Elon Musk slams President Joe Biden over border deal amid Texas crisis, ‘Building a wall is…’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk slams President Joe Biden over border deal amid Texas crisis, ‘Building a wall is…’

Hindustan Times  

Amid the ongoing border crisis in Texas, President Joe Biden blamed Congress for worsening the situation. Following Biden's call for a senate deal, business magnate Elon Musk called him out in a scathing X, formerly Twitter post. Elon Musk fires back at US President Joe Biden over border crisis in a scathing X, formerly Twitter post Elon Musk calls out President Joe Biden over border deal Biden said in a statement on January 27, “For too long, we know the border's been broken. “That's why two months ago, I instructed my team to begin negotiations with a bipartisan group of senators to seriously and finally address the border crisis.” Firing back at the president's statement, the Tesla and Space X founder wrote on the social media platform, “No laws need to be passed.

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Trump takes a swipe at close pal Elon Musk and reveals why the billionaire will 'never' be president
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20 hours, 39 minutes 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 …

'Blindsided' and 'furious' Trump turned Elon Musk loose on House leadership: insider
1 day, 23 hours ago

'Blindsided' and 'furious' Trump turned Elon Musk loose on House leadership: insider

Raw Story  

According to a deep dive into how House Speaker Mike Johnson managed to get most of his caucus and Donald Trump to agree on a budget package that kept the government working until March, the Washington Post is reporting that Johnson "blindsided" the president-elect by also negotiating with Democrats. That, in turn, led Trump to prompt billionaire adviser Elon Musk …

Trump rejects taunts that Elon Musk is real power behind US president-elect
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2 days, 13 hours ago

Trump rejects taunts that Elon Musk is real power behind US president-elect

Al Jazeera  

Statements come amid criticism of Musk’s involvement in budget negotiations, outsized role in Trump transition. United States President-elect Donald Trump has pushed back on the notion that he has “ceded the presidency” to billionaire Elon Musk, who has taken an outsized role in the president-elect’s transition into the White House. “He wasn’t born in this country.” The South African-born Musk …

'Hurts everyone': Finger-pointing takes over social media after spending bill implodes
4 days, 11 hours ago

'Hurts everyone': Finger-pointing takes over social media after spending bill implodes

Raw Story  

The spectacular implosion of the Donald Trump-backed temporary spending bill sent Washington insiders and political observers into a mad dash to explain their position – and in some cases criticize their own party. “The takeover is complete,” Condé Naste legal affairs editor Luke Zaleski posted to his social media feed after the failed vote Thursday. “Trump and Musk told congressional …

'He's not living in reality': Fox News reports GOP lawmakers lashing out at Trump and Musk
4 days, 19 hours ago

'He's not living in reality': Fox News reports GOP lawmakers lashing out at Trump and Musk

Raw Story  

X owner Elon Musk earlier this week killed a bipartisan deal to keep the federal government open, and even many Republicans are reportedly not happy about it. Writing on X, Fox News reporter Liz Elkind reveals that there is "a LOT of frustration at Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy from rank-and-file House Rs this morning" after the two men publicly …

Democrats blast influence of ‘President Elon Musk’ over Trump amid spending deal row
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4 days, 21 hours ago

Democrats blast influence of ‘President Elon Musk’ over Trump amid spending deal row

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 Democrats have slammed Elon Musk after his opposition to House …

'Sabotage': Texas A.G. Ken Paxton takes legal action to stop border wall part auctions
6 days, 1 hour ago

'Sabotage': Texas A.G. Ken Paxton takes legal action to stop border wall part auctions

Raw Story  

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton late Tuesday asked a federal judge to determine whether the Biden administration is violating a permanent injunction by selling off unused border wall parts. “If these reports are true, the Biden Administration is violating a federal court order.” Paxton wants U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton to first order a status conference at the court’s “earliest …

'Dumb': Republican melts down on Fox News as Biden sells off unused border wall parts
1 week ago

'Dumb': Republican melts down on Fox News as Biden sells off unused border wall parts

Raw Story  

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan became the latest MAGA lawmaker to call out President Joe Biden after reports surfaced that the administration sold off unused parts of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. “Let’s just add one more dumb thing that this administration has done – and remember this is all intentional, particularly when it comes to the border,” Jordan told Fox …

Musk Denies Illegality, Blames Democrats for Illegal Immigration Policy
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Musk Denies Illegality, Blames Democrats for Illegal Immigration Policy

Live Mint  

Elon Musk responds to US President Joe Biden's remarks about him being an illegal migrant. Musk asserts that Biden's statement is inaccurate and that he had a valid work visa that converted to an HI-B visa. He further claims that the Biden administration's immigration policies are harmful to the United States and that he is actively supporting the narrative that …

Biden Accuses Musk of Being an Illegal Migrant at the Start of His Career in the US
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Biden Accuses Musk of Being an Illegal Migrant at the Start of His Career in the US

ABP News  

US President Joe Biden criticized Elon Musk during a campaign event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, highlighting Musk's hypocrisy on immigration. Biden pointed out that Musk began his career in the United States as an ‘illegal worker’ before amassing his fortune and becoming the world’s richest individual. He also criticised Trump and the Republican Party for their failure to enact …

Biden issues rule allowing him to shut down US-Mexico border as immigration emerges as top voter concern
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden issues rule allowing him to shut down US-Mexico border as immigration emerges as top voter concern

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In remarks delivered from the White House, Biden …

The Inconvenient Truth About Elon Musk’s New Love Affair With Trump
6 months, 2 weeks ago

The Inconvenient Truth About Elon Musk’s New Love Affair With Trump

Slate  

On Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported on Elon Musk’s increasingly close relationship with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, which has flourished to the point that the two “talk on the phone several times a month.” The conversation subjects tend to cover Trump’s attempt to regain White House control and the potential opportunities for Musk and his companies, like Tesla …

Elon Musk, America’s richest immigrant, is angry about immigration. Can he influence the election?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk, America’s richest immigrant, is angry about immigration. Can he influence the election?

LA Times  

Elon Musk and his brother Kimbal were speaking to a crowd of business leaders in 2013 about creating their first company when the conversation seemed to go off script. Not one human being has ever said, ‘Hey, did you see Elon’s thing about immigration?’” How Musk talks about immigration on X Last year Musk visited the Eagle Pass, Texas, border, …

Led by Elon Musk, Silicon Valley inches to the right
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Led by Elon Musk, Silicon Valley inches to the right

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: Since his tumultuous takeover of Twitter, Elon Musk has made an unabashed turn to the right politically, defying the orthodoxy that Silicon Valley is a citadel of well-heeled liberals beholden to Democrats. Long considered non-identifiable ideologically, Musk's politics are now hardline right wing as he uses his platform to stoke the themes cherished by Fox News, conservative talk radio …

Elon Musk bashes Joe Biden for ‘importing voters’, stirring national security threat ‘worse than 9/11’
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk bashes Joe Biden for ‘importing voters’, stirring national security threat ‘worse than 9/11’

Hindustan Times  

Right in the early hours of Tuesday, Elon Musk took to his X profile to bash the Biden administration for “importing voters and creating a national security threat." In the same tweet, Musk goes on to conflate the illegal immigrants' presence in the US to possibly laying the groundwork “for something far worse than 9/11,” referring to the infamous September …

Biden and Trump arrive in Texas for clashing visit at US border
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden and Trump arrive in Texas for clashing visit at US border

The Telegraph  

Joe Biden has urged Donald Trump to help him pass his border security package, as his rival blamed him for the deaths of “countless innocent victims”. The president, speaking at the same time as Mr Trump on separate visits to the Texan southern border on Thursday, warned of the dangers of untrammelled illegal immigration and called on Republicans to “show …

Speaker Mike Johnson slams Joe Biden's proposed immigration crackdown after 7.2MILLION illegal migrants entered as an 'election year gimmick' after demanding executive action at the border for MONTHS
10 months ago

Speaker Mike Johnson slams Joe Biden's proposed immigration crackdown after 7.2MILLION illegal migrants entered as an 'election year gimmick' after demanding executive action at the border for MONTHS

Daily Mail  

House Speaker Mike Johnson is ripping into President Joe Biden for finally floating executive action to crack down on illegal immigration after millions of migrants flooded into the U.S. since he took office. President Joe Biden said he has done everything he can to fix the border crisis, but now the White House is mulling a Trump-like executive action to …

Biden determined to use stunning Trump-backed collapse of border deal as a weapon in 2024 campaign
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden determined to use stunning Trump-backed collapse of border deal as a weapon in 2024 campaign

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — How it began: President Joe Biden was urgently seeking more money from Congress to aid Ukraine and Israel. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Biden’s most valuable Republican ally when it came to Ukraine aid, also began appealing to senior administration officials for the spending measure to include border provisions. In an effort to push the bill forward, Biden …

What is US Senate Border Security Bill? Donald Trump warns ‘this is a death wish’ for GOP
10 months, 2 weeks ago

What is US Senate Border Security Bill? Donald Trump warns ‘this is a death wish’ for GOP

Hindustan Times  

A $118 billion bill introduced by the Democrats in the US Senate would strengthen border security and provide Israel and Ukraine assistance amidst the ongoing wars. Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump He added that the bill would be “dead on arrival” if it ever did make it to the floor of the House. Taking to X, …

Fresh U.S. Senate border-Ukraine bill faces Republican buzzsaw
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Fresh U.S. Senate border-Ukraine bill faces Republican buzzsaw

Raw Story  

U.S. senators on Sunday released the text of a much-anticipated deal that would unlock billions in new aid for Ukraine and Israel while tightening US border laws, but the top House Republican quickly vowed to shoot it down. Most significantly, it would give President Joe Biden the power to reject asylum seekers if illegal border crossings reached over 5,000 per …

‘Outrageous’: Musk lambasts Biden for letting illegal migrants enter US to ‘create one-party state’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Outrageous’: Musk lambasts Biden for letting illegal migrants enter US to ‘create one-party state’

Hindustan Times  

Hitting out at Joe Biden for prioritising legal status for millions of immigrants, Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed on Friday that the US President is attempting to “get as many illegals in the country as possible” in order to establish a “one-party state.” US President Joe Biden and Tesla CEO Elon Musk “Biden’s strategy is very simple: 1. It is …

Dan Crenshaw rips Republican ‘stupidity’ for vowing to kill border deal
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Dan Crenshaw rips Republican ‘stupidity’ for vowing to kill border deal

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 More and more Republicans are expressing frustration and outright anger …

'Could ultimately doom you': CNN host gives GOP lawmaker wake-up call over border deal
10 months, 3 weeks ago

'Could ultimately doom you': CNN host gives GOP lawmaker wake-up call over border deal

Raw Story  

Rep. August Pfluger was cornered on CNN Monday by anchor Boris Sanchez about whether he will support the Senate border reform compromise deal, as the lawmaker refused to rule out voting for it but continually suggested he was skeptical. The deal, which has been endorsed by President Joe Biden and was brokered with bipartisan support, hasn't been released publicly in …

Trump stokes opposition to Biden border plan
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump stokes opposition to Biden border plan

Raw Story  

Joe Biden and Donald Trump traded verbal jabs Saturday over a bipartisan plan for border reform aimed at stemming a surge in migrants crossing into the United States from Mexico. Republican primary frontrunner Trump has put immigration front and center in his campaign, issuing dire warnings about the porous nature of the border -- yet has simultaneously pushed back hard …

Joe Biden claims border proposal will give him new emergency authority: ‘Toughest and hardest reform’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Joe Biden claims border proposal will give him new emergency authority: ‘Toughest and hardest reform’

Hindustan Times  

On Friday, President Joe Biden made a strong appeal to lawmakers to advance a controversial plan to deal with the unprecedented surge of illegal border crossings amid the US-Texas govt. He said it was the “toughest and fairest set of reforms to secure the border we’ve ever had in our country.” Joe Biden urges lawmakers to back his $61.4 billion …

Election-year politics threaten Senate border deal as Trump and his allies rally opposition
11 months ago

Election-year politics threaten Senate border deal as Trump and his allies rally opposition

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A politically treacherous dynamic is taking hold as negotiators in Congress work to strike a bipartisan deal on the border and immigration, with vocal opposition from the hard right and former President Donald Trump threatening to topple the carefully negotiated compromise. It’s a familiar political dynamic, one that has repeatedly thwarted attempts to reform U.S. immigration law, including …

Biden brings congressional leaders to White House at pivotal time for Ukraine aid and US border deal
11 months ago

Biden brings congressional leaders to White House at pivotal time for Ukraine aid and US border deal

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden hosted top congressional leaders at the White House to underscore Ukraine’s security needs as it continues to fight Russia’s nearly two-year-old invasion, hoping to add momentum to efforts to pass $110 billion in stalled aid to Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies. Speaker Mike Johnson, in one of his few direct encounters with the president, …

Biden’s push for Ukraine aid stalls in Senate as negotiations over border restrictions drag on
1 year ago

Biden’s push for Ukraine aid stalls in Senate as negotiations over border restrictions drag on

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s push to have Congress replenish wartime aid for Ukraine as part of a deal on border and immigration policy changes will almost certainly drag into next year. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the negotiations were “among the most difficult things we’ve done in recent memory.” “Everyone knows that something should be done to fix …

Joe Biden to build more US border wall using Trump-era funds
1 year, 2 months ago

Joe Biden to build more US border wall using Trump-era funds

India Today  

President Joe Biden's administration said on Thursday it will add sections to a border wall to stave off record migrant crossings from Mexico, carrying forward a signature policy of former President Donald Trump. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement that there was "no new Administration policy with respect to border walls. The White House in a statement …

Biden says he had to use Trump-era funds for the border wall. Asked if barriers work, he says ‘No’
1 year, 2 months ago

Biden says he had to use Trump-era funds for the border wall. Asked if barriers work, he says ‘No’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday defended his administration’s decision to waive 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow for construction of roughly 20 miles of additional border wall, saying he had no choice but to use the Trump-era funding for the barrier to stop illegal migration from Mexico. “I can’t stop that.” Still, the waiving of federal …

The Biden administration says it is using executive power to allow border wall construction in Texas
1 year, 2 months ago

The Biden administration says it is using executive power to allow border wall construction in Texas

Associated Press  

McALLEN, Texas — The Biden administration announced they waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow border wall construction on Wednesday, marking the administration’s first use of sweeping executive power to pave the way for building more border barriers — a tactic used often during the Trump presidency. The Department of Homeland Security posted the announcement on the U.S. …

Elon Musk calls out Joe Biden for inaction against illegal immigration in US
1 year, 3 months ago

Elon Musk calls out Joe Biden for inaction against illegal immigration in US

India Today  

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Wednesday took a dig at President Joe Biden for his failure to take “preventive action” against illegal immigration in the US. Musk made these remarks in response to images of 'mass illegal crossing' at the Eagle Pass shared by reporter Bill Melugin. About two million people -- from every country on Earth -- are entering …

GOP embraces Trump during visit to Texas, border wall
3 years, 5 months ago

GOP embraces Trump during visit to Texas, border wall

Associated Press  

PHARR, Texas — Republican lawmakers traveled to Texas to cheer former President Donald Trump as he paid a visit to the southern border Wednesday and hammered the Biden administration for its immigration policies amid a decades-high spike in border crossings. After facing criticism for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, Abbott has taken up Trump’s immigration mantle, vowing to continue …

Biden to return diverted border wall money, spend down rest
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden to return diverted border wall money, spend down rest

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s signature border wall project would lose much of its funding as well as the fast-track status that enabled it to bypass environmental regulations under a Biden administration plan announced Friday. Biden plans to return more than $2 billion that the Trump administration diverted from the Pentagon to help pay for the wall and use …

Biden's DHS head wants to prosecute MORE illegal immigrants
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden's DHS head wants to prosecute MORE illegal immigrants

Daily Mail  

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas wants to criminally prosecute more illegal immigrants and crack down on sanctuary cities Joe Biden's Homeland Security head is looking to crack down on illegal immigration by taking more legal action against border jumpers and targeting U.S. cities that act as a safe haven for them. The new hard-line stance comes as record numbers of …

Joe Biden puts Kamala Harris in charge of Texas-Mexico border crisis amid immigration spike
3 years, 8 months ago

Joe Biden puts Kamala Harris in charge of Texas-Mexico border crisis amid immigration spike

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden tapped Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the administration's efforts to stem what he called a 'serious spike' in immigration at the border. President Joe Biden tapped Vice President Kamala Harris to stem 'serious spike' in immigration at the border President Biden and Vice President Harris met with Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Department …

Biden decree ends 'emergency' that Trump used to build wall
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden decree ends 'emergency' that Trump used to build wall

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 President Joe Biden has officially ended the “national emergency” that …

Biden halts border wall building after Trump’s final surge
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden halts border wall building after Trump’s final surge

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — In the days before Joe Biden became president, construction crews worked quickly to finish Donald Trump’s wall at an iconic cross-border park overlooking the Pacific Ocean, which then-first lady Pat Nixon inaugurated in 1971 as a symbol of international friendship. The Army Corps of Engineers, which has awarded wall contracts with Defense Department money, said Thursday that …

Immigration: Biden halts border wall and travel ban
3 years, 11 months ago

Immigration: Biden halts border wall and travel ban

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden kicked off his term by signing out a series of immigration executive actions, moving swiftly to undo many Trump administration policies and ending the national emergency that diverted millions of dollars to the border wall. “But we’re going to need legislation for a lot of these we’re going to do.” That includes the administration’s immigration …

Biden announces end to Trump’s border wall project
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden announces end to Trump’s border wall project

LA Times  

The U.S. side of Playas de Tijuana, where the border wall fades into the Pacific Ocean. President Biden is immediately ending the national emergency that President Trump declared on the border in February 2018 to divert billions of dollars from the Defense Department to wall construction. Despite Trump’s repeated promises that Mexico would pay for the wall, U.S. Customs and …

Josh Hawley launches new attack on Joe Biden as he lodges objection on his Homeland Security pick
3 years, 11 months ago

Josh Hawley launches new attack on Joe Biden as he lodges objection on his Homeland Security pick

Daily Mail  

Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley is blocking a move that would have provided speedy confirmation of Joe Biden's nominee to run the Homeland Security Department – after objecting to counting millions of votes that went to Biden. In a statement, Hawley invoked Trump's border wall, as well as a coming legislative proposal by the incoming Biden administration that would provide …

What is happening with US President Donald Trump's border wall, and what does president-elect Joe Biden intend to do?
3 years, 11 months ago

What is happening with US President Donald Trump's border wall, and what does president-elect Joe Biden intend to do?

ABC  

A centrepiece of US President Donald Trump's hardline immigration policy was the construction of a "big, beautiful wall" on the US-Mexico border — and the promise that Mexico would pay for it. During his 2020 State of the Union address, Mr Trump said "substantially more than 500 miles" of the wall would be complete by early 2021. "Mexico is going …

Alamo, Texas: Trump visits his border wall on the heels of deadly Capitol Hill riot
3 years, 11 months ago

Alamo, Texas: Trump visits his border wall on the heels of deadly Capitol Hill riot

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump bookended his administration’s focus on immigration with a trip to his signature border wall on the US-Mexico border, a visit on the heels of a deadly riot on Capitol Hill incited by the President as House Democrats prepare a second impeachment vote. During a brief speech near the wall, Trump listed off a series of …

Biden is facing high hopes, tough choices on border wall
4 years ago

Biden is facing high hopes, tough choices on border wall

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We’re a little less naïve than last time,” …

Death, debt, and degradation: Trump’s border wall after four years
4 years, 1 month ago

Death, debt, and degradation: Trump’s border wall after four years

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “For about the first year following Trump's inauguration, …

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