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Yahoo
07-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
New token soars 1,300% after Elon Musk tells America to 'Kill the Bill'
New token soars 1,300% after Elon Musk tells America to 'Kill the Bill' originally appeared on TheStreet. In a whirlwind of politics, pop culture, and crypto chaos, a new Solana-based memecoin called Kill The Bill (KILLBILL) has exploded more than 1,300% within 24 hours — all after Elon Musk blasted President Donald Trump's latest federal spending proposal, calling it the 'Debt Slavery Bill.' Launched less than 16 hours ago on Solana's memecoin launchpad PumpSwap, KILLBILL is a clear reference to Quentin Tarantino's cult classic Kill Bill. As of now, the token is priced at $0.00009575 and has already seen $8.68 million in trading volume with over 81,000 transactions, according to GeckoTerminal. The surge appears to be driven by Musk's viral opposition to the 1,100-page 'One Big Beautiful Bill,' which passed the House on May 22. The bill is set to raise the national debt ceiling by potentially over $2.4 trillion, piling on top of the existing $36 trillion debt load. 'If this bill is passed, it will bankrupt the country,' Musk warned earlier this week. On Wednesday, he posted to his 180 million X followers: 'Call your Senator. Call your Congressman. Bankrupting America is NOT ok! KILL the BILL.' Shortly after, Bitwise's Jeff Parks responded to the post with a photoshopped Kill Bill movie poster — but with Musk's face swapped in, helping fuel the memecoin frenzy. As of this writing, KILLBILL has 4,325 holders and net buys of over $57,000 — numbers that suggest coordinated retail enthusiasm rather than organic utility. While there's no indication that Musk is associated with the token, that hasn't stopped opportunists from piggybacking on the attention. Despite the hype, there's zero evidence Musk is connected to the KILLBILL token — and traders should be aware that memecoins built around political moments have often ended in rug pulls or sudden collapses. The speed and anonymity of Solana memecoin launches have made them both alluring and risky. As always, traders should proceed with caution. Disclaimer: This article does not constitute investment advice. Meme coins are highly speculative and often carry outsized risks. Invest responsibly. New token soars 1,300% after Elon Musk tells America to 'Kill the Bill' first appeared on TheStreet on Jun 5, 2025 This story was originally reported by TheStreet on Jun 5, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Trump-Musk feud: Who deserves the most credit for president's resounding 2024 White House win?
As the war of words between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk rages, it's sparked a new debate over how decisive the world's richest person was in helping Trump recapture the White House in the 2024 election. The president, speaking with reporters, argued, "I think I would have won" even without Musk's help on the campaign trail last year. Musk, firing back, argued that "without me, Trump would have lost the election." While the once-strong alliance between Trump and Musk rapidly disintegrated on Thursday as the two traded barbs over the president's "big, beautiful" tax cuts and spending bill, the zingers also extended to other topics, including last year's presidential election. Musk May Speak With Trump Aides In Push To End Feud With President Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, went all in for Trump last summer and autumn. Read On The Fox News App He endorsed the GOP presidential nominee in July right after the assassination attempt against Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. Republican Lawmakers Stand Firm Against Musk's 'Kill The Bill' Assault On Trump's Agenda Musk became the top donor of the 2024 election cycle, dishing out nearly $300 million in support of Trump's bid through America PAC, a Trump-aligned super PAC. Much of the money was used for get-out-the-vote efforts and ads in the crucial battleground states as Trump and Kamala Harris faced off for the presidency. Musk concentrated much of his efforts on Pennsylvania. He joined Trump for the first time on the campaign trail at an Oct. 5 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, then held five town halls in the Keystone State later in October. And Musk set up a war room of sorts in Pittsburgh. Trump, mentioning how Musk campaigned for him in Pennsylvania, pointed to his White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, who was co-chair of Trump's 2024 campaign. The president noted that "Susie would say I would have won Pennsylvania easily anyway." Musk's Fiscal Conservative Evolution Puts Him At Odds With Trump Musk, apparently watching Trump's comments in real time, quickly fired back on X, which Musk renamed after buying Twitter. "Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate," Musk wrote. "Such ingratitude." Veteran Republican strategist John Brabender, who served as a media consultant to the 2024 Trump campaign, told Fox News Digital that "Elon and many others played an important role in helping the president win states all across America." "But the bottom line is there's only one constant and one person who is most responsible, by far, and that's President Trump. That's who people voted for," Brabender added. Longtime Republican consultant Dave Carney, a veteran of numerous GOP presidential campaigns over the past few decades, said the president and Musk are both right. Carney, who steered Preserve America, another top-spending Trump-aligned super PAC, told Fox News that Trump "might have won without the help, but you can't underestimate how important that help was." Pointing to Preserve America, Musk's America PAC and MAGA Inc, which was the main Trump-aligned super PAC, Carney said they all deserved "a tremendous amount of credit" and "just made it easier" for Trump to sweep all seven battleground states and win the White House. Carney also highlighted the Musk-aligned super PAC's "unprecedented field effort, mail and other communications … to turn out these low-propensity Trump voters." Tom Eddy, the GOP chairman in Erie County, a longtime crucial swing county in the northwestern corner of battleground Pennsylvania, told Fox News that Musk "helped Trump significantly. I really think so. He had money, and he had a name." But Eddy added that "my gut feeling would be that Trump is basically saying, 'Look. I won the election. These people helped me, but I won.' That's what he's trying to bring across." In battleground Michigan, veteran Republican strategist Dennis Lennox pointed to Musk's comments and told Fox News "it's incredibly arrogant to say that, but it's probably true."Original article source: Trump-Musk feud: Who deserves the most credit for president's resounding 2024 White House win?
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Elon Musk may speak to Trump aides in push to calm feud
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk may speak to White House aides Friday in an effort to calm his ongoing feud with President Donald Trump, Fox News has learned. Musk and Trump have been arguing over social media in recent days. The blowup came after Musk started "wearing thin" on Trump for about a month, Fox News senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy reported Friday. A senior White House official told Fox News that Trump does not expect to speak to Musk today. However, White House aides told Doocy that Trump administration staffers might try to talk to Musk. "No call scheduled or had. Musk wants a call. POTUS hasn't made a decision," a source familiar with the matter also told Fox News regarding a possible conversation between Trump and Musk. Republican Lawmakers Stand Firm Against Musk's 'Kill The Bill' Assault On Trump's Agenda Doocy also reported that a red Tesla vehicle that Trump bought during a Tesla demonstration on the South Lawn of the White House grounds earlier this year is now expected to be given away or sold off. Read On The Fox News App The vehicle with Florida tags, as of Friday, remains parked near the White House on West Executive Drive. Musk made allegations Thursday that Trump was in the Jeffrey Epstein file. "@RealDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files," Musk wrote on X. "That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!" Musk followed the post with another, saying, "Mark this post for the future. The truth will come out." "This is an unfortunate episode from Elon, who is unhappy with the One Big Beautiful BIll because it does not include the policies he wanted," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. "The President is focused on passing this historic piece of legislation and making our country great again." Fetterman Disses Democrats For Suddenly Embracing Musk Amid Trump Fallout On Truth Social, Trump wrote Thursday that "Elon was 'wearing thin,' I asked him to leave, I took away his EV Mandate that forced everyone to buy Electric Cars that nobody else wanted (that he knew for months I was going to do!), and he just went CRAZY!" "The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon's Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. I was always surprised that Biden didn't do it!" Trump also said. The feud between Musk and Trump rapidly escalated this week when Musk called the Trump-endorsed "big, beautiful bill" a "disgusting abomination." Musk, who has been openly critical of the proposed reconciliation bill, said Tuesday afternoon that he "just can't stand it anymore." "This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination," Musk added in a Tuesday afternoon post on X. "Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it." Fox News' Patrick Ward, Lucas Tomlinson, Greg Wehner and Alec Schemmel contributed to this article source: Elon Musk may speak to Trump aides in push to calm feud
Time of India
06-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
KILLBILL memecoin explodes 1,300% after Elon Musk tells America to kill the bill and slams Donald Trump's policies
A Crypto Coin KILLBILL Inspired by Political Drama Live Events Rapid Growth, But No Official Ties to Elon Musk FAQs (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Amid billionaire Elon Musk and the US president's public fallout, a new Solana-based memecoin named Kill The Bill (KILLBILL) has surged over 1,300% within 24 hours of its launch, as per a report. The rally appears to be fuelled by a social media X (previously Twitter) post from Musk urging Americans to reject Trump's massive federal spending bill, as per The coin, which launched about 24 hours ago on the Solana memecoin platform PumpSwap, is named after Quentin Tarantino's cult classic film 'Kill Bill', reported The Street. But here the 'bill' refers to Trump's 1,100-page 'One Big Beautiful Bill', a sweeping measure that includes a potential $2.4 trillion increase to the national debt ceiling, as per the READ: Donald Trump and Elon Musk to make peace after bitter clash? Feud may be over as early as today Musk, who has become increasingly vocal in his criticism of government overspending, warned earlier this week that passing the bill would push the country closer to financial ruin. Musk warned his 180 million X followers, saying, 'If this bill is passed, it will bankrupt the country,' quoted The Tesla CEO also said, 'Call your Senator. Call your Congressman. Bankrupting America is NOT ok! KILL the BILL," as quoted in the after, Jeff Parks of Bitwise added fuel to the fire by posting a photo of the 'Kill Bill' movie poster, replacing the lead character's face with Musk's, according to The there is no proof to indicate that Musk is connected with the KILLBILL token , as of June 5, KILLBILL had 4,325 holders and net buys of over $57,000, reported The a newly launched memecoin built on Solana, inspired by Elon Musk's call to reject a federal spending There's no evidence Musk is involved in the token's creation or promotion, investors are simply piggybacking off his viral comments.
