon is working with/for Trump. And perhaps the same can be said for Jack Dorsey, because Trump included a nearly identical photo op with Jack in the last truth, and hinted that Elon made some sort of “breach” with the $15 million stock purchase barrier. Insinuating that Jack would have had to have been in on the deal with Elon, in order to allow it to progress that far without media attention. Keep in mind Jack Dorsey has publicly and openly supported Elon taking over Twitter.

Also, the half hearted “bashing” of Elon in Trump’s recent truths, aren’t even offensive. Trump makes fun of him for making electric cars and rocket ships that aren’t great, but conveniently leaves out that he paid Elon countless multi-billion dollar DoD contracts to help build Space Force 😂😂😂

You think Trump hates Elon’s products sooooo much, that he just decided to give him BILLIONS of dollars, year over year?

You think Trump would ACTUALLY publicly insult his highest paid employee, who also happens to be taking out a massive Deep State asset in Twitter? Which also happens to be Trump’s business opponent to Truth Social?

What benefit would Trump have from publicly mock the guy who is helping him in every way? Elon is making tons of centrists go red, he has openly said he’s voting for Trump/Conservatives, he bashes leftists all day long, exposed Twitter and Orwellian Deep State corruption. What good does making fun of Elon do for Trump?

Folks, it’s theater. 100%. It’s the same playbook. Trump is doing zero damage to Elon here. All that he’s really doing is drawing eyes on to the situation by commenting on it, subtly reminding everyone that Trump technically is/was Elon’s boss, as well as pointing out the irregularity, that Elon was able to progress so far in the deal without media knowing about it, suggesting that Jack Dorsey would have had to have been in on the move as well.

Trump is winning on all fronts. Both Elon and Dorsey are behaving in ways that benefit Trump. If you think that’s an accident, you haven’t been paying attention to how the game is played.

He who stands on top of the mountain did not fall there.

-Clandestine