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Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Trump-Musk rift widens over 'big, beautiful bill': Can Democrats woo President's fired 'first buddy'?
Can Democrats woo Elon Musk? Live Events Musk attacks Trump's 'big, beautiful' bill (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Tech billionaire Elon Musk stepped up his attacks on President Donald Trump's signature bill on Wednesday with a barrage of posts on X slamming the megabill, saying in one that no one "should be able to stomach it". He instructed his more than 200 million followers to call members of Congress to "KILL the BILL." Musk Wednesday alone has already posted or helped amplify posts on X criticizing the bill more than 25 times. "Mammoth spending bills are bankrupting America! ENOUGH," Musk wrote in one another, Musk was more forceful, writing, "Call your Senator, Call your Congressman, Bankrupting America is NOT ok! KILL the BILL." Musk has said he is stepping away from politics to focus on his businesses. Anthony Scaramucci , founder and CEO of SkyBridge Capital, has suggested Democrats could gain Elon Musk's support by taking a strategic approach: reminding him that a large portion of his customers likely identify as Democrats, and showing openness to some of his ideas, reported on his podcast The Rest is Politics US, Scaramucci, said it was important to "woo" Musk back after a "cooling off period." Scaramucci was fired by Donald Trump just 10 days into the job as his White House communications director in added that Democrats could move to the centre and forgo more left-wing policies to "bring Elon Musk back into the fold as a prodigal son."However, he said it was unlikely Democrats would do so. It would be a coup for Democrats if they could court the influence of the world's richest man once more. Elon Musk, the world's richest private individual, contributed $288 million to Donald Trump's 2024 election campaign, according to public he has since distanced himself from the Trump administration, voicing opposition to the controversial spending proposal dubbed the 'big, beautiful bill,' and has chosen to reduce his political engagement to concentrate more on his business the podcast, Scaramucci outlined the steps he would take to "woo" Musk. He said: "If I were a Democrat I'd be trying to woo him back. I would tell him 'look your customers are primarily Democrats, let's give a cooling off period, come back into the party and help us and lets acknowledge some of the things that you are right about'"."The Democrats are in sore need of a [former president Bill] Clinton-like experience," he continued. "A radical centrist who can come in, help reform the government, lay-off of the hard-left stuff that the country really doesn't like, go for the heartland which was your base."Elon Musk has ramped up his opposition to Donald Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill, criticising it in about two dozen posts on his social media platform X in the past 24 tech billionaire posted on X earlier this week that the bill would add to the US budget deficit and saddle Americans with "crushing" debt. On Tuesday, he described it as a "disgusting abomination", in a widening rift between the left the administration abruptly last week after 129 days working to cut costs with his team, known as Doge. The comments mark his first public disagreement with Trump since leaving government, after having previously called the plan "disappointing".White House officials said Donald Trump remains committed to passing his spending and tax bill through the US Senate, despite the increasingly vocal opposition from his billionaire about Musk's comments soon after the first post, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said "the President already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill". "This is one, big, beautiful bill," she added. "And he's sticking to it."The comments from Musk reflect wider tensions among Republicans over the plan, which faced stiff opposition from different wings of the party as it worked its way through the House.
Newsweek
4 days ago
- Automotive
- Newsweek
How Democrats Could Woo Elon Musk Back: Fired Trump Aide
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Democrats could persuade Elon Musk to support their cause by persuading him that most of his customers are Democrats, Anthony Scaramucci has suggested. Speaking on his podcast The Rest is Politics US, Scaramucci, who was fired by Donald Trump just 10 days into the job as his White House communications director in 2017, said it was important to "woo" Musk back after a "cooling off period." He added that Democrats could move to the centre and forgo more left-wing policies to "bring Elon Musk back into the fold as a prodigal son." However, he said it was unlikely Democrats would do so. This is a developing story. More to follow.
Irish Daily Star
25-04-2025
- Politics
- Irish Daily Star
Donald Trump's former staffer fears he 'could declare martial law' to prevent next election
Donald Trump's former communications director Anthony Scaramucci has issued a stark warning as he fears the president could declare martial law. Speaking to Saxo on behalf of the Daily Star, Scaramucci suggested that Trump might declare martial law to cling to power if he runs for a second term. Despite his short stint in the administration, which ended after he criticized cabinet members, Scaramucci has since become an outspoken critic of Trump. He acknowledged it wasn't likely but couldn't dismiss the "worst case" scenario based on Trump's past actions: Trump attempting to maintain control by disrupting the democratic process. This speculation has been fueled by the emergence of Trump 2028 caps online. Anthony Scaramucci (Image: CBS via Getty Images) Now a broadcaster and host of The Rest is Politics US, as well as a former Goldman Sachs executive, Scaramucci elaborated on his concerns: "The worst case scenario [is] he declares martial law, he creates enough havoc in the country, economic destabilisation, and he declares martial law and he cancels an election. That would be the worst case." While he views this outcome as improbable, he believes no one can confidently exclude it from their strategic considerations. "I don't see that happening honestly, because I think what you're seeing right now is that there's a system that seems to be holding," reports the Daily Star . Donald Trump (Image: Getty Images) Scaramucci cited recent events that demonstrate the resilience of American institutions, such as the Supreme Court's ruling against Trump's attempt to deport Venezuelan immigrants and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's resistance to presidential pressure. Scaramucci expressed his concerns about the state of the nation's infrastructure, noting that while some parts may be "holding" together, there are other worrisome aspects. He pointed out: "Congress, I think, is the weakest part of this," and went on to criticize their effectiveness by saying, "Frankly, I don't know what they're doing or how they're doing it. "And I think the best thing that Trump has going for him is the Democrats. They're in absolute complete disarray. They're internally fighting with each other." Martial Law would be the 'worst case scenario' (Image: Getty Images) Despite these issues, Scaramucci warned of the potential for a more severe downturn, stating, "You can't say as a strategist, a macro person, that there's a 0% chance that Trump would try to do that [implement Martial Law] because he's doing exactly what needs to be done to destroy democracy." The conversation took an eerie turn when Scaramucci referenced the blockbuster film "Civil War," released last year, which delves into the hypothetical scenario of a president attempting to bypass the US Constitution to secure a third term in office. In a sobering conclusion, Scaramucci remarked: "If you read the book 'How Democracies Die,' he's doing everything in the book that you would do to prepare yourself to take over from a governmental position. And that's just the facts."
