'Unreal hypocrisy': Elon Musk called out over MAGA attacks on Zelensky's outfit
3 weeks, 4 days ago

'Unreal hypocrisy': Elon Musk called out over MAGA attacks on Zelensky's outfit

Raw Story  

Of all the controversies swirling around Volodymyr Zelensky's explosive Oval Office meeting Friday with President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. But internet critics turned Musk's dig around on himself, pointing out the irony of MAGA being upset with Zelensky's clothing when Musk attended the recent cabinet meeting wearing a T-shirt and MAGA ball cap. The View's @ananavarro posted to X, "Trumpers saying it was disrespectful for Zelensky, a President at war, to visit the Oval Office in the black shirt without a collar, he wears everywhere. Liberal commentator TheCarteI wrote, "All these MAGA morons slagging Zelensky off for his choice of outfit in the Oval Office today and crying that it's not formal enough, yet Musk turns up in a T-shirt and trucker hat while his kid stands there picking his nose???

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Reporter Round Table: Money, Power and the Musk Effect
55 years, 2 months ago

Reporter Round Table: Money, Power and the Musk Effect

New York Times  

“He’s losing – what? And what is he – what does he get out of this whole thing?” “I think he’s been consistently very driven by relevance.” and he is more relevant than ever. I mean, 10 years ago, when I was graduating college, we considered inviting Elon Musk.” “Is that a little age —” “Yeah.” “Are you doing an …

Peter Doocy challenges Karoline Leavitt because Elon Musk 'never wears a suit'
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Peter Doocy challenges Karoline Leavitt because Elon Musk 'never wears a suit'

Raw Story  

Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy asked White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt why Republicans were so upset by President Volodymyr Zelensky's choice of Oval Office attire when Elon Musk "never wears a suit" in the White House. "We know that some officials here were miffed that Zelensky showed up last week without a suit for his meeting in the Oval …

Elon Musk makes subtle dig at Zelensky with Trump speech suit... but still falls foul of Congress protocol
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Elon Musk makes subtle dig at Zelensky with Trump speech suit... but still falls foul of Congress protocol

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk ditched his usual T-shirt and jeans for a suit during Donald Trump's address to Congress Tuesday night - but was berated by security for using a cell phone. Trump addressed Congress for a joint session for the first time since returning to the White House, and has touted his current administration as 'the most successful in the history …

CNN Pundit Slams Zelenskyy For Not Wearing A Tie — But An Expert Makes This Damning Point
3 weeks ago

CNN Pundit Slams Zelenskyy For Not Wearing A Tie — But An Expert Makes This Damning Point

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Conservative commentator Scott Jennings was sharply criticized on social media this week after he condemned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a CNN panel discussion for not wearing “a tie” to his disastrous meeting with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance at the Oval Office last week. While analyzing what went wrong in the heated and …

Zelensky's savage explanation for not wearing a suit to the Oval Office after he was branded 'disrespectful'
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Zelensky's savage explanation for not wearing a suit to the Oval Office after he was branded 'disrespectful'

Daily Mail  

Volodymyr Zelensky has defended his decision not to wear a suit in the Oval Office after the move was branded 'disrespectful' by a White House reporter. President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington During the meeting Brian Glenn, Chief White House Correspondent Real America's Voice, asked why Zelensky …

‘Do you have a problem’: Zelensky asks US reporter after ‘do you own a suit’ question
3 weeks, 3 days ago

‘Do you have a problem’: Zelensky asks US reporter after ‘do you own a suit’ question

Live Mint  

As US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met at the Oval Office on Friday, the Republican leader seemed not too impressed with his counterpart's attire. As the two leaders met at Washington DC to sign a rare minerals deal, a reporter asked Zelensky about his choice of not wearing a suit. Zelensky shot back at the reporter …

The Trouble in MAGA Paradise Appears to Have Already Begun
55 years, 2 months ago

The Trouble in MAGA Paradise Appears to Have Already Begun

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Although the question had clearly been put to Musk, Trump talked right over him, saying “Elon, let the Cabinet speak just for a second.” For those who thought Trump would never be willing to share the spotlight with Musk, …

Revealed: Musk attacked Trump with a profane rant behind his back in the White House
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Revealed: Musk attacked Trump with a profane rant behind his back in the White House

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are getting along well so far, but their first meeting at the Oval Office five years ago in 2020 was not as friendly. “That Musk later became Trump’s biggest financial backer — giving $288 million to his 2024 presidential bid — and then one of his closest advisers, is the latest example of how …

'Why doesn't his shirt fit?' Report claims Trump weirded out by Musk on campaign trail
1 month ago

'Why doesn't his shirt fit?' Report claims Trump weirded out by Musk on campaign trail

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump was privately weirded out by tech billionaire Elon Musk's behavior when they first hit the campaign trail together during the presidential election last year, author Michael Wolff wrote in his upcoming book "All or Nothing: How Trump Recaptured America," according to The Daily Beast. Vance, saying, “I’ve really no interest in speaking to a vice president.” The …

Trump vows media will not drive wedge between himself and Musk
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump vows media will not drive wedge between himself and Musk

Raw Story  

Donald Trump has mocked what he said were media depictions of Elon Musk as the real power in the White House, saying attempts to drive a wedge between himself and the tech billionaire have failed. Speaking as if in a news anchor's voice, Trump went on, "We have breaking news: Donald Trump has ceded control of the presidency to Elon …

Letters to the Editor: What is Elon Musk doing in the Oval Office acting like a president?
1 month, 1 week ago

Letters to the Editor: What is Elon Musk doing in the Oval Office acting like a president?

LA Times  

Elon Musk speaks during an event in the Oval Office as his son and President Trump listen on Tuesday. To the editor: The show put on for the news media by Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House to talk about his seeking out fraud and waste in the U.S. government would have been amusing if it …

Trump news: The Elon Musk Time magazine cover controversy, explained.
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump news: The Elon Musk Time magazine cover controversy, explained.

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. As we steel ourselves for four more years of Donald Trump occupying valuable real estate in our brains and causing arguments over family dinners, I have one urgent request: Please don’t force me to care about the cover of …

Donald Trump's dig at Time magazine over Elon Musk cover: ‘Still in business?’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump's dig at Time magazine over Elon Musk cover: ‘Still in business?’

Hindustan Times  

Time magazine's latest print cover featuring Elon Musk in the Oval Office, caused President Donald Trump to snap at the publication amid rumours of the Space X potentially taking over the presidency in the future. Donald Trump, during a meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, was asked whether he had any comment about the cover and said, "Is Time's …

Time Magazine cover features Elon Musk behind Trump's Resolute Desk, president shrugs it off
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Time Magazine cover features Elon Musk behind Trump's Resolute Desk, president shrugs it off

Firstpost  

The simple cover with the magazine’s signature red backdrop shows Musk, a cup of coffee in hand, sandwiched between the presidential desk and the American and presidential flags. The piece is from Simon Schuster and Brian Bennett US President Donald Trump reacts to Tesla CEO Elon Musk featuring on the cover of Time Magazine. Source: TIME/ AP In yet another …

Wild photo of Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson wearing massive MAGA caps at the White House sets internet ablaze
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Wild photo of Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson wearing massive MAGA caps at the White House sets internet ablaze

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson sported massive MAGA hats as they visited President Donald Trump at the White House. Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk sported giant MAGA hats and wore them as they walked with President Donald Trump through the South Portico on Thursday night. The official @POTUS account shared the image on Friday Elon Musk also posted a picture …

Time magazine’s provocative cover puts Elon Musk behind Trump’s desk
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Time magazine’s provocative cover puts Elon Musk behind Trump’s desk

CNN  

CNN — In a provocative move that could be aimed at stoking President Donald Trump’s ire, Time magazine’s latest print cover features Elon Musk behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. “DOGE directed all of TIME’s questions about its work to the White House, which declined to comment.” Time’s latest print issue marks the second time in recent months …

'Unelected weirdo': Even centrist Democrats relish taking shots at Elon Musk
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Unelected weirdo': Even centrist Democrats relish taking shots at Elon Musk

Raw Story  

Democrats are going all-in on making X owner Elon Musk their No. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren would target Musk, even normally cautious Democrats such as Rep. Jared Golden have lined up to take shots at him. Golden's strident attacks on Musk are notable because he is normally cautious about going after President Donald Trump very hard given that Trump …

Trump in danger of losing the battle for MAGA to 'President Musk': analyst
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump in danger of losing the battle for MAGA to 'President Musk': analyst

Raw Story  

Donald Trump could very well be in a battle for control of the MAGA movement because he has lost the plot on how social media works while Elon Musk –– who has his ear –– hasn't. That is the opinion of political analyst Andrew Eggers writing for the Bulwark who asserted that, while Trump is repeating his "greatest hits" on …

Trump sides with Musk in right-wing row over worker visas
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump sides with Musk in right-wing row over worker visas

Raw Story  

Donald Trump weighed in Saturday in a bitter debate dividing his traditional supporters and tech barons like Elon Musk, saying that he backs a special visa program that helps highly skilled workers enter the country. An angry back-and-forth, largely between Silicon Valley's Musk and traditional anti-immigration Trump backers, has erupted in fiery fashion, with Musk even vowing to "go to …

It's Elon Musk over MAGA: Donald Trump makes his pick
2 months, 3 weeks ago

It's Elon Musk over MAGA: Donald Trump makes his pick

Salon  

A couple of days after Christmas, Donald Trump posted something very odd, even by his standards. While Trump was photographed on the golf course and entertaining his dinner guests with his insufferably weird playlist of "YMCA" and Pavarotti, an online war broke out between the MIA friend Musk and some of Trump's most loyal MAGA activists. The problem began last …

‘Contemptible fools’: Elon Musk escalates MAGA rift
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Contemptible fools’: Elon Musk escalates MAGA rift

Raw Story  

Division brewing inside MAGA world showed no signs of slowing Friday after tech billionaire Elon Musk called out a segment of the movement as “contemptible fools” who should be plucked out of the Republican Party. The escalation in the ongoing feud between right-wing businessmen and the MAGA activist class over foreign visas came in the form of a social media …

Trump takes a swipe at close pal Elon Musk and reveals why the billionaire will 'never' be president
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3 months ago

Trump takes a swipe at close pal Elon Musk and reveals why the billionaire will 'never' be president

Daily Mail  

President-elect Donald Trump took a swipe at 'first buddy' Elon Musk as critics question who is really in charge between the close pair as the 78-year-old prepares to return to the White House. President-elect Donald Trump claimed Musk is 'not going to be president' because he was born in South Africa as his critics question who is really in charge …

Elon Musk flexes his political muscle, sending government on path to shutdown
3 months ago

Elon Musk flexes his political muscle, sending government on path to shutdown

CNN  

New York CNN — During the Army-Navy football game over the weekend, Elon Musk posted a photo of the giant screen perched over the field showing four faces in focus. Since Musk began showing up by Trump’s side, memes of a “President Musk” have been flourishing online, and furious Democrats are starting to question whether Musk is a “shadow president.” …

Elon Musk can no longer hide Donald Trump's mess
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk can no longer hide Donald Trump's mess

Salon  

Last month's presidential election was a disappointment, to say the least. For the last month, all we saw was the news telling us about what Trump is doing, who he's nominating and what he's planning. And it all came flooding back: I don't think anyone really knows why Trump shook hands with French President Emmanuel Macron that way, but it's …

Elon Musk toys with idea of buying MSNBC 'for spits and giggles': reports
4 months ago

Elon Musk toys with idea of buying MSNBC 'for spits and giggles': reports

Raw Story  

Elon Musk has been toying with the idea of doing to MSNBC what he did to the social media site formerly known as Twitter, according to a report Monday. The telecommunications giant Comcast announced last week it would spin off several media properties, including MSNBC and CNBC, into a separate public company, and Musk's right-wing allies immediately pushed the tech …

Elon Musk is already seizing power in Trump's White House as he joins call with president-elect and Ukraine's Zelensky
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk is already seizing power in Trump's White House as he joins call with president-elect and Ukraine's Zelensky

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Wednesday evening. Then he handed the phone to his new friend and huge political donor Elon Musk, sources familiar with the call revealed to the New York Times. Though details from the call are unclear, Trump and Musk's posture toward Ukraine matters very much as the country's war with Russia is close …

Elon Musk is now king of the MAGA media universe
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk is now king of the MAGA media universe

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. To Musk, a born-again MAGA crusader who has spent the last two years reshaping …

Elon Musk Is All In on MAGA. Donald Trump’s Supporters Are Loving It
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk Is All In on MAGA. Donald Trump’s Supporters Are Loving It

Wired  

On Saturday, October 5, former president Donald Trump returned to Butler, Pennsylvania, for a rally less than three months after the assassination attempt on his life at the same location. The excitement about his presence was palpable: On the road leading to the rally location, an electronic billboard flashed an image of Musk’s face and a rocket ship with text …

‘Dark MAGA’ Elon Musk rallies onstage with Trump in Pennsylvania
5 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Dark MAGA’ Elon Musk rallies onstage with Trump in Pennsylvania

The Independent  

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Elon Musk and Donald Trump: The X CEO’s interview showed why other nations despise him.
7 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk and Donald Trump: The X CEO’s interview showed why other nations despise him.

Slate  

Among the bits of nonsense that best buds Elon Musk and Donald Trump traded Monday night in their glitch-delayed audio conversation on X, one especially concerning remark from Musk stuck out as a key indicator of his far-right worldview. In response to a right-wing commentator who tweeted the blatant lie that “mass migration and open borders” were responsible for the …

Elon Musk wants to build Iron Man suit after Trump assassination attempt
8 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk wants to build Iron Man suit after Trump assassination attempt

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tesla chief Elon Musk has suggested he could build an Iron Man-style “metal …

"The View" slams Elon Musk's unhinged outburst and mocks how he's "dressed like he's on 'Top Gun'"
1 year, 3 months ago

"The View" slams Elon Musk's unhinged outburst and mocks how he's "dressed like he's on 'Top Gun'"

Salon  

Elon Musk has met his verbal sparring match with "The View's" hosts who slammed the billionaire for an outburst at a leadership summit Wednesday regarding his antisemitic posts. Alyssa Farah Griffin opened the segment poking fun at Musk's sartorial choices: a leather jacket with a shearling collar. All kidding aside, the conversation turned to the more serious matters of how …

Elon Musk is ‘going full MAGA’, famed author says
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk is ‘going full MAGA’, famed author says

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Academic Francis Fukuyama has accused Elon Musk of “going full …

Should take shirt off more often, Musk says as shirtless pictures go viral
2 years, 8 months ago

Should take shirt off more often, Musk says as shirtless pictures go viral

Live Mint  

Amid a legal battle with Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk was seen on a luxury yacht and the internet can't stop talking about his shirtless that has gone viral. Replying to the viral picture shared by Twitter user Teslaconomics, Musk wrote, "Maybe I should take off my shirt more often." Does need some sun though.” Meanwhile, speaking about the legal …

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