FINDING HUMOR IN HISSY FITS PART 2

THIS STARTED WITH SEEKING HUMOR in reports of the asinine Trump/Musk hissy fits exchanged on their respective social media. We continue in Part 2 with more of Aishvarya Kavi’s article, together with other views from the Brit Independent, our own late night TV, and my favorite satirist, Andy Borowitz.

Hissy Fits Spinoffs. “Other scenarios,” Kavi noted, “recast Mr. Trump and Mr. Musk as a divorced couple sharing custody of their child, Vice President JD Vance; supermarket lobsters being egged on to fight; and two monkeys engaged in a knife fight surrounded by cheering spectators clutching fistfuls of money—a scene from a 2000 episode of ‘The Simpsons.’“

“Others,” she observed, “found humor in the fact that the breakup between two men, albeit the unraveling of a political alliance, coincided with the start of Pride Month.”

Image from X via The New York Times.

From The Independent. Rhian Lubin writes, “America is Gonna Run Out of Popcorn: Savage Internet Memes Troll Musk and Trump During Online Meltdown,” The Independent, June 6, 2025. 

Here are several of Lubin’s collected goodies: “ ‘Elon finally found a way to make Twitter fun again,’ former senior Obama adviser and podcast host Dan Pfeiffer summarized in a post on X.” “ ‘BREAKING: Vladimir Putin has offered to negotiate a peace deal between President Trump and Elon Musk,’ X user Amuse wrote.” “Social media users, including Democrats, have been sharing hilarious memes of the breakup, drawing inspiration from Real Housewives to Mean Girls.”

Image from X via The Independent.

Late Night Views. Trish Bendix “Late Night Revels in Trump and Musk’s Public Feud,” The New York Times, June 6, 2025, notes that Stephen Colbert had some great lines: “So now Donald Trump is a Tesla owner who hates Elon Musk? He’s never been more relatable?” And “Trump’s going to have to get one of those bumper stickers for his Tesla that says ‘I bought this before Elon told everyone I was on Epstein’s plane.’ ”

Steven Colbert’s and Jimmy Fallon’s videos are accessible from the Bendix article.

Jimmy Fallon’s views: “I can’t believe their relationship fell apart this fast. I mean, a week ago they were all over each other like Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner at a Knicks game.” And “But Trump didn’t stop there. He also said that the easiest way for the country to save money would be to terminate all of Elon Musk’s government contracts. Smart, now the future of space exploration rests on Katy Perry.” And “You know, I knew this day would come, and yet, somehow, it’s even better than I imagined. It’s like coming down the stairs on Christmas morning and finding a second tree.”

From The Borowitz Report. My favorite satirist at the moment is Andy Borowitz. His daily reports invariably summarize topics in amazingly few paragraphs. To wit: 

“KYIV (The Borowitz Report)—In a bold attempt at high-stakes diplomacy, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered on Friday to broker a peace deal between Elon Musk and Donald J. Trump.”

“ ‘It is time for the fighting to stop,’ Zelenskyy said to Musk and Trump. ‘And I am willing to make the ultimate sacrifice: sitting in the same room as the two of you.’ ”

“Addressing Trump, the Ukrainian declared, ‘Mr. President, Elon gave you 250 million dollars, and you haven’t said “thank you” once.’ ”

Jesse Welles’ song is accessible from the Borowitz article.

Also, check out “Jesse Welles nails the Trump/Musk breakup in 80 seconds” at Andy’s report.

Another of your perfect offerings, Andy. ds

© Dennis Simanaitis, SimanaitisSays.com, 2025