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Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
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'When He Least Expects It': Michael Cohen Warns Elon Musk Of Trump's Revenge
Michael Cohen, former longtime personal attorney to Donald Trump, on Sunday warned Elon Musk that the president isn't done with him yet. 'They're going to really go after Elon Musk like nobody has seen, ever, in this country because they can,' he said on MSNBC on Saturday. 'And one thing Elon doesn't understand is this political guerrilla warfare that they're going to conduct against him.' Cohen warned that Trump can use the power of government to target Musk's companies and even his citizenship. Musk and Trump last week had a spectacularly public falling out, and over the weekend the president slammed his one-time pal as 'very disrespectful' and warned him of 'serious consequences' if he supported Democrats. Cohen said that while Trump has also downplayed the feud, the president is likely already plotting against the billionaire behind the scenes. 'I just wish him well,' Trump said on Friday. 'No he doesn't,' Cohen said. 'Because while Elon Musk is taking a step back thinking Trump is taking a step back, what Trump is actually doing is weaponizing the Department of Justice through his attorney general and other people, and they are gonna drop the hammer on him out of nowhere when he least expects it. That's the playbook.' See more of his conversation with MSNBC's Ali Velshi below:
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
'When He Least Expects It': Michael Cohen Warns Elon Musk Of Trump's Revenge
Michael Cohen, former longtime personal attorney to Donald Trump, on Sunday warned Elon Musk that the president isn't done with him yet. 'They're going to really go after Elon Musk like nobody has seen, ever, in this country because they can,' he said on MSNBC on Saturday. 'And one thing Elon doesn't understand is this political guerrilla warfare that they're going to conduct against him.' Cohen warned that Trump can use the power of government to target Musk's companies and even his citizenship. Musk and Trump last week had a spectacularly public falling out, and over the weekend the president slammed his one-time pal as 'very disrespectful' and warned him of 'serious consequences' if he supported Democrats. Cohen said that while Trump has also downplayed the feud, the president is likely already plotting against the billionaire behind the scenes. 'I just wish him well,' Trump said on Friday. 'No he doesn't,' Cohen said. 'Because while Elon Musk is taking a step back thinking Trump is taking a step back, what Trump is actually doing is weaponizing the Department of Justice through his attorney general and other people, and they are gonna drop the hammer on him out of nowhere when he least expects it. That's the playbook.' See more of his conversation with MSNBC's Ali Velshi below:
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
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Michael Cohen Warns Musk: Trump ‘Hammer' Is Going to ‘Drop'
President Donald Trump's former 'fixer' put Elon Musk on alert about incoming retribution from the president after their bitter break-up. 'They are going to drop the hammer on him out of nowhere, when he least expects it,' lawyer Michael Cohen told MSNBC. 'That's the playbook. And, again, this is political guerilla warfare at the highest level.' Cohen, who experienced his own fall from Trump's good graces, predicted that the retaliation would take the form of personal smears, the 'weaponization' of the Justice Department, and targeting of Musk's companies. Trump has yet to launch a full-faced war on Musk, his former bankroller and adviser, who on Thursday went nuclear on the president. Musk, infuriated by Trump's 'big, beautiful bill', alleged that he was in 'the Epstein files' and called for his impeachment. However, Cohen said that because of the size of the two men's egos, a dramatic escalation of the clash was inevitable. 'Elon Musk has massive power, and here's the problem with that,' he said. 'Trump craves relevance, Elon Musk craves dominance. Very big difference. You're talking about an immovable force trying to smash into something that's indestructible. this is going to be a war like nobody has seen maybe in all of history.' Cohen suggested that Musk was the latest in a long list of men who wanted to influence Trump by 'whispering in the ear,' pointing to former advisers Rudy Giuliani and Jared Kushner. 'It doesn't end well for anybody,' he said. 'And it's not going to end well for Elon Musk.' Cohen directed a message to Musk directly: 'You're never— Elon, you're never more powerful than the president of the Unites States. And you're never richer than the country.' So far, Trump has limited himself to insinuating that Musk's drug use could be responsible for the blow-up. 'I'm not even thinking about Elon. He's got a problem. The poor guy's got a problem,' Trump said Friday. Musk, meanwhile, has quieted down—and deleted several of his most inflammatory posts, such as the bombshell allegation that Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein are the reason files on the sex offender haven't been released. Cohen was an attorney for Trump from 2006 to 2018. He eventually turned on Trump after he became caught up in an FBI investigation into the 2016 campaign's links to Russia. Cohen wound up serving three years in prison for campaign finance infractions, tax fraud, and bank fraud.
Malay Mail
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
Chinese flag planted on Taiwan beach sparks fears of psychological ops before Lai's one-year mark
TAIPEI, May 19 — Taiwan's coast guard said today China could try to disrupt public morale on the island ahead of President Lai Ching-te's one-year anniversary this week, after images surfaced on social media of a person planting a Chinese flag on a Taiwan beach. China calls Lai, who completes a year in office on Tuesday, a 'separatist', and has rebuffed his offers for talks. Lai rejects China's sovereignty claims over the democratic and entirely separately governed island, saying only Taiwan's people can decide their future. Last week, Taiwan's China-policy making Mainland Affairs Council said Beijing could hold more military drills to 'stir up trouble' around the anniversary. On Sunday, images posted on Chinese social media showed a man who claimed to have sailed across the Taiwan Strait on a small boat landing on a remote beach and planting a Chinese flag, before returning to China. The video was later deleted. On Friday, Taiwan's coast guard said it had arrested two Chinese nationals after they sailed into Taiwan illegally on a rubber boat and landed on a beach on the island's northwest coast. Asked about the two incidents, Hsieh Ching-chin, deputy head of Taiwan's coast guard, said China has been taking the opportunity for a while now to carry out drills and use other pressure tactics. 'It cannot be ruled out that on the anniversary of President Lai's inauguration, the Chinese communists will again use similar tactics and videos to engage in political warfare to disrupt the morale of our people,' he told reporters. Hsieh said the video of the flag planting was indeed taken on the beach in Taiwan's Taoyuan, but whether by someone who crossed over from China, or was helped by someone in Taiwan to film it, was still being investigated. China's Taiwan Affairs Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. — Reuters
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Taiwan is not ruling out 'political warfare' by China, coast guard says
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's coast guard said on Monday China could try to disrupt public morale on the island ahead of President Lai Ching-te's one-year anniversary this week, after images surfaced on social media of a person planting a Chinese flag on a Taiwan beach. China calls Lai, who completes a year in office on Tuesday, a "separatist", and has rebuffed his offers for talks. Lai rejects China's sovereignty claims over the democratic and entirely separately governed island, saying only Taiwan's people can decide their future. Last week, Taiwan's China-policy making Mainland Affairs Council said Beijing could hold more military drills to "stir up trouble" around the anniversary. On Sunday, images posted on Chinese social media showed a man who claimed to have sailed across the Taiwan Strait on a small boat landing on a remote beach and planting a Chinese flag, before returning to China. The video was later deleted. On Friday, Taiwan's coast guard said it had arrested two Chinese nationals after they sailed into Taiwan illegally on a rubber boat and landed on a beach on the island's northwest coast. Asked about the two incidents, Hsieh Ching-chin, deputy head of Taiwan's coast guard, said China has been taking the opportunity for a while now to carry out drills and use other pressure tactics. "It cannot be ruled out that on the anniversary of President Lai's inauguration, the Chinese communists will again use similar tactics and videos to engage in political warfare to disrupt the morale of our people," he told reporters. Hsieh said the video of the flag planting was indeed taken on the beach in Taiwan's Taoyuan, but whether by someone who crossed over from China, or was helped by someone in Taiwan to film it, was still being investigated. China's Taiwan Affairs Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
