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Fox News
3 days ago
- Business
- Fox News
'Gone too far': GOP lawmakers rally around Trump after Musk raises Epstein allegations
House GOP lawmakers are accusing Elon Musk of going "too far" after he suggested President Donald Trump was "in the Epstein files." "Hopefully we never have to answer questions about tweets like that from Elon again," said Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, calling Musk's comments "not helpful." "Elon crossed the line today," Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, told Fox News Digital, Musk referenced late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein in relation to Trump Thursday as part of a larger tirade against the president and Republican leaders over their budget reconciliation bill. The tech billionaire accused Republicans of adding to the national debt — currently nearing $37 trillion — with legislation they've called Trump's "big, beautiful bill." "Time to drop the really big bomb. [Trump] is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!" Musk wrote on X. "Mark this post for the future. The truth will come out." Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, said Musk had "gone too far." "There's just no need for this," Nehls said. "Those conversations should be taking place behind closed doors." Some Republicans argued that any damning information about Trump and Epstein would have already been revealed if it existed. "What I would say is, if Joe Biden had Donald Trump in the Epstein logs, there's no question it would have come out during the campaign," Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., told Fox News Digital. "So, I don't know what's prompting it. I think it's all unfortunate." Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., questioned why Musk would let his young son, nicknamed "X," around Trump if he believed he was closely associated with a pedophile. "The Biden administration would have put it out. There's nobody that Democrats hate more than Donald J. Trump, and he's handing them their lunch every day. So, I don't put much faith into it," Burchett said. "Why would he let his kid hang out with the president if that was true? That just doesn't make any sense. And now he's calling for his impeachment. I mean, it's just going off to the deep end." Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., who is leading a task force on declassifying federal investigations, including Epstein's, told reporters she did not think Musk's suggestion held water. "Speaking to Jeffrey Epstein, I will be very specific that I do believe that if President Trump was in the Epstein files, they would have released it during the primary, and they didn't," Luna said. "So, the fact is, is that I do not believe that President Trump is in the Epstein files, the way that it's being implied, but either which way, this is why we continue to push for transparency." Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., however, stood apart in his answer in calling for more transparency into the Epstein files. "Facts will bear out whatever they will," Norman said. "The Epstein files are bound to come out, and let it come out. We ought to see it. America has a right to know, just like they do with the John F. Kennedy files, the Bobby Kennedy files." White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt attributed Musk's tirade to Trump's bill, which is focused on working- and middle-class tax relief and not benefiting Musk and his companies enough. "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. The President is focused on passing this historic piece of legislation and making our country great again," Leavitt said. Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., told Fox News Digital, "I could not tell you what Elon Musk's motivations are, but I can tell you what we're going to do, which is avoid a $4 trillion tax increase on the American people. And while it's well-known the two men were acquainted, a source familiar with the matter pointed out that Trump had kicked Epstein out of his Palm Beach Golf Club. Trump had permanently banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago for hitting on a teenage daughter of a club member, according to a book, "The Grifter's Club." "The administration itself released Epstein files with the President's name included. This is not a new surprise Elon is uncovering. Everyone already knew this," the source said. "If Elon truly thought the President was more deeply involved with Epstein, why did he hang out with him for six months and say he 'loves him as much as a straight man can love a straight man?'" Fox News Digital has also reached out to Musk for comment via his office at Tesla.
Fox News
4 days ago
- Business
- Fox News
Rep. Pat Fallon: We've Got To Solve This Debt Crisis Facing Our Country
Texas Republican Congressman Pat Fallon joins Fox Across America With guest host Paul Gleiser to explain why he supports President Trump's 'big, beautiful bill', despite the objections by some in his party that it does not go far enough in cutting wasteful government spending, 'I met with Mike Johnson, Speaker Johnson last night, a small group. We meet every now and again. And he was telling us that he had a great talk with Elon, and he's committed to making sure that we, the Republicans, retain control of the House and what have you. And it's, you have to, you know, I think that we can all be sympathetic to the frustrations that a CEO of a company would feel when he moves at the speed of Elon. He moves at speed of innovation, and the federal government does not. So, yes, if you're going to grade it on what Elon Musk could do, yeah, the big beautiful bill is not to that speed. But you're gonna grade it what the federal government has ever done, it's a huge success and it's great first step. And when you look at, you'd be hard for us to find in history any bill that cuts spending of approximately a trillion and a half dollars, granted over a decade, but government always inevitably grows. And we're actually going to cut spending.' Listen to the podcast to hear what else Rep. Fallon had to say to Paul!
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Rep. Fallon pushes for updates at Red River Army Depot
NEW BOSTON, TEXAS (KTAL/KMSS) — Representative Pat Fallon (TX-04) wants improvements made to the Red River Army Depot (RRAD). Rep. Fallon led a letter requesting information on any plans to modernize the depot to Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll. The Red River Army Depot's role in WWII Established in 1941, the Red River Army Depot started as an ammunition facility. As World War II escalated, supply storage and tank repair were added to the depot's mission. Now, the depot workforce engages in a wide range of work, from producing timber to remanufacturing the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle. Red River is the Army's Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence, repairing a variety of large vehicles. Local news The depot also supports soldiers in various locations and is responsible for over 5,000 civilian deployments to Kuwait, Afghanistan, and Iraq in support of soldiers in the field. Rep. Fallon feels that these vital services require a clear plan for RRAD and other depots, saying, 'Red River Army Depot in my district, employing 3,500 workers, sustains key tactical vehicles, ensuring readiness across military branches. As a critical logistical hub, Red River, as well as depots across the country, need a clear modernization plan to avoid reduced capacity.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Irish Independent
05-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Independent
The government is reneging on many undertakings given to the trade union movement says leading Sligo trade unionist
Pat Fallon, President of the Sligo-Leitrim Council of Trade Unions made the remarks when he addressed those attending Sligo's annual May Day ceremony in New Street on Thursday evening May 1st. 'There has been a reversal on introducing the living wage, paid sick leave entitlements, increasing the minimum annual remuneration for employment permits and automatic enrolment for pensions. 'All of these measures which the government agreed to, have now been deferred. 'This is not acceptable to unions and workers. When will those initiatives be delivered on? The Government will say that global trading uncertainty means we must pause the measures. 'An ERSI report has shown that in 2023 nationally advertised online jobs at the minimum rate of pay accounted for 7% which rose to 15% in 2024, and in Sligo the figure was an average of 19% showing a worrying trend towards low paid jobs. 'Denying a worker an adequate living wage will hardly solve the global economic turmoil. 'Today, low-paid workers are faced with a cost-of-living crisis and falling living standards. Workers have never worked so hard and never struggled so much. 'The government's housing policies have resulted in ordinary workers and families being priced out of the market. 'The number of minimum wage jobs advertised last year was double what it was in 2023. What hope does a young couple working for minimum wage have of ever owning their own home. 'Organising more workers through trade unions is now very necessary if we are to change this trend and improve living standards for working people,' he said. Cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council, Cllr Declan Bree, who also spoke said: 'Access to secure, affordable housing is a deep and abiding concern of the trade union movement. It was the squalor of the slums in Dublin and other urban areas including Sligo, in the early years of the 20th century that provided much of the motivational force for the establishment of the modern trade union movement. 'For the trade union and labour movement, the need for decent housing remains wholly indivisible from the need for decent pay and decent work. 'When I was first elected to local government, Councils delivered almost 9,000 new homes – which was a third of all housing delivered in Ireland that year. 'However, over the years Government funding for the construction of council housing was reduced and the role of private developers expanded. The 2008 banking crash accelerated the shift to 'for profit' developers 'Due to the ongoing development of neo liberal policies and the view that the private sector, was much better at delivering all aspects of the economy, funding for public council housing was slashed. 'The 2009 Housing Act in essence stripped local authorities of much responsibility for the provision of public housing, instead limiting them to support for such housing. 'By 2015, the output of Council housing had fallen drastically with just 75 houses being built nationwide - and as the numbers collapsed, housing waiting lists surged and they have continued to rise year after year. 'The reason we have a housing crisis today is that successive Governments handed housing delivery over to the market - to private developers, speculators and to investor funds. 'It must also be pointed out that the abject failure of government to provide adequate housing and a proper health system has provided fertile grounds for far right elements to stoke racial hatred. 'Hate, lies and racism are not going to build us houses or provide better health services. 'The far-right are playing on people's fears to shift the blame for these longstanding issues onto migrants, and that is absolutely wrong. 'The trade union movement has achieved a lot for workers over the last 100 years but there is still much to do to achieve real economic and social equality in Ireland. 'We now need to see an all-Ireland programme to end homelessness and to build state-funded public housing in addition to the Right to Housing being enshrined in our Constitution.' he said. Denise Curran of the Mandate Trade Union presided at the event and floral tributes were laid on behalf of the trade union movement by Mr Tony Conlon of the Forsa Trade Union and by Ms Brenda Barr on behalf of the Connolly Forum.
Bloomberg
08-04-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Tariff Impact Should Be Measured in 'Months and Years': Rep. Fallon (R-TX)
Republican Representative Pat Fallon of Texas said other nations seeking trade deals with the US will show that the president's tariffs are working (Source: Bloomberg)
