Elon Musk has spent so much time at Mar-a-Lago since the election that Donald Trump’s 17-year-old granddaughter, Kia, posted on TikTok a photo of herself with Musk and his 4-year-old son with the caption, “Elon achieving uncle status.” Even before this last week, the tech billionaire was a featured attraction at Trump rallies, pouring at…
Donald Trump has reportedly spoken with world leaders like Vladimir Putin this week without the typical oversight of the U.S. State Department and government interpreters. The reasoning for this, as sources explained to The Washington Post, is that Trump is “distrustful” of federal officials after a string of leaked transcripts emerged from calls he made…
Kara Swisher has prophesied a battle between tech billionaire Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump in which only one man will remain standing. Musk played a major role in Trump‘s campaign, from his America PAC to his X rants, with his support culminating in rumors of a promotion to Trump’s cabinet. Swisher, however, judged that…
This week on The Daily Beast Podcast, co-host Samantha Bee offered a scathing critique of Joe Biden, his inner circle and the broader Democratic Party in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election. Bee accused the party of a “lack of honesty,” arguing their unwillingness to confront Biden’s capacity for a…
On Monday, Nov. 4, Tesla stock traded at $243. Yesterday it closed at $321. Donald Trump’s election increased its value by a third in a week, adding $245bn to its market cap. Elon Musk made around $50bn from that leap, as he owns a fifth of Tesla’s stock. That’s about twice as much as Musk…
Jimmy Kimmel switched targets from Donald Trump to another MAGA identity in his monologue Thursday night, showing a recent post from Elon Musk where he declared Kimmel to be an “insufferable nonsense propaganda puppet.” “At least my children like me, you know,” Kimmel replied, referencing how Musk’s 20-year-old daughter Vivian Wilson has been very open…
Prominent bankers are preparing for another four years where the world’s most powerful leader will once again be the regular-rage-posting Donald Trump. Bloomberg reports that bankers—like the chief strategist at Interactive Brokers, among others—are putting measures in place to be ready for the market volatility that will inevitably come from with a second Trump presidency…
Trump speaks from campaign HQ on election night Donald Trump vows to fight ‘for your family and your future’ in speech to supporters on election night after multiple news outlets called the race in his favor, making him a two-time president and victorious over Vice President Kamala Harris. WASHINGTON – Donald Trump, the nation’s 45th…
The panel on Morning Joe reacted with shock and despair at Donald Trump’s history-making election win Wednesday morning. Coming on the air just moments after Trump’s second presidential term was confirmed, MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough said: “This is the biggest red wave I’ve seen since Ronald Reagan’s 49-state victory in 1984.” He added that Trump won…
Elon Musk scrapped a political town hall on X shortly after it started Monday blaming technical difficulties. The virtual event on the eve of the election is just the latest in a series of town halls Musk has used to urge voters to support Donald Trump. But this event, taking place on his own platform,…