Is Elon Musk Insane?

By Timothy D. Naegele[1]

 

Lots of us believed that Musk was a hero for having rescued our astronauts, whose planned eight days in space turned into a harrowing nine months.  The female astronaut's health was especially precarious.[2]

When Musk came to Washington, D.C. (at times with his delightful son X), and launched DOGE, we were excited.  It seemed like another step forward for Musk and the country.  Yes, government does not work, and is grossly inefficient and wasteful[3]; and Musk exposed this.

Next, President Donald Trump and his administration have championed the "One Big Beautiful Bill," legislation that has been winding its way through the Congress.[4]  Having worked in and with the U.S. Senate for decades, I am very familiar with "Christmas tree" legislation, which traditionally has been enacted before Congress adjourned for its Christmas recess.

Every competent lobbyist has something in the final legislation to satisfy his or her clients.  This is how Congress works.  Legislation is messy, and the process is unruly; and anyone who thinks otherwise is very naive.  Musk attacked the legislation; and apparently he has been upset that Trump would not appoint a favorite of his as head of the space agency NASA, who is a rabid Democrat.

To criticize the legislation and differ with the appointment are understandable.  But Musk went farther and attacked the President personally, in scathing terms.  While he has attempted to walk back his accusations, it appears to be "too little to late."

Vice President JD Vance has called Musk "insane," which may be shorthand for his decades of drug use, and children from many women.[5]  More importantly, the government contracts that Musk's entities have might be terminated; and as a South African, he may be deported and denied reentry to the USA.

Trump was not elected as our President multiple times, and he has not survived assassination attempts, by being a "softy."  He is tough as nails. And Musk may learn this the hard way.[6]  One thing is crystal clear: Trump should never trust Musk again.  He's a druggie.

 

 

 

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© 2025, Timothy D. Naegele

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[1]  Timothy D. Naegele was counsel to the United States Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and chief of staff to Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass).  See, e.g., Timothy D. Naegele Resume-21-8-6  and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/accomplishments/   He has an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as well as two law degrees from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, and from Georgetown University.  He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at The Pentagon, where he received the Joint Service Commendation Medal (see, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commendation_Medal#Joint_Service).  Mr. Naegele is an Independent politically; and he is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in Finance and Business. He has written extensively over the years (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/articles/ and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/articles/), and studied photography with Ansel Adams.  He can be contacted directly at [email protected]

[2]  See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2025/03/19/americans-need-to-thank-elon-musk/ ("Americans Need To Thank Elon Musk")

[3]  See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2025/02/15/government-does-not-work-for-the-people/ ("Government Does Not Work For The People")

[4]  See, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Big_Beautiful_Bill_Act ("One Big Beautiful Bill Act")

[5]  See https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14788457/JD-Vance-reveals-President-Trump-really-feels-Elons-attacks-reacts-awkward-call-impeachment.html ("JD Vance reveals how President Trump really feels about Elon's attacks and reacts to awkward call for impeachment")

[6]  See, e.g., https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/all-things-trump/trump-says-there-will-be-consequences-musk-if-he-funds-democratic ("Trump warns Musk there will be 'serious consequences' if he funds Democratic candidates")