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HereForTheParty

(915 posts)
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 04:54 PM Mar 2025

Musk calls Sen. Kelly a 'traitor' over trip to Ukraine, Kelly hits back

Source: ABC News

Kelly, in a thread on X Sunday night, posted photos of his visit to Ukraine and wrote that "Everyone wants this war to end, but any agreement has to protect Ukraine's security and can't be a giveaway to Putin."

In a reply to the thread, Musk responded, "You are a traitor."

Kelly, a former Navy pilot and astronaut, responded in a separate post on X.

"Traitor? Elon, if you don't understand that defending freedom is a basic tenet of what makes America great and keeps us safe, maybe you should leave it to those of us who do," wrote Kelly, whose recent trip marked his third visit to Ukraine since 2023.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/musk-calls-sen-kelly-traitor-trip-ukraine/story?id=119640282

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Musk calls Sen. Kelly a 'traitor' over trip to Ukraine, Kelly hits back (Original Post) HereForTheParty Mar 2025 OP
This illegal immigrant should stfu. SheltieLover Mar 2025 #1
From what I have read he ran to Canada to avoid military service... A real non patriot...Power and money is the game.nt mitch96 Mar 2025 #49
Repulsive pos. SheltieLover Mar 2025 #50
You beat me to it. HarryM Mar 2025 #52
... SheltieLover Mar 2025 #53
Bravo, Senator Kelly! I am so tired of musk brer cat Mar 2025 #2
Strong response from Sen. Kelly that put Nazi/Putin lover Musk in his place. brush Mar 2025 #3
The South African Nazi and Putin's puppet are the traitors! Number9Dream Mar 2025 #4
Exactly Trust_Reality Mar 2025 #5
Projection is wide spread in that Fascist regime. Justice matters. Mar 2025 #41
Elon is a dumb-ass smart-ass. AND a traitor. dchill Mar 2025 #6
Yeah Leon...that stupid ass statement will help sell cars won't it? Bengus81 Mar 2025 #7
Most rich people are not smart rich7862 Mar 2025 #27
Says who? Gimpyknee Mar 2025 #30
Smart? billh58 Mar 2025 #37
Sorry Wifes husband Mar 2025 #51
what a stupid point ProfessorPlum Mar 2025 #46
What a stupid response. Gimpyknee Mar 19 #55
Did Daddy pave the way for some of these 'smart' people? travelingthrulife Mar 2025 #47
They finally found somebody with less message discipline than Trump Prairie Gates Mar 2025 #8
He bought (stole) the federal government fair and square. rubbersole Mar 2025 #16
Or Faux notnews. Justice matters. Mar 2025 #42
Backwards Day North Coast Lawyer Mar 2025 #9
Former naval aviator, Navy test pilot school graduate and accomplished astronaut.. paleotn Mar 2025 #10
I don't use his racist shithole site, but..... AZ8theist Mar 2025 #11
Or DENVERPOPS Mar 2025 #20
Yeah, well Mr. Musk you fail to realize that Senator Kelly's oath of office is to the United States of America. patphil Mar 2025 #12
His true home is HELL. ReRe Mar 2025 #45
Ah, you got it. patphil Mar 2025 #48
And once many were touting this Nazi putin lover as genius. No longer that God as it's obvious he is not. brush Mar 2025 #13
Edolph is the Traitor in this story. BurnDoubt Mar 2025 #14
Hmmm.....a real astronaut? Or a fake rocket man? hamsterjill Mar 2025 #15
Senator Kelly liberalgunwilltravel Mar 2025 #17
Thank you, Senator Kelly! Kid Berwyn Mar 2025 #18
Projection and gas lighting is all they have. Indict the MF for treason already. You can do it Pam. Or can you?? Evolve Dammit Mar 2025 #19
Good for Sen. Mark Kelly... ProudMNDemocrat Mar 2025 #21
Mark is a fookin Space Shuttle Captain DFW Mar 2025 #22
Capt. Bonespurs is a hero, Nazi-Saluting guy destroying out government.... 70sEraVet Mar 2025 #23
Elon needs a bullet. byronius Mar 2025 #24
He demanded 5 bullet points. I can think of 5 who need them. Callie1979 Mar 2025 #26
Eloon isn't even a traitor, he's a foreign adversary. n/t D23MIURG23 Mar 2025 #25
Thank you Sen. Kelly. republianmushroom Mar 2025 #28
He calls everybody a traitor. Figarosmom Mar 2025 #29
Things that make you say "hmmm"...! Otterdaemmerung Mar 2025 #31
They showed a clip of him being interviewed by Kudlow.. IcyPeas Mar 2025 #32
STFU, You Rascist, South African, Sociopathic Snotbag! You're Not Fit to clean former Astro Kelly's Astroboots! electric_blue68 Mar 2025 #33
Classic Projection - the Defining Characteristic of Republicans These Days The Roux Comes First Mar 2025 #34
He wouldn't know treason if it invited him to the White House and put him in charge of DOGE. nt Xipe Totec Mar 2025 #35
Xipe!!! Where have you been? Haven't seen you in ages, or am I just not paying attention? EarnestPutz Mar 2025 #36
Hello there! Xipe Totec Mar 2025 #38
Stealthy or not, it is nice to see you again. EarnestPutz Mar 2025 #54
In a reply to the thread, Musk responded, "You are a traitor." LudwigPastorius Mar 2025 #39
I like this reply BrianTheEVGuy Mar 2025 #40
Sounds like blowback over Musk's treason and shaky citizenship status are getting to him. AmericaUnderSiege Mar 2025 #43
And drag your apartheid ass back to SA. I'm sure they'll welcome you with open arms Hassler Mar 2025 #44

mitch96

(15,266 posts)
49. From what I have read he ran to Canada to avoid military service... A real non patriot...Power and money is the game.nt
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 12:07 PM
Mar 2025

brer cat

(26,989 posts)
2. Bravo, Senator Kelly! I am so tired of musk
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 04:59 PM
Mar 2025

sticking his nose into everyone's business. I'm no sure he is qualified to speak to anything other than how to run a con.

Bengus81

(8,880 posts)
7. Yeah Leon...that stupid ass statement will help sell cars won't it?
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 05:29 PM
Mar 2025

Funny how they ALWAYS claim how smart rich people are.

 

rich7862

(492 posts)
27. Most rich people are not smart
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 08:33 PM
Mar 2025

They are totally corrupt. Without morals and principles.

Gimpyknee

(155 posts)
30. Says who?
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 09:39 PM
Mar 2025

85% of millionaires are college graduates compared to 38% in the general public. Over half (52%) have master’s or doctorate degrees versus 13% in the general public.

billh58

(6,654 posts)
37. Smart?
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 11:16 PM
Mar 2025

So having a college degree makes someone "smart," or ethical, or superior in some way? I know many people with degrees who are complete ignorant assholes whether they have money or not. Being a millionaire definitely does not automatically indicate intelligence.

ProfessorPlum

(11,456 posts)
46. what a stupid point
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 10:09 AM
Mar 2025

having a degree just means your parents had enough $ to send you to college most of the time.

travelingthrulife

(2,559 posts)
47. Did Daddy pave the way for some of these 'smart' people?
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 10:14 AM
Mar 2025

Trump bought a degree. Many rich families funnel their children into college. I remember taking a physics class with one of those privileged people. I worked as an RN full time, had a house to maintain, no car, just a bike. He flew home every week to his family about 100 miles away, Daddy paid all costs for his housing, food, entertainment and school.

We both got As in the class. I am certain, if alive, he is a multimillionaire.

Prairie Gates

(5,211 posts)
8. They finally found somebody with less message discipline than Trump
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 05:50 PM
Mar 2025

One would almost think that this doofus is allowed to hang around because he makes Trump's insane statements look almost measured in comparison. Why do we have to hear the ravings of this mental defective on a regular basis?

rubbersole

(9,912 posts)
16. He bought (stole) the federal government fair and square.
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 06:33 PM
Mar 2025

Just ask the architects of Project 2025. Or Alito/Ginni. Or Peter Thiel. Or the Heritage Foundation. Or Leonard Leo. Or pootie/MBS. Or the Koch Network. Or.....

Justice matters.

(8,417 posts)
42. Or Faux notnews.
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 12:48 AM
Mar 2025

That other arsehole murdoch started all that rw sh*t for personal greed when he saw raygun.

paleotn

(20,455 posts)
10. Former naval aviator, Navy test pilot school graduate and accomplished astronaut..
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 05:58 PM
Mar 2025

v. an Afrikaner mommy's boy, illegal immigrant, who lucked into billions as if he won a powerball jackpot. Think I'll side with the astronaut.

Oh, by the way. Would someone release Luigi, give him Elmo's picture and tell him there's work left to be done. Thank you in advance.

AZ8theist

(6,730 posts)
11. I don't use his racist shithole site, but.....
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 06:01 PM
Mar 2025

...someone on it should ask the jerkoff what he thought of all those Repuke congressmen traveling to Moscow on July 4th.

patphil

(7,928 posts)
12. Yeah, well Mr. Musk you fail to realize that Senator Kelly's oath of office is to the United States of America.
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 06:03 PM
Mar 2025

Not to Trump.
Right now, being loyal to Trump requires a person be disloyal to the United States.
Who are the real traitors? Those who betray their oath of office, or those who support it?
Go home Musk. And you know to which place I am referring to you as your true home.

brush

(60,208 posts)
13. And once many were touting this Nazi putin lover as genius. No longer that God as it's obvious he is not.
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 06:18 PM
Mar 2025

BurnDoubt

(607 posts)
14. Edolph is the Traitor in this story.
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 06:21 PM
Mar 2025

Ukraine has every right to Feel betrayed. They laid down their Nuclear Arsenal in return for a pledge by the US, UK, France and RUSSIA that they would be free and secure within their borders. NOT THEIR FAULT that Russia couldn't abide by their agreement. Musk is WAY out of his lane (almost every time he uses his mouth) doing Foreign Policy. I have been Anti-War all my life, but at times Evil holds sway, and that CAN'T be allowed to prevail. It is shameful that we would betray the Trust we made with an ally. Thank you, Senator, for standing up for them. Slava Ukraini!

hamsterjill

(15,957 posts)
15. Hmmm.....a real astronaut? Or a fake rocket man?
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 06:27 PM
Mar 2025

I haven’t seen Elon’s ass sitting on top of a rocket. Spineless asshole.

I’d love to see Senator Kelly wipe the ground with him, and I have NO DOUBT that he could do it!

17. Senator Kelly
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 06:37 PM
Mar 2025

Please pay the fascist Afrikaner a visit and teach what we do to real traitor. Musk isn't good enough to be considered a piece of shit.

Kid Berwyn

(20,629 posts)
18. Thank you, Senator Kelly!
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 06:48 PM
Mar 2025

The wannabe Werner von Braun wundernazi is full of himself and little else.

Evolve Dammit

(20,765 posts)
19. Projection and gas lighting is all they have. Indict the MF for treason already. You can do it Pam. Or can you??
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 07:02 PM
Mar 2025

ProudMNDemocrat

(19,671 posts)
21. Good for Sen. Mark Kelly...
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 07:12 PM
Mar 2025

Navy Combat pilot and Astronaut tells Eloon to FUCK OFF in a very polite manner.

Bravo Senator...

DFW

(58,200 posts)
22. Mark is a fookin Space Shuttle Captain
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 07:16 PM
Mar 2025

Does Musk think he has a ghost of a chance of intimidating Mark over anything?

Musk hangs with Putin and thinks it's cool, but calls Mark a traitor for showing some solidarity with Putin's victims. When Putin finally finds Musk no longer useful, jusr before he finds out if the air is fresher when sailing out of a tenth floor window, Musk might just figure it out. Naaah, probably not.

70sEraVet

(4,572 posts)
23. Capt. Bonespurs is a hero, Nazi-Saluting guy destroying out government....
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 07:22 PM
Mar 2025

is a patriot....... And a large percentage of Americans are eating this sh-t up?!?!?!

Otterdaemmerung

(127 posts)
31. Things that make you say "hmmm"...!
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 09:45 PM
Mar 2025

So if Sen. Mark Kelly is, according to Elon Musk, a "traitor"...
And a traitor is someone who betrays his country...
And Kelly is by every definition possible, an American citizen...
That means that Musk is admitting that he, and Trump by extension, are beholden to a country other than the United States.

Every accusation is a confession, as they say.

IcyPeas

(23,694 posts)
32. They showed a clip of him being interviewed by Kudlow..
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 09:55 PM
Mar 2025

Kudlow listed the fires at his charging stations and a dealership being shot up, etc. And eloon giggled and said "but look on the bright side".

This is all fun and games to him. He's not hurt if he loses a few billion...

I.hate.these.people!

electric_blue68

(21,702 posts)
33. STFU, You Rascist, South African, Sociopathic Snotbag! You're Not Fit to clean former Astro Kelly's Astroboots!
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 10:06 PM
Mar 2025

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Xipe Totec

(44,334 posts)
35. He wouldn't know treason if it invited him to the White House and put him in charge of DOGE. nt
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 10:48 PM
Mar 2025
 

EarnestPutz

(2,843 posts)
36. Xipe!!! Where have you been? Haven't seen you in ages, or am I just not paying attention?
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 11:12 PM
Mar 2025

Xipe Totec

(44,334 posts)
38. Hello there!
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 11:19 PM
Mar 2025

Usually don't OP but just comment on other DUers posts so that makes me a bit stealthy.


 

AmericaUnderSiege

(777 posts)
43. Sounds like blowback over Musk's treason and shaky citizenship status are getting to him.
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 02:00 AM
Mar 2025

The ego hits must sting quite a bit.

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