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Thursday’s fight between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump escalated faster than almost anyone on the right was prepared for. In the immediate aftermath of Musk’s highly inflammatory post , most right-wing pundits on social media responded the way people on the left did: with shock.

As the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones put it: “ God Help Us ALL…. ”

Before Thursday’s events, many conservative influencers had avoided addressing the developing dispute between the two men. But with no remaining ambiguity to Trump’s and Musk’s feelings about each other, the MAGA right was forced into an awkward position. Supporters could not play down the spat; any pundits w

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