[1propionyl]

On some level I hope he tries. There's already mounting hostility on the populist wing of the right towards Elon. Going after anti-trust might just be the bridge too far.

And frankly, given his public comments about and noted vitriol towards Lina Khan and the FTC (and his own tendencies towards seeking monopolies) I assume at some point he'll try.

Further, purely speculating: it may be he already has tried. It's indicative that we didn't immediately see him go for the FTC. He's too small of a man to not have wanted to for personal reasons, and too greedy to not have wanted to for long-term business reasons. I have to wonder if he was restrained from doing so on account of (correctly) predicted blowback from such an action.

Seeming to come down on the side of John Deere and DuPont subsidiaries and spinoffs is not a smart move. These are hot issues for the populist wing of the party who want to purge what they label as the "Con(servative) Inc" wing and routinely make hobbyhorses of issues affecting farmers in flyover states.

[darkerside]

> Further, purely speculating: it may be he already has tried. It's indicative that we didn't immediately see him go for the FTC.

Pure speculation. It could just as easily be frog boiling. I guess we'll all find out soon.

[pclmulqdq]

He has started by going after the groups that are investigating his companies. USAID investigated overpaying for starlink in Ukraine. FDA doesn't like neuralink. The FAA investigates every time he blows up a rocket and showers debris into the airspace. The IRS has audited his tax filings before and he expressed frustration about it. He hasn't done anything the FTC cares about yet, though.

[throwawaymaths]

well then you will be surprised by the facts. trump just sided with khan on this issue