It's a fascist coup.

They took control of the judiciary some time ago, they recently seized the executive and now they're destroying any remaining institutional power that can oppose them.

The current regime is not legitimate.

Fully understand what is happening here in America. The far right has destroyed the rule of law and are just acting to destroy our government. Don’t let this happen to your country. Don’t let Elon Musk any where near your elections or near your country.

It's not a coup if it's not against the Leadership of a sovereign nation

What it is, is a Constitutional Crisis led by the Executive Branch (Trump, and his minion Musk with Trumps permission and direction) disregarding Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution is known as the "taxing and spending clause." Clause 2 is known as the "borrowing clause.", against the Legislative Branch (Congress), which will ultimately be decided by the Judicial Branch (The Supreme Court)

The very bad news is all 3 Branches of US Government are squarely in control of Republicans, since the last election in November, who are blindly supporting Trump

Step 1: Remove all the inspector generals

Step 2: Gain access to the U.S. treasury payment system

Step 3: Lock out all the rest of the treasury staff

Step 4: Impose a 25% Tarriff on your largest trading partners

Step 5: Profit!

Step 6: Realize Trump backed down on the Mexican Tarriffs because the president of Mexico called and stroked Trump's ego.

it's only a coup if it comes from the Coup d'Etat region of France, otherwise it's just a sparkling government takeover.

Nah, everybody relax. Go to work, come home to your 2.3 kids. Everything is normal. President Musk is doing everything he can to take care of the immigrant and LGBTQ problem, the only problems the USA has. Men could be playing womens sports, guys. I mean it. Massive fucking problem.

2A thumpers defend school shootings as required to defend against tyrants. Tyrants literally in our buildings and giving nazi salutes? Nothing.

Musk is who we deserve. The country that treats money as speech and corporations as people and bribery as political action has the worlds richest man controlling it. Finally, the world is making some fucking sense.

The coup has already happened.

Staging? It already happened

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Plot

Musk is saying that they aren't going to pay US contractors for up to a month.

There is no question.

Funny to think pedo-don spent 8 years pretending Obama couldn't be prez because he was born in Africa, just the give the control of the country to an unlected incompetent bro who was actually born in Africa.

Is this how the Russians felt when Rasputin was to influencing the Tsar?

Yes.

Our last hope it seems:

If you were still under the impression that conservatives were patriots that gave a flying fuck about the Constitution, now you have your definitive answer.

Are there no drug tests for political advisors or something?
I'd have expected this for a position with much power - just like in the military.

Or am I that far off here from reality?

Hey, hey. Elon Musk purchased the US fair and square, we've known that for like 3 months now, no need to go acting all surprised!

if you think trump is bad, just wait to be ruled directly by those fuckers instead of via proxy.

Is it a coup if Trump and Republicans have given him permission and letting him do what he wants?