Trump needed the money during the last election. Plus, this way Trump can blame all this unpopular stuff on Musk. Trump can say he was just listening to the business community. Now if your question is “should” rather than “why” the answer is no, he should not.

Sorry, I can only come up with a few hundred billion rea$on$.

Because this is what Amerikans want. They don’t bother voting and don’t care to actively participate in democracy. They’d rather have a strongman who tells them what to think and do. It eliminates cognitive load that could be better spent on TikTok or other short-form video apps.

Hes rich. And the president is a bozo.