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Hey guys, it's me, Sam Stein, managing editor at The Bulwark, and I'm joined by Will Sommer to discuss Elon Musk and Donald Trump's press conference that just concluded. I guess this is the farewell press conference for Elon. It was weird.
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You know, I mean, wouldn't that sum up his whole term in the administration? I mean, my thought was like, you know, this is just how it began. Elon is being weird. He's wearing a weird shirt, you know, like a t-shirt in the White House. He's kind of looming over Trump at the Resolute desk.
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Trump & Elon’s Most Unhinged Press Conference Yet

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Sam Stein and Will Sommer break down the surreal Trump–Elon press conference that covered Elon's ketamine allegations, strange gifts, DOGE's "accomplishments," and an awkward farewell that raised more questions than answers.

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Brenda's avatar

Oh…. Trump’s hair color has changed! Did someone finally convince him that it was awful?

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Shana's avatar

If that person can also show him how to blend his heavy-handed foundation nightmare into his g-d hairline, I'll name my next pet after them.

This is yet another reason to befriend the LGBT crowd. Rainbow friends don't let friends go out looking like that.

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Marwan Saidi's avatar

Sorry guys, I love your content, but the closing of this one left a bad taste in my mouth. Whether you think the Elon Era is over or just paused, your tone seemed to paper over the significant damage that Elon and Doge have done to our nation.

Further, I fear that the long term effects of Elon's actions have barely begun to be appreciated. Who knows what access adversaries may now have to put most critical systems? What is to stop the DogePups from doling out unappropriated funds to, say, DHS once their budgeted funds dry up in July?

Maybe I am just being an old crank, but it seemed like the feeling was "that was interesting, but hey, what's next?"

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Memo-55's avatar

Elon's public humiliation exit interview: I've never laughed so hard. This was Trump essentially ridiculing Elon's nonsense busts of fraud: minuscule misdemeanors by Microsoft software, $20 million for Arab Sesame Street, $8 million into transgender mice, $45 million for transgender scholarships in Burma- "does anyone know about Burma?" Failed hookup of wire to copper that "they tried." And how the hell did Elon get a black eye?? Trump pretty much gave Elon a black eye in this make-mincemeat-of-Elon news conference. Did neuro-diverse Elon have the capacity to understand he was being thrown under the Trump-mobile? I doubt poor Elon with his shiner, administered by his Omen Damien five year old, did. "Hit me, Damien." This is actually very sad. Trump cucked Elon, and Elon just stands there. Like the dupe he is. Trump rolls another one. These people never learn. But that's because he chooses the most damaged to do his bidding. The calculating evil in this man defies comprehension.

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Deborah Alecson's avatar

Elon Musk does not know from “humble,” Sam.

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Shana's avatar

Nah, but we can experience it vicariously through where his shame should be.

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Deborah Alecson's avatar

The only thing that should have been addressed by the press is the NYT reporting on this fucker’s drug use. It is scary as shit that he was so fucking high while he destroyed our country.

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Karen Landry's avatar

Neither Trump nor Musk have any friends. They may be rich financially, but they're very poor in relationships. Trump's mother hated him.

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Memo-55's avatar

And Elon's father crushed him. So two peas in a pod, together against the free world.

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Lalla Ward's avatar

The next incumbent in the White House will (presumably?) do what any new tenant would do - change the locks.

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Christina Ronnberg's avatar

WORST (best?) Elon accent ever. 🤣

Sorry Sam but I don’t think Elon can feel humble - he’s a warped terrible human. I imagine he thinks his time in DC has helped all mankind. He look like a Hieronymus Bosch character. Grotesque person. Ugh.

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Shana's avatar

fr I have never met a humble person with the kind of persecution complex he has. Poor little richest dude ever. *tiny violin*

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shayaz's avatar

Elon…. Good bye to bad garbage🤢

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shayaz's avatar

Absolutely a crazy news conference so lame…🤢🤪

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drlmromer's avatar

I always have trouble hooking up the wire to copper!

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dean apostol's avatar

Musk is easy to laugh at. Such a bizarre partial human. Then you remember the richest man in the world has probably caused the deaths of thousands of poor children and its not so funny anymore.

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Memo-55's avatar

Right, Elon- partial human. Having already wired himself up as guinea pig for his Neuro-link venture. Yeah, that explains Elon.

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Judy's avatar

Doocy, Trump? Why even bother??

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Shana's avatar

Doesn't matter WHO sycophant, just THAT sycophant. Real "Profiles in Courage" sh*t.

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dean apostol's avatar

This is their vision for the future of journalism.

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Lily who reads The Bulwark's avatar

A friend of mine had an exercise band snap and hit her in the eye. When she went to get her eye examined, the doctor told her it was a pretty common injury and he said she was lucky she only suffered an abrasion.

As for Elon’s injury, a more credible explanation would be that his son punched him in the face unprompted. I will never be skeptical of a story about someone losing it and punching Elon in the face, even if that person is his 5 year old child.

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Sky Blue's avatar

Yes…sadly…it's come to this.

This is the new NEWS???

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Sandra Cochrane's avatar

Whatever happens next with Elon, there's no way in the world Trump's giving up on access to those billions.

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Jennifer Shields's avatar

Transgender mice = transgenic mice (a model used to study human gene function).

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Bruce Lawrence's avatar

Ahh. That makes more sense.

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Memo-55's avatar

That wasn't the point, though.

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Carrie's avatar

Yup. That lie was debunked weeks and weeks ago, yet Trump repeats it. Maybe none of them know how to read?

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Rich Willson's avatar

Fun story about Harry Reid and someone getting punched, back when was first coming up in politics an actual mobster tried to pay him off, Harry to his credit went straight to the FBI and wore a wire to a meeting with the mobster and get this guy on tape but when the mobster offered the bribe Harry just beat the crap out of the mobster, pounded him so hard the FBI had to pull Harry off the guy

Lesson: what Harry says about a black eye, is what Harry says

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Robert J Danolfo's avatar

Sam & Will, Thanks for today's edition of the shit show. I needed some laughs today. The clips were great. Some thoughts are: Peter Doocy is the gold standard for douche bags. Trump & Musk make a pretty good team like Abbott &Costello. Do you really believe Trump knows where Burma is? He'd be hard pressed to find Wyoming even when it's circled. Pardon Diddy? Depends on the stacks...I mean facts. If Musk's 5 year old smacks him now I can't wait till he's a teen. I love to see a good ass whipping. Be real, Trump has to be nice to Musk forever. He doesn't want that kind of money coming at him. They should make a special cell for Trump so he can feel at home. Maybe gold bars?

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Sandra Cochrane's avatar

DEI grant to Burma - run by a brutal, genocidal, military regime which changed the country's name to Myanmar??? Did Karoline Leavitt have to sit down and make up a fantasy list of crazy grants?

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Carrie's avatar

that sounds about right

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Mykel Oshun's avatar

The grifting, gutting and guillotining have been ramping up. The slapstick has been keeping up. This Elon at the Oval scene should definitely find its way into the movie - eventually coming. I was laughing along with Will and Sam - aloud, alone.

The Dark Dogefather sporting a black eye, telling the world he invites the 5 year old, he named X, to hit him in the face. Was it just that particular day it went badly wrong? Did he take the opportunity to deliver a teaching? And how?

Why didn't you wear a fucking patch? Then you could have explained you were being a pirate. Everyone watching would have believed they were wrong about your unnatural sense of humour - although definitely not wrong about the drugs.

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Walter Chuck's avatar

How soon until TFG goes back and refers to Burma as Burisma?

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The Sea Siren Scrolls's avatar

The two of them together are like the Adams Family

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Rebecca Martin's avatar

I attempted to watch the press conference on YouTube, but 18 minutes in I gave up. Was concerned I was going to have a panic attack from all the gaslighting.

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LM Rohman's avatar

the eye injury was likely from Stephen Miller - and we can all surmise what Miller found out that would make him want to punch him...

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Howid's avatar

Not only are you probably correct, but you beat the entire internet to the punch. Great job.

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Annie B.'s avatar

On Diddy: “No one's asked" = no one's offered me money yet.

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Lionel L.'s avatar

How absolutely effed up was Musk at that presser? And someone suggested Miller gave him that shiner, but I think it was Katie. Keeping him in line.

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Julie Vasquez's avatar

Does anyone know why Musk reportedly said “tomorrow we unleash the anomaly in the matrix” on October 5, according to the NYT ? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/elon-musk-drugs-children-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c&pvid=16CB771E-A146-480C-A55B-1C2769CA705C

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Mauricio Laos's avatar

It's the Cybertruck of Oval Offices

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Susan Paulo's avatar

And exactly why did TACO and KETAMINE do this conference. It was weird?

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Bruce Lawrence's avatar

Musk's departure might look bad - like he gave up on DOGE in frustration, or like there was a falling out between him and Trump. They had to do an event to convey the official narrative to their followers.

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CatChex's avatar

more time in front of cameras - for the cult

it was VERY weird, yes

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Dennis Holt's avatar

We see how weird this is, but everyone who voted for T buys this hook, line, and sinker.

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Dennis Holt's avatar

We see how weird this is, but everyone who voted for T buy this hook, line, and sinker.

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Bruce Lawrence's avatar

Given Elon's bladder control problem, I wouldn't put my hand anywhere near there.

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