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Elon Musk Steps Up His Support for Donald Trump’s Campaign
The tech mogul is pushing even harder in the final days of the presidential race to get Donald Trump re-elected, with plenty at stake for his businesses.Business - The New York Times - October 30 -
Elon Musk Is Already Asking Trump for Payback After Supporting His Campaign
The billionaire CEO reportedly began lobbying Trump to hire SpaceX employees for top Defense Department roles to help with government contracts and derail regulators.Business - Inc. - November 7 -
Elon Musk to watch results with Donald Trump
The tech billionaire has aggressively campaigned for the Republican candidate in swing states across the country.Top stories - BBC News - November 6 -
Elon Musk Plots His Final Moves for Trump
With less than two weeks until Election Day, the richest person in the world is throwing himself into the effort to elect the former president.Top stories - The New York Times - October 24 -
Donald Trump and Elon Musk golf at Trump International after election win
The president-elect returned to golf at Trump International, the same course where an assassination attempt was made against him in September.Top stories - ABC News - November 10 -
How Elon Musk became Donald Trump’s shadow vice-president
The world’s richest man has risen to become the second most powerful man in US politics. None of it was accidental. As Donald Trump watched election results roll in from a party at his ...World - The Guardian - November 9 -
Why is Elon Musk becoming Donald Trump's efficiency tsar?
The tech billionaire joins the incoming administration to "dismantle government bureaucracy" - but what's in it for both of them?Top stories - BBC News - November 13 -
Donald Trump joins Elon Musk for SpaceX Starship rocket launch
The launch was Starship’s sixth experimental flight following first successful test in June. Donald Trump joined Elon Musk in Texas on Tuesday to watch a successful test launch of SpaceX’s Starship ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Racism, snipers’ bullets and Elon Musk: the Trump campaign in 10 moments
Trump’s campaign was possibly one of the most extreme, with violent rhetoric and a profound sense of grievance, but he resonated with enough people to win. US election 2024 – latest updates US ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
How Elon Musk Might Use His Pull With Trump to Help Tesla
Although Donald Trump has opposed policies that favor electric cars, if he becomes president he could ease regulatory scrutiny of Tesla or protect lucrative credits and subsidies.Business - The New York Times - October 30 -
At town halls, Elon Musk works to harness his celebrity to boost Trump
In a series of town halls, tech billionaire Elon Musk has sought to harness his power as an influencer to help return Donald Trump to the White House.Top stories - ABC News - October 30 -
Elon Musk Puts His Imprint on the Trump Transition at Mar-a-Lago
He’s on the patio. He’s on the golf course. Everywhere Donald Trump looks, there is the world’s richest man.Top stories - The New York Times - November 13 -
Elon Musk may already be overstaying his welcome in Trump's orbit
Sources said that Musk’s near-constant presence at Mar-a-Lago in the week since Election Day had begun to wear on people who’ve been in Trump’s inner circleTop stories - NBC News - November 13 -
Elon Musk's secret talks with Putin ramped up during his Twitter takeover: WSJ report
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has engaged in secret talks with Vladimir Putin since late 2022, The Wall Street Journal reports.Business - CNBC - October 25 -
White noise: why hatred of Donald Trump fuels his success as much as his supporters’ love | Ed Coper
A network of organised disinformation sows doubt, kills policy reform and keep us at odds as we debate Trump-mania. Historians will long scratch their heads that a Republican candidate who – ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
Military officials reportedly discuss how to handle illegal orders from Trump – live
Pentagon officials discuss what to do if Trump were to attempt to deploy the military domestically, CNN reports. Nancy Pelosi says Biden’s delay in exiting race blew Democrats’ chances ...World - The Guardian - November 9 -
Donald Trump Taps Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to Lead Nonexistent Department of Government Efficiency
“These two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies,” ...Tech - Wired - November 13 -
SpaceX successfully launches giant Starship rocket but won’t catch it with mechanical arms – live
Donald Trump joins Elon Musk in Texas for Starship’s sixth test flight. Full story: Trump joins Musk for SpaceX Starship rocket launch The term Starship refers to the entire launch vehicle, ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Far-Right Donald Trump Supporters Celebrate His Victory with Violent Memes and Calls for Executions
“Many many many executions are warranted,” one Trump supporter wrote on Truth Social. “These traitors are a terminal cancer that MUST BE completely eradicated to make America healthy again.”Tech - Wired - November 6 -
Elon Musk hopes Trump victory will help his $44bn Twitter bet pay off
The platform’s billionaire owner has seen its value plunge as advertisers run shy, revenues drop and user numbers fall. Two years ago, there was some trepidation among advertisers, anti-hate-speech ...World - The Guardian - October 27 -
Elon Musk, Trump allies say his tariff plans could cause short-term pain for consumers
Donald Trump has proposed universal tariffs, which Vice President Kamala Harris attacked, calling the proposal a "Trump sales tax" on American consumers.Business - CNBC - October 30 -
How Trump’s ‘new star’ Elon Musk stands to benefit from his presidency
There are already signs of a return on the Tesla chief’s political investment, and there could be more to come. US elections 2024 – live updates US election results 2024: live map and ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Entrepreneurs Including Mark Cuban and Elon Musk Congratulated Trump on His Decisive Win, While Others Licked Their Wounds
The results are in and while there may be some sour grapes, most entrepreneurs chose to keep it classy.Business - Inc. - November 6 -
Trump thinks he can fix golf's mess. He starts by playing golf with PGA Tour commissioner
President-elect Donald Trump has said it would take about 15 minutes to sort out golf's messSports - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Trump Supporters Revel in His Victory
Although some people were not sure which policies Donald J. Trump would focus on first, they were relieved and elated by the win.Top stories - The New York Times - November 6 -
American Jews should not support Donald Trump
The real question is why any Jew, remembering the Holocaust, can support someone who uses migrants the same way Hitler used Jews — as the source of all evil and a danger to the country.Politics - The Hill - October 24 -
Why Rep. Byron Donalds supports Trump for president
Rep. Byron Donalds, a Republican from Florida, says former President Donald Trump is the best choice for the White House on Election Day 2024. Donalds joined CBS News with more on Trump's campaign ...Top stories - CBS News - November 5 -
A Recent Timeline of Elon Musk Going All In on Trump
Over the past month, Elon Musk has put himself in position to take the credit for a Donald Trump win—or the blame for a loss.Tech - Wired - November 4 -
Trump’s victory will benefit Elon Musk and xAI
Now that Musk helped propel Trump to a victory, expect xAI to join in the list of federally approved AI vendors and possibly even preferred AI vendors.Tech - VentureBeat - November 6 -
Did Elon Musk Win the Election for Trump?
Through his wealth and cultural influence, Elon Musk undoubtedly strengthened the Trump campaign. WIRED unpacks whether it really was his efforts that sealed the deal for the president-elect.Tech - Wired - November 7 -
Elon Musk Joined Trump’s Call With Zelensky
Elon Musk was with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago when the president-elect spoke with Ukraine’s leader. It is not clear if they discussed any change in U.S. policy toward Ukraine.Top stories - The New York Times - November 8 -
Elon Musk Made Appearance on Trump-Zelensky Call
The billionaire owner of SpaceX was on the call briefly and his involvement wasn’t planned, according to those familiar with the conversation.World - The Wall Street Journal - November 8 -
Elon Musk joined Trump's call with Zelensky
Billionaire Elon Musk joined President-elect Trump's call earlier this week with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a sign of how Musk's close relationship with Trump could manifest itself as ...Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
Elon Musk weighing in on Trump staffing decisions: Sources
Several people close to Donald Trump have stressed to ABC News the significance and influence billionaire Elon Musk has had in the Trump orbit over the last week.Top stories - ABC News - November 12