As the Elon Musk and Donald Trump partnership grew closer and closer on the election trail last year, the primary question spectators were asking was: How long will this last? The second was likely to be: How large will the fallout be? With President Trump now situated in the Oval Office and Musk nowhere to…
Elon Musk and Donald Trump (R) US President Donald Trump on Sunday dismissed Elon Musk’s newly launched political party, the “America Party,” calling the idea “ridiculous” and reiterating his faith in the traditional two-party system.Responding to questions about Musk’s announcement, Trump said, “I think it’s ridiculous. We have a tremendous success with Republican party. The…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday threw some shade at Elon Musk after the tech billionaire announced he had created a political party, suggesting the Tesla and SpaceX boss focus on business and not politics. On Saturday, the South African-born Musk – an ally-turned-critic of US President Donald Trump – said he was founding…
After publicly feuding with President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, announced Saturday that he has started a new political party. Musk made the announcement a day after Trump signed his “Big Beautiful Bill” into law on Friday, which Musk called a “disgusting abomination.” Musk said he could begin by focusing on a…
The thing about bullies is they don’t have real friends. They have lieutenants, followers and victims — sometimes all three rolled into one. Most of us learn this by about third grade, when parents and hard knocks teach us how to figure out whom you can trust, and who will eat you for lunch. Elon…
Steve Bannon knocked Elon Musk’s underwhelming effort to save billions in government spending after the departed DOGE head trashed Donald Trump’s spending bill. On Monday’s broadcast of his War Room podcast, Bannon noted that Musk overpromised and underdelivered when it came to the so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s ability to root out fraud and wasteful…
Elon Musk made several last-ditch arguments on X, formerly Twitter, ahead of Saturday’s planned vote in the Senate that will look to advance President Donald Trump‘s “Big Beautiful” spending bill in a key vote. Why It Matters Musk, who had spent months as a close Trump ally during his time leading the Department of Government…
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced on Friday that it has significantly expanded its government phone line elimination program, terminating nearly 3,000 devices across multiple agencies. Newsweek reached out to the White House via email on Saturday for comment. Why It Matters DOGE was established by President Donald Trump upon his return to office…
Edward Coristine, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer known as “Big Balls,” has taken up a new post at the Social Security Administration (SSA) after resigning from his previous post earlier this week. Coristine’s moves within the federal government have been carefully monitored and reported on by WIRED, which first broke the story of…
Elon Musk and Omead Afshar, left, at an event in Shanghai, China, in 2019. © 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP Elon Musk fired Tesla’s head of operations in North America and Europe, amid declining sales in both regions and the electric vehicle brand’s falling popularity, according to people familiar with the matter. Omead Afshar, who started…