Chris Christie says Trump will dump Elon Musk when he needs a scapegoat Musk will ‘become the person to blame’ by Trump when something goes wrong, predicts the former New Jersey governor The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2024
Trump makes defense, ‘Doge’ and Latin America envoy picks for administration Katie Miller picked to join Musk and Ramaswamy’s advisory board as Stephen Feinberg tapped for No 2 Pentagon role The Guardian - US · Dec 23, 2024
Reform UK lines up billionaires to fund ‘political disruption’ Party treasurer Nick Candy suggested more billionaires like Elon Musk could be ready to back Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. Evening Standard · Dec 22, 2024
Trump rejects taunts that Elon Musk is real power behind US president-elect Statements come amid criticism of Musk’s involvement in budget negotiations, outsized role in Trump transition. Al Jazeera · Dec 22, 2024
Trump Defends Elon Musk Amid 'President Musk' Accusations President-elect Donald Trump defends Elon Musk's role in blocking a government funding bill and denies claims of presidential aspirations. Top News · Dec 22, 2024
Social media firings, anti-union contracts and corporate surveillance: are employers our biggest threat to free speech? Free speech has become a political hobby horse in today’s world of increasingly divisive populism. The Conversation · Dec 22, 2024
Rep. Gonzales Compares Elon Musk To 'Prime Minister' In Congress Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales criticizes Elon Musk's influence on Congress and calls for an end to continuing resolutions in a recent funding bill saga. Top News · Dec 22, 2024
Elon Musk Didn't Expect Tesla or SpaceX to be Succesful, But He Did It Because They "Were Important Enough to do Anyway" In a reflection on his entrepreneurial journey, tech magnate Elon Musk offered a glimpse into the mindset that led him to launch two of the world’s most groundbreaking ventures: Tesla and SpaceX. Speaking on his early years of founding these companies, Musk said, “I always have optimism, but I’m realistic.... Barchart · Dec 22, 2024
Sen. Mullin Credits Trump, Dismisses Musk's Influence In Budget Passing Sen. Markwayne Mullin praises President Trump's negotiation skills, dismisses Elon Musk's influence claims, and emphasizes informed decision-making in budg... Top News · Dec 22, 2024
How far do Elon Musk and Reform UK share a political vision? Immigration, culture wars and shrinking the public sector all feature highly on their agendas The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2024
German Christmas Market Attacker Charged With 5 Counts of Murder, Multiple Counts of Attempted Murder: Police A Saudi Arabian doctor faces five murder charges after allegedly plowing a rented BMW car into a crowded Christmas market in Germany, killing five people and injuring 200 others. Latin Times · Dec 22, 2024
Sen. Hagerty Affirms Trump As Republican Leader Amid Elon Musk Controversy Sen. Hagerty praises Trump's leadership amidst Musk's opposition, highlighting the interplay of politics, business, and leadership in the Republican Party. Top News · Dec 22, 2024
‘The great capitulation’: why key US figures are seeking Trump’s favor People from tech executives to foreign leaders and even some mainstream media figures are ‘acquiescing in advance’, experts say, because of greed and fear The Guardian - US · Dec 22, 2024
Starmer could introduce new law to block Musk from donating to Reform, minister suggests As a US citizen, Elon Musk cannot legally make a personal donation to a UK political party but he could do so through the UK subsidiaries of his companies The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2024 Farage, Musk and Candy say ‘cheese’ – now British democracy’s toast Last week’s photo op with the Reform leader and X owner was further evidence of the UK’s inevitable march towards the far right. Merry Christmas!
The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2024 Former GOP chair suggests Musk is steamrolling ‘too old’ Trump Michael Steele suggests Donald Trump may be ‘too old’ to handle the challenges facing him, leaving an opening for Elon Musk to take charge
The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2024 Faced with Trump and Farage, Britain’s natural ally is Europe The Labour party’s determination to stick to Brexit simply condemns the UK to fight a lone hand against the far-right forces ranged against it
The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2024 Mark Cuban uses Elon Musk’s own AI chatbot to shoot down his praise of far-right German party Musk said that ‘only the AfD can save Germany’ in a post on X on Friday night that provoked widespread backlash from politicians at home and overseas
Evening Standard · Dec 22, 2024 What the papers say – December 22 A variety of stories adorn Sunday’s front pages.
The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2024 Wall Street Journal flames Trump and Musk over ‘budget fiasco’ and what it threatens for future The editorial board said ‘there are bad omens here for 2025’ and questioned the ‘ability of Republicans to govern’
Latin Times · Dec 21, 2024 Elon Musk Slams Germany for Failing to 'Extradite a Murderer' After X Users Claim Saudi Christmas Market Attacker is a 'Fugitive' Elon Musk criticized Germany for granting asylum to a Saudi national accused of terrorism.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2024 Labour fears grow as Reform eyes victories in local election battleground Nigel Farage’s party is building on the unpopularity of the government and is set to challenge it in next year’s polls
The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2024 Ministers resist calls to block Musk donations to Farage’s Reform UK Government fears moves to curb any potential cash from the tech titan could backfire and play into Reform UK’s hands
Fortune · Dec 21, 2024 The spending bill that averted a shutdown shrank from more than 1,500 pages to just 100—here's what was cut The spending bill that cleared Congress didn’t include pharmacy benefit manager reforms, a pay raise for lawmakers, and a crackdown on “junk fees.”
Al Jazeera · Dec 21, 2024 Biden signs funding bill into law, averting US government shutdown President hails the passage of the legislation after days of uncertainty and negotiations that went down to the wire.