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MSNBC Host Shuts Down Musk's Whining About His Many Critics
MSNBC's Ari Melber didn't shed any tears Friday over Elon Musk's complaints about all the negative feedback he received for his work with the Trump administration. The anchor of The Beat, noting that the tech billionaire said in a recent interview that he's 'stuck in a bind' regarding how much credit and blame he gets for the Trump administration's actions, replied bluntly: 'Welcome to public service.' Musk, in an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, said, 'It's not like I agree with everything the administration does. I'm a little stuck in a bind where I'm like, well, I don't want to, you know, speak out against the administration. But I don't want to because I also don't want to take responsibility for everything the administration is doing.' On MSNBC, Melber said Musk just didn't grasp the nature of his work. 'The difference between Musk and virtually everyone else who signs up to work for a president is most people treat it like the serious, full-time job that it is,' Melber noted. 'They take an oath to the Constitution. They understand as long as you're in that job, you do do the thing he said he didn't want to do. You have to go along with the values and plans of the person you work for—in this case, the president. Or, if you reach a breaking point, you quit.' Melber said Musk is 'trying to have it both ways.' 'He has clearly basked in some of the power and attention of being tied to the president and donating a lot of money to the president when they were running last year, while also wanting to make the break in ways that benefit or matter to him,' Melber said of the tech billionaire, who opposed Trump's budget proposal, his tariffs, and visa crackdowns for highly skilled workers. Musk's role in the administration as a 'special government employee' ended Friday, after he had to severely lower his expectations for the amount of government spending that DOGE could cut—a turn of events that caused him to feel disillusioned. Meanwhile, Musk's popularity took a major hit, as evidenced by lagging Tesla sales and vandalism. An April poll found only 35 percent of Americans approved of his management of DOGE.
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16 hours ago
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Oscar-winner Wes Anderson and Ari on filmmaking, writing, editing, new film & star-studded casts
Film director Wes Anderson joins MSNBC's Ari Melber for an in depth discussion of his new film The Phoenician Scheme, his iconic cinematic style, how to edit, and his reflections on working with actors like Tom Hanks and Scarlett Johansson — plus reactions to assessments of his collaborative style by Bill Murray and Bryan Cranston. Anderson also reacts to past video tributes to his signature style and answers 'lightning round' questions, in this new installment of 'Mavericks with Ari M
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17 hours ago
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‘Morning Joe' Mocks Elon Musk for ‘Desperately Trying' to Distance Himself From Trump
MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' called out Elon Musk over what they say is his desperate attempt to estrange himself from President Donald Trump in an effort to salvage what's left of his business and tech reputation in Silicon Valley and abroad. 'I don't understand the complicated ways of Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. but I do understand that Elon Musk is desperately trying, as subtly as he can but as clearly as he can, to separate himself from the work he did over the past four or five months that savaged his reputation in the business world and has hurt Tesla,' host Joe Scarborough said about the Tesla CEO after reviewing his recent interview with CBS News, during which he criticized Trump's latest spending bill. 'And you can see it there, 'Oh, I'm not going to get specific, but I don't agree with everything they're doing' — nod, nod, wink, wink,' the anchor mocked. Watch the full 'Morning Joe' segment below: The Tesla CEO, who donated $288 million to Trump's 2024 presidential campaign and served as the head of Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E.), exited his position in the White House on Wednesday and appears to be distancing himself from the administration and the actions he made as a 'special government employee,' including his role in slashing the federal workforce in an effort to save money. But what he doesn't know, co-host Jonathan Lemire says, is that Trump is going to hit him with a reality check by making him take full responsibility for his part in the country's economic issues. 'What's he going to get instead, because of that? He's going to get a news conference in the Oval Office where Donald Trump is going to make him grab, with both arms, a lot of what he did in the administration,' Lemire shared. 'In [Musk's] telling, he thought he could do more than what he did. Lemire added that ultimately Musk may be more concerned with how his actions under Trump has impacted his own tech empire. In the first quarter of 2025, Tesla sales dropped by 13%, the worst decline in the company's history. 'He now sees the aftermath of what it's done on his businesses. We've chronicled quite a bit on this show how Tesla has really taken a hit, how Musk has really taken a nose dive in a lot of quarters around the country, and frankly, the planet,' the host added. Check out the full breakdown from 'Morning Joe' in the video above. The post 'Morning Joe' Mocks Elon Musk for 'Desperately Trying' to Distance Himself From Trump | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
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a day ago
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Axios CEO Warns AI Will ‘Reorder Society'
Axios CEO Jim VandeHei on Friday warned that artificial intelligence will 'reorder society,' further admitting he is alarmed and thrown off by how cavalierly lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are approaching the technology. VandeHei made the comment on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe,' while discussing an Axios story from earlier this week saying AI may lead to a 'white-collar bloodbath.' In the piece, which VandeHei wrote with Axios co-founder Mike Allen, the writers said 'AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs — and spike unemployment to 10-20% in the next one to five years,' according to one AI executive. 'I feel like I'm living in a simulation, where you see so clearly where the world's going over the next five years, and yet Washington pays very little attention to it,' VandeHei told Joe Scarborough on Friday morning. 'What we're saying is: just pay attention.' He also said he views AI as both a 'threat and a massive opportunity,' and that college grads need to be mindful of the industries they are heading into because of it. He added that AI does not have to lead to 'massive upheaval,' but he is concerned by the lack of concern shown by other CEOs and lawmakers over the tech's affect. AI has been a hot topic in media this week, with several attendees at the Wall Street Journal's 'The Future of Everything' event in New York City sharing their takes on it. Imagine Entertainment co-founders Ron Howard and Brian Grazer on Wednesday said they are both 'excited' by AI and use it as a tool to jumpstart ideas, but Grazer said it will never have the 'soul' necessary to replace professional writers. A day later, OpenAI COO Brian Lightcap said he believes artificial general intelligence — where AI models can perform any intellectual task that humans can — will be reached within the next four years. And Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian said during a different panel on Thursday that he believes 'the pure software part of Silicon Valley' will have a 'reckoning' in the next few years as a result of AI. For more on how Hollywood has moved from 'fearful observer to active participant in the AI revolution,' click here. The post Axios CEO Warns AI Will 'Reorder Society' appeared first on TheWrap.
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a day ago
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John Leguizamo Returns To MSNBC To Explore Latino Culture In Trump's America
The return of Donald Trump to the White House has brought change and chaos to many parts of America, and for many, it's a time when the feeling of community, pride, and the sense of being part of a country built by immigrants is threatened. The actor John Leguizamo hopes his MSNBC series Leguizamo Does America, which launches its second season on July 6, can remind people of the power that still exists in Latino communities across the country. "Finally something for the whole community that uplifts, elevates and celebrates our Latiness in a way all people can admire and share," Leguizamo said, reflecting on his time in neighborhoods from Philadelphia to San Antonio, where vibrant Latino communities are defining America through food, culture, history and the achievements of people young and old. 'For season two, I wanted to go deeper into America and put a magnifying glass on Latino exceptionalism, Latino ingenuity, and Latino genius,' Leguizamo said. 'Our culture has made America what it is since 1492 and nobody knows it. We built and fought for this country, and suffered in America for who we are. Let's celebrate our legacy of contributions that continue to be vital to the prosperity of this great country.' In the show's first season, Leguizamo told the Los Angeles Times he was motivated to make the series because Latino culture has traditionally been erased or ignored from both popular culture and the media. 'So for us to be so invisible, so erased, so excluded all over the map in America, the media and corporate settings where decisions are being made is just abysmal.' Leguizamo, a New Yorker whose has roots in Puerto Rico and Colombia, has explored Latino culture for decades, in film, television and on Broadway. His MSNBC series, produced by NBC News Studios, brings Leguizamo's distinct high-energy style to a kind of cross-country road trip, with stops in cities and towns where Latinos--the country's fastest-growing demographic--are changing the culture, and, in cities like Phoenix, Denver, New Orleans, and Raleigh, having a growing voice in politics. 'Now more than ever, it's important that we celebrate the incredible contributions that Latinos have made and continue to make to this great nation,' said series director Ben DeJesus. 'It's been one of the highlights of my life to create and develop this series alongside the force of nature that is John Leguizamo and our passionate showrunner Carolina Saavedra. It's also important to note that this is a show made for audiences of all backgrounds, not just Latinos.' DeJesus and Leguizamo have worked together for years on projects like American Masters: Raúl Juliá, and the series American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos, both of which aired on PBS. 'I really give John a lot of credit for risking his own career, because he is not afraid to be vocal about [the lack of Latino representation] Leguizamo addressed the lack of Latino representation in film and television in a speech at the 2024 Emmy Awards, saying 'I'm John Leguizamo and I'm one of Hollywood's DEI hires. That's right. The D is for diligence, the E is for excellence, and the I is for imagination.' 'We need more stories from excluded groups,' Leguizamo told the audience. 'Black, Asian, Jewish, Arab, LGBTQ+ and disabled.' The second season of Leguizamo Does America airs Sunday nights at 9 p.m. ET on MSNBC, beginning July 6.
