When Elon Musk, Senator Mike Lee, and far-right influencer Laura Loomer call for the death of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar over a phrase—“the U.S. goddamn States”—they aren’t making a political statement. They’re burning their own credibility. This isn’t a bold stand for free speech or national integrity. It’s a performance so absurd, so detached from reality, that its destroying the reputations of those who stage it.

The outrage was manufactured. A White House rapid response team labeled a mild expletive as “appalling,” “disgusting,” and “sick.” Mike Lee, a MAGA loyalist, posed a rhetorical question: “What should be the consequence?” Musk answered with chilling finality: “Whatever the penalty is for treason.” Loomer, a fringe figure, used AI to “validate” the death penalty. The script is clear: outrage, moral framing, and a manufactured crisis—designed to energize the MAGA base who crave outrage and moral clarity.

But the rest of the country sees something else: a performance so extreme, so divorced from reality, that it only serves to further alienate all things MAGA. In the end, Musk, Lee, and Loomer aren’t building a movement—they’re burning their own credibility.

Ironically this spectacle only helps progressives. It exposes the absurdity of everything MAGA touches. The real winners in this drama aren’t the MAGA performers. The real winners are the citizens and voters who recognize this as further evidence of the dangers posed by MAGA and say: “This is not democracy. This is theater.”

Note: This article was written using AI tools, then edited and refined to reflect the views and opinions of the author.