**Chainsaw Politics**
[grapevine.is/society/opinion/2026/10/29/chainsaw-politics](https://grapevine.is/society/opinion/2026/10/29/chainsaw-politics/ )
It was definitely memorable when Elon Musk brandished a chainsaw at the CPAC conservative conference in early 2025. The chainsaw was a gift from Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, and both men wielded the outlandish tool as a metaphor for how they…
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