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Biden book author reveals how White House staff truly felt about Karine Jean-Pierre as press secretary
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CNN
26 minutes ago
- CNN
Live updates: Trump and Elon Musk feud over agenda bill, latest administration news
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CNN
29 minutes ago
- CNN
Live updates: Trump and Elon Musk feud over agenda bill, latest administration news
Update: Date: Title: No call is currently scheduled between Trump and Musk, source says Content: There is no call currently scheduled between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, according to a source. Some people close to Trump and Musk hope a call could put to rest their ongoing, explosive feud. There has been an effort on the part of some of those close to both men to arrange one, according to people familiar with the matter. Another source familiar offered no confirmation of a call, adding that the president's focus is on passing his agenda bill. As the two powerful onetime friends duked it out online yesterday, their shared allies sought to quietly broker a truce, CNN previously reported. Musk, for his part, appeared open to a thaw: 'You're not wrong,' Musk responded to a post from billionaire investor Bill Ackman, who wrote on X: 'I support @realDonaldTrump and @elonmuskand they should make peace for the benefit of our great country. We are much stronger together than apart.' Update: Date: Title: Allies tried to defuse the feud between Trump and Musk, but one X post pushed it too far Content: Allies caught in the middle of the implosion between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk were delicately attempting to broker peace between the two men on Thursday when their quiet conversations were disrupted by a post on X. 'Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!' Musk wrote, stunning those with close relationships to Trump and Musk. Musk has not detailed how he would have gained access to unreleased files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and has not provided any evidence of where his information was coming from. Several people familiar with what was happening behind the scenes — who were desperately making phone calls to one another and trying to tamp down the escalating feud — described that as the tipping point, fearing that there was no going back after Musk's loaded accusation about the president regarding the so-called Epstein files. While Trump and Musk had largely argued over policy, it had now turned personal. Officials in the West Wing spent most of Thursday glued to their phones as they watched the battle between the two play out on X and Truth Social. Several aides were sending the updates in group chats, likening it to a divorce and commenting that they expected this would happen, just not this soon. 'I thought maybe August,' one noted to CNN. Read the full story. Update: Date: Title: From allies to rivals: Here's a timeline for the fight between Trump and Elon Musk Content: A public feud exploded yesterday between President Donald Trump and his one-time ally, the tech billionaire Elon Musk. It began during a media event at the White House where Trump said he was 'very disappointed' in the tech billionaire after Musk repeatedly blasted the president's sweeping domestic agenda bill in recent days. 'Elon and I had a great relationship. I don't know if we will anymore,' Trump told reporters, less than one week after the two exchanged effusive praise on Musk's last day in the administration in which he was granted special government employee status to lead the Department of Government Efficiency. Click here for a detailed timeline.
