Elon Musk, White House and Starlink
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Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and David Sacks eagerly pursued political influence, and when President Donald Trump took power for the second time, their stars ascended.
Plus, ICE removes a top TikToker, Steve Bannon is back on Spotify, and the University of Michigan backtracks on student surveillance.
Reporters asked Trump if he was away of Elon Musk using drugs in the White House. The president replied he didn't know but added, 'I hope not.'
Elon Musk referred to Steve Bannon with a slur word in an angry online rant after the MAGA pundit suggested the billionaire’s businesses should be regulated and his alleged drug use
The verbal spat turned physical when the world’s richest man thrusted his shoulder into Bessent’s rib cage “like a rugby player” before the treasury chief fought back.
It hasn't been a week since Elon Musk and President Donald Trump broke off ties amid a duel of accusations and incendiary posts on social media. However, it's been long enough for Musk to miss Trump,
In early June 2025, a screenshot of an allegedly authentic X post from tech billionaire Elon Musk saying he "took" the wife of White House adviser Stephen Miller spread widely online. "Just like I took your wife," Musk purportedly said in response to an X post from Miller that said, "We will take back America."
A top White House aide is catching the blame for helping trigger President Trump’s fiery clash with Elon Musk — after speaking for months about giving the