Elon Musk as Kingmaker

Charlie Sykes: “In 2023, a major candidate for president of the United States is paying court to an erratic, decompensating, narcissistic, endlessly needy, petulant man-child, who has spent the past few months posting poop emojis, taking counsel from someone called catturd, and destroying the social media platform he bought on a whim.”

“Along the way, Musk has opened the door to bigots, crackpots, conspiracy theorists, charlatans, and the insane of every stripe, while displaying his own brain worms on a regular basis.”

“So, because it is 2023, it was inevitable that he would fancy himself a kingmaker; and that politicians would indulge his fantasy.”

A Trump adviser to NBC News: “Announcing on Twitter is perfect for Ron DeSantis. This way he doesn’t have to interact with people and the media can’t ask him any questions.”