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The Independent
09-07-2025
- Business
- The Independent
White House chief of staff agrees Musk had ‘fatherly fixation' with Trump
Donald Trump's White House Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles, has discussed the brief friendship between Trump and Elon Musk during an interview aired on The New York Post 's Pod Force One podcast. Musk, who contributed over $288 million to Trump's campaign, was appointed a special adviser but departed the role in late May. The relationship soured due to profound disagreements, notably over Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' and its effect on national debt, leading to a public feud. Wiles described the friendship's conclusion as 'troublesome' but praised Musk as a 'fascinating person'. She also agreed with the host's suggestion Musk 'had a sort of fatherly fixation' with Trump. The dispute escalated with personal accusations, including Musk's claims about Jeffrey Epstein files and Trump's threats of deportation, prompting Musk to launch the America Party.
ABC News
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Why we're still obsessed with the mushroom case
Even though the verdict has been handed down, thousands of articles and podcasts are still talking about the mushroom case. Jez and Bev chat about the photos, the memes and why we're obsessed with women who kill. Elon Musk says he's starting a new political party in the US and we look at the Big Beautiful Bill that kicked off the latest Trump-Musk Feud. Jeremy Fernandez and Beverley Wang chat about the stories you're obsessed with, the stuff you've missed and the things that matter. Jules is away for a few weeks and filling in for her on Not Stupid is the ABC's National Culture correspondent, co-host of Stop Everything and Life Matters on Radio National, Beverley Wang. Episodes drop every Wednesday afternoon. We want to hear from you! Join the conversation and email the show at notstupid@
Fox News
08-07-2025
- Automotive
- Fox News
Trump/Musk Round 2
I'm Tomi Lahren, more next. The Trump/Musk feud took a couple week hiatus but it's now back in action. The spat reignited in large part to the haphazard social media fueled creation of what Musk calls the 'America Party-' a new third party designation for folks unhappy with both Republicans and Democrats. It's pretty evident Musk sanctioned this new movement as a way to get back at President Trump over the passage of the Big Beautiful Bill that Elon has been vocally slamming for months. Musk seems to be poking the bear for attention, and he got it. Over the weekend President Trump put out a Truth social post calling Musk a 'TRAIN WRECK,' and eviscerating his third party as 'disruption and chaos.' But Trump took it a step further by reiterating Musk's overreach on both the EV mandate and his demand that his close friend- a Democrat- run NASA. He ended the post by reaffirming his commitment to protecting the American public as priority 1. I'm glad Trump put out the post. It goes to show that HE, not anyone else on planet earth or beyond- is the one calling the shots! Not even the richest man in the world will deter Trump from the mandate! I'm Tomi Lahren and you can watch my show 'Tomi Lahren is Fearless' at Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Musk says he is forming new political party after fallout with Trump
Billionaire Elon Musk said Saturday he is forming a third political party, after a dramatic falling out with Donald Trump, indicating he will make good on threats he made if the president's domestic policy bill became law. 'When it comes to bankrupting our country with waste & graft, we live in a one-party system, not a democracy,' Trump's former 'first buddy' said on his social media platform, X. 'Today, the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom.' Musk, the largest individual donor to Trump's 2024 presidential campaign and, until recently, a close adviser to the president who spearheaded his administration's push to cut government waste, had criticized Trump's 'big beautiful bill' because of estimates that it would add trillions of dollars to the federal deficit. Musk's criticism of the bill was the catalyst for a major falling out between the two men last month. That feud seemingly cooled after Musk expressed regret and deleted the most incendiary social media posts he made about Trump, but it reignited in the last several days as the bill neared passage. Trump signed the bill into law on Friday. For his part, Trump called Musk's announcement of the new party 'ridiculous' and said it would sow confusion. 'I think it's ridiculous to start a third party. We have a tremendous success with the Republican Party,' Trump said ahead of boarding Air Force One in New Jersey on Sunday. 'The Democrats have lost their way, but it's always been a two-party system, and I think starting a third party just adds to confusion.' 'Third parties have never worked, so he can have fun with it — but I think it's ridiculous,' the president added. In a late-night post on his Truth Social, Trump further attacked Musk, describing him as 'off the rails.' 'I am saddened to watch Elon Musk go completely 'off the rails,' essentially becoming a TRAIN WRECK over the past five weeks,' Trump wrote late Sunday. 'He even wants to start a Third Political Party, despite the fact that they have never succeeded in the United States.' It's unclear to what extent Musk has taken steps to legally form the party, which would be required to register with the Federal Election Commission. The most recent FEC filings showed no indication that has happened. The world's richest man has indicated he wants a party that is fiscally conservative and reins in spending but has offered few other details about what the party's platform would be. Musk and Trump hold similar views on contemporary social issues. But Musk has argued the Republican policy agenda will increase the debt, calling it 'debt slavery.' The two-party system in the United States has long been criticized by both registered Democrats and registered Republicans, but efforts in the last century to form a third party have shown little success. Billionaire Ross Perot ran for president as an independent in 1992, winning nearly a fifth of the popular vote, but carried no states in the election, which was won by Bill Clinton. As CNN previously reported, experts in campaign finance and political science say it is financially and legally difficult to create a new party, and voters and candidates are hesitant to join. Musk said in other posts to social media this week that his party would become an active political force during next year's midterm elections and that it would initially focus on supporting candidates in just a handful of House and Senate races. Trump, in turn, has made his own threats against the man who at one point was his most visible adviser. The president said earlier this week the government may reconsider its massive contracts with Musk's companies and described the Department of Government Efficiency, which the billionaire previously helmed, as a monster that may 'go back and eat Elon.' CNN's Hadas Gold and Samantha Waldenberg contributed to this report.
Forbes
07-07-2025
- Automotive
- Forbes
The Complete Musk Vs. Trump Feud Timeline
June 5 Musk, in his first attack on Trump amid a days-long rant against Trump's signature policy bill, reposted a 2013 tweet from Trump that said he was in disbelief and 'embarrassed' Republicans were extending the debt ceiling, captioning the repost 'wise words,' after Trump said Wednesday the debt limit should be 'entirely scrapped' as a provision of the bill, which would raise the debt ceiling ahead of its expected expiration date in August. 12 P.M. Trump, making his first comments on Musk's criticism of his bill during an Oval Office press conference, insinuated the Tesla CEO opposes his 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' because he is 'upset' the electric vehicle tax credit was removed, adding he's not sure he'll remain friends with Musk and alleging Musk 'knew the inner workings of the bill.' Trump also suggested Musk is suffering from what he refers to as 'Trump derangement syndrome,' which Trump claims happens when people leave the administration and turn on the president. 12:25 P.M. Musk said he didn't turn on the bill after the EV tax credit was removed: 'False, this bill was never shown to me even once and was passed in the dead of night so fast that almost no one in Congress could even read it!' Musk tweeted. 12:46 P.M. Musk said 'without me,' Trump would have lost the election, Democrats would control the House, and Republicans would have a more narrow majority in the Senate, after Musk donated more than $250 million toward Trump's campaign, accusing Trump in a subsequent tweet of 'such ingratitude.' 2:37 P.M. 'The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon's Governmental Subsidies and Contracts,' Trump wrote, adding, 'I was always surprised that Biden didn't do it!' 2:37 P.M. Trump said Musk was 'wearing thin' at the White House and he 'asked him to leave,' then he 'just went CRAZY!' when the EV tax credit was removed from the bill. 2:48 P.M. Musk said it's 'such an obvious lie' and 'so sad' Trump asked him to leave and that he was upset over the EV tax credit. 3:10 P.M. Musk alleged on X, without evidence, the reason the White House has yet to fully release the 'Epstein files' detailing the FBI's investigation into the late, disgraced former financier Jeffrey Epstein is because Trump is implicated in them. 4:09 P.M. Musk said he would decommission SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft used by NASA to transport astronauts to the International Space Station. 4:11 P.M. Musk endorsed one user's suggestion that Trump be impeached, writing 'Yes' in response to an X user who wrote 'President vs. Elon. Who wins? My money's on Elon. . . Trump should be impeached and JD Vance should replace him.' 4:26 P.M. Musk said Trump's tariffs will trigger a recession in the second half of the year, after remaining mostly reserved in his previous criticism of the tariffs. 11:16 P.M. Trump downplayed his public falling out with Musk to Politico, telling the outlet 'oh it's okay,' as White House officials were reportedly working to de-escalate the situation and set up a call between Musk and Trump. 12:30 A.M. Musk appeared to backtrack on his earlier threat to decommission the SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft after a follower urged him not to do so, prompting the billionaire to respond 'Good advice. Ok, we won't decommission Dragon.' 1 A.M., Friday (June 6) Musk signaled he is willing to de-escalate his fight with Trump after hedge-fund billionaire Bill Ackman—who is both a Trump supporter and a Musk ally—tweeted that both of them 'should make peace for the benefit of our great are much stronger together than apart.' Musk replied: 'You're not wrong.' 4 A.M. The billionaire later reposted a follower who said 'Republicans will likely lose the House in 2026.' 4 A.M. Despite signals of a truce, Musk continued to attack the president's allies, such as Steve Bannon, and Trump's signature spending bill. 7 A.M. The price of Tesla's shares, which plummeted 14% on Thursday amid the clash, is up around 4.4% in premarket trading on Friday morning, after Musk signaled he is open to a truce with Trump. 8:17 A.M. Trump told ABC News in a Friday morning interview he was 'not particularly' interested in talking to Musk right now, alleging Musk has 'lost his mind.' 12:06 P.M. Trump is 'thinking about' selling the Tesla Model S he bought in March, when he showcased the purchase to the media on the White House driveway in a public show of support for Musk, a senior White House official told Forbes, though The New York Times, also citing an unnamed White House source, reported the car is already for sale. Otherwise, the Musk-Trump feud appeared to simmer in public as of Friday afternoon, with some speculation they could mend fences in a matter of days. Saturday (June 7) Musk deleted his tweet suggesting Trump was in the Epstein files and removed his other post endorsing the impeachment of the president—though a quote tweet expressing skepticism about Trump and Epstein's alleged links was still up as of Saturday morning, as well as Musk's tweet claiming Trump would have lost the election without him. Sunday (June 9) Musk reposted Trump and Vance's criticism of protesters in Los Angeles, including a Trump Truth Social post blasting California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for opposing the deployment of National Guard troops to the protest scene. Wednesday (June 11) 'I regret some of my posts about President Donald Trump last week,' Musk wrote on X. 'They went too far.' 11:50 A.M. Trump told the New York Post, 'I thought it was very nice that he did that,' referring to Musk's comments without explicitly saying if he accepted the billionaire's apology, while White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters later Wednesday Trump is 'appreciative'of the statement. June 28 (Saturday) A near three-week truce unravels as Musk tears into Trump's spending bill, writing the package is 'utterly insane and destructive.' June 30 (Monday) The centibillionaire re-platforms his idea of starting a new political party and vows to campaign against members Congress who supported the bill after supporting Musk's vision of austerity. July 1 (Tuesday) The Musk-Trump beef again gets ugly: Trump responds to Musk's criticism with his own social media fireworks, calling for the Musk-invented Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to 'take a good, hard, look' at the government subsidies Musk's companies, including SpaceX and Tesla, receive. 'Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far, and without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa,' wrote Trump on his Truth Social platform. Trump told reporters he'll 'take a look' at deporting Musk, a South African-born, naturalized U.S. citizen. Musk makes a relatively measured response to Trump, saying he'd 'refrain for now' from escalating the fight before writing, 'Physics sees through all lies perfectly.' Tesla stock dives more than 5% as the company's top executive and the U.S.' chief executive butted heads, translated to a $12 billion drop in Musk's net worth. 'I don't think he should be playing that game with me,' Trump menacingly said about Musk, confirming 'DOGE is going to look at Musk.' July 5 (Saturday) Musk informally launched his own political party known as the 'America Party' on Saturday, he announced on his platform X, after threatening the move for days amid negotiations over Trump's megabill, though it's unclear if he's registered the party with the Federal Election Commission. July 6 (Sunday) Trump told reporters Musk's idea for a third party was 'ridiculous' and said in a subsequent post on Truth Social he was 'saddened to watch Elon Musk go completely 'off the rails,' essentially becoming a TRAIN WRECK over the past five weeks.' July 7 (Monday) Musk shared a meme suggesting the Trump administration was withholding the so-called 'Epstein list' of the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's clients, referring to contradicting information from the Justice Department about the existence of such a list. Musk said repeatedly last year he supports eliminating the EV tax credit—diluting Trump's argument he only opposes his megabill bill because it gets rid of the incentive. 'I think we should get rid of all credits,' Musk said in December when asked by a reporter on Capitol Hill if he supports getting rid of the electric vehicle tax credit, Politico reported. The House-passed version of the bill would phase out the $7,500 tax credit for some EV buyers by 2026. $3.9 trillion. That's how much the bill would add to the federal debt over the next decade, according to an estimate by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. 'DOGE is the monster that might have to go back and eat Elon,' Trump said earlier this month.
