Donald Trump Jr bantered on social media with billionaire Elon Musk and influential podcaster Joe Rogan over which MSNBC shows they’d host if Musk — as he mused on this weekend — ends up buying the network.
But the posts from President-elect Donald Trump’s eldest son took a turn when he riffed on MSNBC anchor Lawrence O’Donnell and castration.
“Ok @elonmusk & @joerogan,” the Trump scion wrote. “Since this is getting interesting I’ll throw my hat in the ring as well. I’ll mimic Lawrence O’Donnell… minus the castration of course. That’s a bridge too far.”
Ok @elonmusk & @joerogan. Since this is getting interesting I’ll throw my hat in the ring as well. I’ll mimic Lawrence O’Donnell… minus the castration of course. That’s a bridge too far. https://t.co/nYUQTYJKdn
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 23, 2024
The exchange began when Trump Jr tagged Musk ― tapped by the returning POTUS to run an unofficial public spending-slashing department ― on Musk’s platform, X formerly Twitter, on news that MSNBC’s parent company Comcast will spin its cable networks off into a new company.
“Hey @elonmusk I have the funniest idea ever!!!” Trump Jr. wrote.
Musk, whose X platform is reportedly currently worth significantly less than the $44 billion he spent on it in 2022, replied, “How much does it cost?”
Amid back-and-forths, Rogan at one point chimed in: “If you buy MSNBC I would like Rachael Maddow’s job. I will wear the same outfit and glasses, and I will tell the same lies.”
To which Trump Jr. made his “castration” comment.
O’Donnell has not responded to Trump Jr.’s post.
The “Last Word” host has been a fierce critic of the incoming president, ripping him this summer as the “laziest and stupidest president in history by far.”
