Steve Moore: 'I'm going to side … with Musk' in Navarro spat
Steve Moore, former senior economic adviser to President Trump, supported tech billionaire Elon Musk's position in public vomiting with White House trade adviser Peter Navarro. “I'm with Elon Musk now,” Moore said Tuesday on CNN. “So Elon Musk means that tariffs are taxes. They can hurt the economy. We have to have the most productive […]
Washington Post backs out of 'Fire Elon Musk' ad order
This week's Washington Post has stepped back from the “Fire Elon Musk” ad order, which will be run as a rap in some of Tuesday's editions, according to advocacy group Common Cause. The group said it signed a post and $115,000 agreement to run ads covering the frontline and back pages of Tuesday's paper, as […]
Democrats taunt Trump with 'President Musk' moniker
Democrats are mocking President-elect Trump by claiming that billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is making decisions on his behalf. And because Musk is set to play a key role in President Trump's second term as co-chair of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and as a close ally of the president, the nickname “President Musk” has […]
Trump pushes back on 'President Musk' claims
President-elect Trump on Sunday rejected the Democratic Party's reference to tech billionaire Elon Musk as “President Musk.” “No, he's not going to be president, I'm telling you,” Trump said at America Fest, hosted by the conservative group Turning Point, in Phoenix, Arizona. That can't be true, he wasn't born in this country. ” Democratic leaders […]
Trump team affirms he's leader of GOP amid 'President Musk' barbs
President-elect Trump's transition team has criticized Democratic senators who suggested Elon Musk was the “true leader” of the Republican Party following his aggressive pressure campaign against stopgap spending measures. I rebelled. “As soon as President Trump announced his official position on CR, [continuing resolution]Republicans on Capitol Hill echoed his views. President Trump is the leader […]
Bernie Sanders blasts 'President Elon Musk' for derailing spending deal
Sen. Bernie Sanders (Iconic, I-Vt.) says lawmakers who support a continuing resolution on the newly announced year-end funding deal should be voted out, and tech mogul Elon Musk criticized. “Democrats and Republicans spent months negotiating a bipartisan agreement to fund the government. President Elon Musk, the richest man on earth, doesn't like it. Republicans kiss […]
John Fetterman: 'I admire Mr. Musk'
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) on Thursday praised tech billionaire Elon Musk and his career, but acknowledged they don't always see eye to eye on political issues. “I respect Mr. Musk. He's been involved in some very important parts of American society, including AI and SpaceX,” Fetterman told reporters at the Capitol on Thursday. “Yes, he's […]