WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas, wants information from the Commerce Department about how Elon Musk could be leveraging his work on streamlining the federal government to enrich himself. President Donald Trump tapped the tech billionaire and CEO of Tesla to lead the administration’s Department of Government Efficiency effort, which has included cutting staffing…
Photo: Scott Olson / Staff (Getty Images) Even the world’s most prominent Trump supporter, Elon Musk, is displeased with the tariffs. Musk, who runs the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), spent the weekend criticizing the administration’s top trade adviser, Peter Navarro, and amped up his criticism Tuesday, saying Navarro is “dumber than a sack of…
Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught appears to have finally driven a wedge between him and Elon Musk. The world’s richest person has been one of Trump’s biggest cheerleaders — but when it comes to the tariffs that have shaken global markets, Musk has made it clear he’s not a fan. The Tesla CEO spent the weekend…
Tech mogul Elon Musk personally urged US President Donald Trump to reverse sweeping new tariffs on Chinese imports, The Washington Post reported. As Trump threatened to slap a 50 per cent tariff on goods from China, Musk took to social media to voice his opposition. Behind the scenes, the DOGE chief also made direct appeals…
Elon Musk has made personal appeals to Donald Trump to reverse his new wave of sweeping tariffs, The Washington Post reported over the weekend. As tensions rose over a planned 50% tariff on Chinese imports, Musk turned to social media to voice his opposition — while also trying to influence the president directly. Two people…
Wall Street just got loud and it’s not cheering. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk, Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman (Trades, Portfolio), and hedge legend Stanley Druckenmiller (Trades, Portfolio) are now openly throwing punches at the Trump administration’s tariff plans, warning they could trigger a full-blown market meltdown. What started as scattered criticism has snowballed into a…
In an unexpected re-alignment of political and economic forces, three men — a modern triumvirate of wealth and power — find themselves drawn into an increasingly complex relationship of competing and opposing forces, now at odds with the interests which originally brought them together. U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Elon Musk…
Topline Billionaire supporters of President Donald Trump—including Elon Musk—spoke out Monday morning and issued warnings about the economy as global stock markets plunged further in response to the escalating trade war. Elon Musk arrives for the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the U.S. Capitol … More Rotunda on January 20 in Washington, DC….
German minister says Elon Musk’s opposition to Trump’s tariffs a sign of weakness and fear. Germany’s economy minister Robert Habeck reacted to Elon Musk’s zero tariff statement and said he should first go to his president and talk about zero tariff first. “If he has something to say, he should go to his president and…
Top White House trade adviser Peter Navarro claimed on Sunday that billionaire Elon Musk is “simply protecting his own interests” after the Tesla CEO spoke about the administration’s sweeping new tariff policies. Newsweek reached out to Navarro’s office and Musk via email on Sunday for comment. Why It Matters Musk saw around $11 billion shaved…