The riots against enforcement of federal immigration laws that began in Los Angeles more than a week ago have led to vandalism, destruction of property, and assaults on law enforcement officers. But one of the results of the riots their instigators surely did not intend was the creation of common ground between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump after their public fallout.
Tension between Musk and Trump entered public view when Musk said he did not believe the “big, beautiful” congressional budget bill that includes much of Trump’s agenda could be both “big” and “beautiful.”
Days later, on June 5, Musk fired off a series of posts on X bashing the bill, going so far as to share a post calling for Trump’s impeachment. Trump also took a series of rhetorical shots at Musk, writing that Musk had been “wearing thin” and threatened to terminate contracts Musk’s companies have with the federal government.
But on June 8, Musk shared two posts from Trump condemning the riots, raising eyebrows that maybe the men were moving toward reconciliation.
On June 11, Musk wrote on X, “I regret some of my posts about President [Donald Trump] last week. They went too far.” That same day, Trump told The New York Post that he was open to reconciling with Musk and said there were “no hard feelings.”
Did the rioters in L.A. remind the two men of their shared dislike of the radical Left, ultimately setting them on a trajectory toward reconciliation? That’s impossible to know, but the fiery protests no doubt created an opportunity for the men to remember what they agree upon—a desire to restore common sense policies to cities like L.A.
On this week’s edition of “Problematic Women,” we discuss the implication of the L.A. riots and the response from the political Left and Right.
Also on this week’s show, we explore the conflict between swimmer Riley Gaines and gymnast Simone Biles. Plus, Zachary Levi wants to start a non-woke movie studio. All that and more on this week’s show.
