The chainsaw is actually a symbol for President Milei, who used it at his rallies during Argentina’s election run-up to emphasize his promise of slashing public spending. In the current climate of US politics where theater and showmanship are common, Musk adopted Milei’s chainsaw gimmick on stage and vowed to carry out a political “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” through the DOGE department. He told the crowd, “This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy,” and also mentioned that DOGE started as a meme but is now real.
Meanwhile, it wasn’t all smooth sailing for Musk. His ex-partner Grimes, mother of three of his children, pleaded with him publicly on X (formerly Twitter) to respond regarding a “medical crisis” involving one of their kids. She urged him to either talk to her or appoint someone to deal with the situation, warning that the child could “suffer life long impairment” if he continued to ignore her, though she didn’t detail the nature of the medical crisis.
