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Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Even Fox News isn't impressed with Musk dodging question over alleged drug use
A Fox News host called out Elon Musk's response to the New York Times report alleging drug use while the billionaire was working as Trump's senior adviser at the Department of Government Efficiency. The Times report alleged that Musk was frequently using magic mushrooms, ecstasy, Adderall, and ketamine in amounts that caused him bladder issues. When asked about the report during an Oval Office press briefing on Friday, Musk questioned the newspaper's credibility. 'Wait, wait, The New York Times, is that the same publication that got a Pulitzer Prize for false reporting on Russiagate? Is it the same organization?' Musk replied. 'Let's move on.' On Sunday, Fox News anchor Howard Kurtz called out Musk for refusing to answer the question directly, saying he 'decided to talk about something from five years ago involving the Pulitzers because he knew that he did not want to answer that question. That's my take.' "That's called deflection," Kurtz said. Musk has previously admitted to using a "small amount" of ketamine to treat depression. He made the admission in an interview with former CNN host Don Lemon in 2024. Critics of Musk on social media — including his own platform, X — have been quick to accuse him of being under the influence of drugs, generally in response to videos of him doing odd things. In a recent video in which Musk was recorded stacking spoons at a dinner, one X user accused him of "tripping on ketamine" while visiting Trump's Bedminster golf club. Musk replied to the accusation by saying, "I'm not on ketamine ffs." Another video of Musk's recent appearance in the Oval Office, which shows him lolling his head and rolling his eyes while Trump was speaking. His appearance — including a black eye he said he received while playing with his young son — was similarly lampooned on social media. Musk's latest visit to the Oval Office was something of a send off; his predetermined time serving as Trump's senior adviser at DOGE has expired, and he appears to be returning to the private sector to focus on his businesses, though the president insists that the world's richest man will still be hanging around DC.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Trump hails ruling allowing case against Pulitzer board to proceed
President Trump on Wednesday celebrated a ruling from a judge allowing his lawsuit against the Pulitzer Board to proceed. In a decision Wednesday, a Florida judge ruled Trump's defamation lawsuit against the body, which awards the annual Pulitzer Prize recognizing the year's best journalism, can proceed. Trump, after he left office following his first term, sued the board in 2022 in connection with Pulitzers that had been awarded for stories about Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The president, in a Truth Social post Wednesday, called the ruling a 'major WIN in our powerful lawsuit against the Pulitzer Prize Board regarding the illegal and defamatory 'Award' of their once highly respected 'Prize,' to fake, malicious stories on the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, by the Failing New York Times and the Washington Compost, the Florida Appellate Court viciously rejected the Defendants' corrupt attempt to halt the case.' 'They were awarded for false reporting, and we can't let that happen in the United States of America,' he continued. 'We are holding the Fake News Media responsible for their LIES to the American People, so we can, together, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!' Lawyers for the board had asked the judge in January to pause consideration of the case until after Trump was no longer president. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Hill
Trump hails ruling allowing case against Pulitzer board to proceed
President Trump on Wednesday celebrated a ruling from a judge allowing his lawsuit against the Pulitzer board to proceed. In a decision on Wednesday, a Florida judge ruled Trump's defamation lawsuit against the body, which awards the annual Pulitzer Prize to leading news organizations, can proceed. Trump, after he left office following his first term, sued the board in 2022 in connection with Pulitzers that had been awarded for stories about Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The president, in a Truth Social post on Wednesday, called the ruling a 'major WIN in our powerful lawsuit against the Pulitzer Prize Board regarding the illegal and defamatory 'Award' of their once highly respected 'Prize,' to fake, malicious stories on the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, by the Failing New York Times and the Washington Compost, the Florida Appellate Court viciously rejected the Defendants' corrupt attempt to halt the case.' 'They were awarded for false reporting, and we can't let that happen in the United States of America,' he continued. 'We are holding the Fake News Media responsible for their LIES to the American People, so we can, together, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!' Lawyers for the board had asked the judge in January to pause considering the case until after Trump was no longer president.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
'Illegal and defamatory award': Trump declares victory in fight against Pulitzer Prize board over Russia stories
US President Donald Trump declared a victory against the Pulitzer Prize Board in a libel lawsuit filed in 2022 relating to a series of reports in the New York Times and Washington Post on the 2016 Trump campaign's ties to Russia. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now This came after the appellate court in the Fourth District denied the board's request to suspend proceedings until the MAGA leader completes their current term, as reported by Law & Crime. In their seven-page decision, the court determined that the board did not demonstrate any "constitutional conflicts" that would justify postponing the case, according to the legal news outlet. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that he won the case against the "illegal and defamatory" award given to "malicious stories on the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax." He also said that the reporters were awarded for false reporting. "BREAKING! In a major WIN in our powerful lawsuit against the Pulitzer Prize Board regarding the illegal and defamatory 'Award' of their once highly respected 'Prize,' to fake, malicious stories on the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, by the Failing New York Times and the Washington Compost, the Florida Appellate Court viciously rejected the Defendants' corrupt attempt to halt the case," the US President said. "They won a Pulitzer Prize for totally incorrect reporting about the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax. Now they admit it was a SCAM, never happened, and their reporting was totally wrong, in fact, the exact opposite of the TRUTH. They'll have to give back their 'Award.' They were awarded for false reporting, and we can't let that happen in the United States of America. We are holding the Fake News Media responsible for their LIES to the American People, so we can, together, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" he added. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Trump's suit names as defendants the board members and administrative staff of the Pulitzers at the time the 2018 prizes were awarded. He filed the case in December 2022 in Okeechobee County, which is in the central portion of the state, about 60 miles northwest of Trump's home in Palm Beach, Politico reported.
Boston Globe
17-05-2025
- Boston Globe
Photo group says it has ‘suspended attribution' of historic Vietnam picture because of doubts
Advertisement World Press Photo said its probe found that two other photographers — Nguyen Thanh Nghe, the man mentioned in 'The Stringer,' and Huynh Cong Phuc — 'may have been better positioned' to take the shot. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'We conclude that the level of doubt is too significant to maintain the existing attribution,' said Joumana El Zein Khoury, executive director of World Press Photo. 'At the same time, lacking conclusive evidence pointing definitively to another photographer, we cannot reassign authorship, either.' World Press Photo, an organization whose awards are considered influential in photography, won't attempt to recover the cash award given to Ut, a spokeswoman said. Ut's lawyer, James Hornstein, said his client hadn't spoken to World Press Photo after some initial contact before 'The Stringer' was released. 'It seems they had already made up their mind to punish Nick Ut from the start,' he said. Advertisement Gary Knight, a producer of 'The Stringer,' is a four-time judge of the World Press Photo awards and was once a consultant to the World Press Photo Foundation. The AP said Friday that its standards 'require proof and certainty to remove a credit and we have found that it is impossible to prove exactly what happened that day on the road or in the (AP) bureau over 50 years ago.' 'We understand World Press Photo has taken different action based on the same available information, and that is their prerogative,' the statement said. 'There is no question over AP's ownership of the photo.' Meanwhile, the Pulitzer Prize that Ut won for the photo appears safe. The Pulitzers depend on news agencies who enter the awards to determine authorship, and administrator Marjorie Miller — a former AP senior editor — pointed to the AP's study showing insufficient proof to withdraw credit. 'The board does not anticipate future action at this time,' she said Friday.
