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Miles Archer

(22,922 posts)
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 04:55 PM 7 hrs ago

Rick Wilson: "Let's see how Boy Elon does under the hot lights for 8 hours a day for two weeks"

The ex-GOP strategist suggested that more investigation could come from lawmakers. And as Republicans approach midterms and Democrats hope to take back the majority, Trump might have another problem on his hands.

"A Democratic House and Senate won’t just vote on articles of impeachment," Wilson wrote. "They’ll open the books. They’ll drag the secrets into the light. They’ll subpoena documents, bank records, and communications. They’ll put your allies, your bagmen, your enablers, and yes, your crapulous, scumbag low-tier crypto criminal family members, on the hot seat."

"And it won’t just be you," Wilson wrote. "The tech-bro billionaire class that decided, in a fit of adolescent contrarianism and naked self-interest, to hitch their wagons to your movement? They’re next in line. Let’s see how Boy Elon does under the hot lights for 8 hours a day for two weeks."

Even Elon Musk, or others who have funded Trump, could have to face justice, Wilson explained.

"They’ve been very comfortable lavishing you with swag and praise, funding, amplifying, and cheering on the chaos, convinced that they were too rich, too smart, too insulated to ever face real consequences," Wilson added. "Congressional oversight is about to disabuse them of that notion. Subpoenas don’t care about your net worth. Hearings don’t care about your follower count. Under oath is a very different environment than a podcast or a tweet. They’re about to find out."

https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-2676280304/

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Rick Wilson: "Let's see how Boy Elon does under the hot lights for 8 hours a day for two weeks" (Original Post) Miles Archer 7 hrs ago OP
I want ACTUAL KLIEG lights focused on Musk during it all (we can add some cooling AC for all others) hlthe2b 7 hrs ago #1
Like that's going to happen Srkdqltr 7 hrs ago #2
The likelihood does not make me want it less Miles Archer 6 hrs ago #4
Well, when Dems last had congressional power, we had the January 6 hearings, Wednesdays 6 hrs ago #8
It never will. efhmc 5 hrs ago #11
Musk will be high as a kite.................. Lovie777 6 hrs ago #3
he will have to ask for frequent restroom breaks mercuryblues 6 hrs ago #5
Bring it the fuck on Blue Owl 6 hrs ago #6
Mark your calendar: January 3, 2027. Wednesdays 6 hrs ago #9
Yes! SheltieLover 5 hrs ago #13
All of Trump & Co. need to be reduced to withering husks. miyazaki 6 hrs ago #7
Husk of Musk... BattleRow 5 hrs ago #15
"IF" Democrats make substantial gains in the House and Senate... Miles Archer 3 hrs ago #20
He sums them up so well PatSeg 6 hrs ago #10
Oh, I do hope so. Joinfortmill 5 hrs ago #12
Gonna get real interesting orangecrush 5 hrs ago #14
"Crapulous." I am so adding this to my verbal repertoire. Native 4 hrs ago #16
Me too. Justice matters. 4 hrs ago #17
I wish he would have kept that quiet until after Nov.'s election ... aggiesal 4 hrs ago #18
Wilson is right. Americans are really really pissed at the corruption, especially the billionaires Bluetus 4 hrs ago #19

hlthe2b

(113,748 posts)
1. I want ACTUAL KLIEG lights focused on Musk during it all (we can add some cooling AC for all others)
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 05:04 PM
7 hrs ago

What's a Klieg light, you ask?

A Klieg light is an intense carbon arc lamp especially used in filmmaking. It is named after inventor John Kliegl and his brother Anton Kliegl. Klieg lights usually have a Fresnel lens with a spherical reflector or an ellipsoidal reflector with a lens train containing two plano-convex lenses or a single step lens.

Film
The carbon-arc source was so bright that it allowed film directors to shoot daytime scenes at night. The intense light produced by the light led to some actors developing an eye inflammation referred to as "Klieg eye".[

Miles Archer

(22,922 posts)
4. The likelihood does not make me want it less
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 05:16 PM
6 hrs ago

Yeah, a long shot. I know. And it has nothing to do with whether it "should" happen. Of course it should. So, being the kind of guy who never counts chickens before they hatch, I won't, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to see that smug, arrogant, frog-faced drugged freak of nature squirm, for DAYS.

Wednesdays

(22,467 posts)
8. Well, when Dems last had congressional power, we had the January 6 hearings,
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 05:36 PM
6 hrs ago

And that exposed a truckload of information. Hardly a walk in the park for the repugs.

Let's hope when Dems take back congress, one of the representatives hires Wilson as an aide, who will provide pointed questions to the committee!

Wednesdays

(22,467 posts)
9. Mark your calendar: January 3, 2027.
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 05:38 PM
6 hrs ago

And we need to make it happen on November 3, 2026!

miyazaki

(2,643 posts)
7. All of Trump & Co. need to be reduced to withering husks.
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 05:33 PM
6 hrs ago

There's enough investigation to last till' the day they die and beyond.

Miles Archer

(22,922 posts)
20. "IF" Democrats make substantial gains in the House and Senate...
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 08:45 PM
3 hrs ago

...it WILL BECOME Trump's WORST nightmare. I think a third impeachment is a "given," but I agree with Wilson. I can't "PREDICT" what kind of success Democrats will have in the Midterms. But IF THEY HAVE THE POWER to impeach AND just open ALL the windows and let the fresh air in, Trump will collapse mentally. Remember his glaring during the televised NYC trials? Expect much worse, because he is now far less stable.

I know that "PRISON" will always top the wish list, but I just don't see it happening, for a number of reasons.

Keeping Trump on edge and playing defense and too consumed with panic to enjoy building his ballroom?

Yeah. I can see that happening, easily, with enough Dems in Congress.

PatSeg

(53,195 posts)
10. He sums them up so well
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 06:08 PM
6 hrs ago
"They’ve been very comfortable lavishing you with swag and praise, funding, amplifying, and cheering on the chaos, convinced that they were too rich, too smart, too insulated to ever face real consequences."

They really do believe that their massive wealth makes them untouchable, almost immortal. I suppose Epstein felt that way as well.

aggiesal

(10,759 posts)
18. I wish he would have kept that quiet until after Nov.'s election ...
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 07:32 PM
4 hrs ago

Now Elon & his billionaire buds, are going to flood the General Election with ill-gotten booty $$$'s.

Bluetus

(2,709 posts)
19. Wilson is right. Americans are really really pissed at the corruption, especially the billionaires
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 07:35 PM
4 hrs ago

The DNC refuses to see this. They keep sending me bullshit emails talking about other issues. The CORE ISSUE IS FAIRNESS. I don't know what it takes to get the DNC to understand this.

And pollsters are not helping. They never really address the core issues of economic fairness, the disappearance of the middle class, and the privileges of the well-connected. They talk about inflation and "affordability", but those are just symptoms. The core issue is a corrupt, unfair system.

Take the Epstein thing, for example. Most of the media and pollsters treat this as a titillating sex story. Yes, we are all really angry that people have gotten away with exploiting and raping children for decades. That is terrible, but the core issue is that the rich and powerful are above the law. That MFer Garland kept saying "nobody is above the law", but we all know that is complete bullshit. We can see that there is a whole class of people that think they are untouchable. Yet, the DNC just ignores that.

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