First, nobody elected Musk. Second, many of the voters which selected Trump this cycle did so out of frustration with their current situation, primarily the cost of living. Those people didn't want chaos or disregard for the rule of law, they wanted more affordable groceries, rent, and increased wages. They were either uninformed or deliberately misinformed, and we all now have to suffer for their choices. They were imaging that things would go back to how they were during Trump's first term (ignoring the mishandling of the pandemic entirely), not understanding that there is no going back. You can't just reverse prices without causing a deflationary spiral, you don't even want to stop the desired level of inflation (2-3%), because doing so will also damage the economy. You want wages to increase faster to inflation, and over time it will even out. The government could pass regulations which eliminated illegal coordination and price fixing in the rental market, but you can bet every Trump Coin you have that this administration won't do that. They could also pass legislation to incentivize corporations from gobbling up houses all over the country, but again, this administration won't help with that either.
These voters, plain and simple, ignorantly voted against their best interests, and we may never recover from that mistake.
These voters, plain and simple, ignorantly voted against their best interests, and we may never recover from that mistake.