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CTV News
6 days ago
- Politics
- CTV News
B.C. Conservative candidate claims to have new evidence of misconduct in 2024 provincial election
Defeated Conservative candidate Honveer Randhawa will discuss what he calls new developments regarding the alleged 2024 provincial election misconduct.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Elon Musk and Donald Trump's epic fall-out
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are battling it out in a war of words on social media, and the world has got a ringside seat. The pair are embroiled in a tit-for-tat argument, largely via X and Trump's Truth Social, which has seen Musk declare that Trump would never have won the 2024 election without him, along with Trump threatening Musk's business dealings with the US government. As it escalated, the Tesla boss suggested the US President's name features in the Epstein files in what he described as a 'really big bomb'. With the world's eyes on them, and potentially huge fallout from the row - including for Musk as Tesla's stock price plummeted on Thursday - it remains to be seen how it will pan out. Here's how the argument unfolded and what's been going on behind the scenes. Elon Musk's explosive rift with the White House stems from longstanding tensions about his libertarian policies and his unpredictable behaviour, according to sources close to the president. Interviews with a string of insiders reveal months of concern at Mr Musk's grandstanding behaviour and philosophical differences with people at the heart of the Trump administration. Read the full story from the Telegraph here And so, in the end, it was the big, beautiful bill that prompted the big, beautiful bust-up almost everyone knew was coming. Ever since the Trump and Musk alliance was formed almost a year ago, megalomaniac watchers the world over have been asking when and how it would end. Now we have our answer; 137 days into Trump's presidency and with the fire-powered ferocity of one of Musk's rocket launches. Trump v Musk: The big, beautiful bust-up everyone knew was coming (Sky News) Tesla shares went into free-fall on Thursday as President Donald Trump publicly feuded with the electric vehicle maker's billionaire CEO Elon Musk, his self-proclaimed "First Buddy." Investors watched the unfolding drama with growing worry about what the fracas could mean for Musk's business empire. The carmaker's shares ended the day down 14%, wiping off $150 billion in market value on a day absent other news about the company. Read the full story from Reuters Social media users grabbed their popcorn on Thursday to watch President Donald Trump and Elon Musk trade insults online as the fallout between the two powerful figures continued. Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, rapper Kanye West, right-wing activist Laura Loomer, and others jumped into the conversation with their takes on the dramatic breakup, which was triggered by Musk after he voiced disdain for Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill.' Read the full story from the Independent Well, the day everyone knew was coming — but still can't believe it finally did — has arrived: Elon Musk and Donald Trump have officially had a very messy, messy public breakup. It's chaotic, dramatic, and exactly as petty as you'd expect from two billionaires with fragile egos who have never met a grudge they didn't like. And, honestly, it would be a lot more entertaining if it didn't actually involve real-world stakes for us here in the US. Read the full story from Buzzfeed here.
The Sun
05-06-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Trump admits he's ‘disappointed' in Musk for slamming ‘big beautiful bill' as Tesla boss hits back with flurry of posts
Former president Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk's relationship started rocky, but the pair have since reconciled, with Musk fully endorsing Trump and interviewing him on X Spaces on August 12. In 2022, Elon Musk and Donald Trump publicly feuded on X, then still known as Twitter. Trump called Musk a liar and "bulls**t artist" during a rally in Alaska. "Elon is not going to buy Twitter," Trump said at the time. "You know, he said the other day, 'I've never voted for a Republican.' I said, 'I didn't know that - you told me you voted for me. So he's another bulls**t artist, but he's not going to be buying it." In response to Trump's critiques, the SpaceX founder clapped back. "I don't hate the man, but it's time for Trump to hang up his hat & sail into the sunset," Musk posted. Musk also went on to buy X months later. The X owner said he had previously voted mostly for Democrats since becoming a United States citizen in 2002. Musk initially backed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to be the Republican Party's presidential nominee. "My preference for the 2024 presidency is someone sensible and centrist," Musk wrote on X in 2022. "I had hoped that would [be] the case for the Biden administration, but have been disappointed so far." His shift in political parties might be attributed to his plummeting relationship with President Joe Biden who didn't invite Musk to the 2021 White House electric vehicle summit. Despite their past issues, Trump and Musk's relationship took a turn in March after they met at Mar-a-Lago. Trump was also previously against electric vehicles but has since changed his stance. "I'm for electric cars," he said at a rally earlier this month. "I have to be, because Elon endorsed me very strongly. So I have no choice." Following the assassination attempt at Trump's rally in July, Musk announced his support for the former president. "I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery," Musk wrote on X after the shooting. During a recent press conference, Trump spoke highly of Musk. "I respect Elon a lot. He respects me," he said. "Elon, more than almost anybody I know, he loves this country. He loves the concept of this country, but like me, he says this country is in big trouble, it's in tremendous danger." Musk has been pictured at events at Mar-a-Lago and the UFC, buddying up with Trump. Trump selected Musk to lead the Department of Government Efficiency - a taskforce aimed at cutting bureaucracy.
New York Times
05-06-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
At ‘CPAC of the Center,' Democratic Moderates Beat Up on the Left
The centrist wing of the Democratic Party gathered on Wednesday in a hotel basement in downtown Washington with a grand plan. The party should start winning, and stop losing. Surveying the wreckage of the 2024 election, the proud moderates here pleaded that their faction should seize control of the party's messaging, stiff-arm liberal interest groups and experience the spoils of real-life victory, all while ignoring angry online activists. The Democrats in the room aimed to put a new sheen on — and perhaps some more spine in — what has long been tagged as the mushy middle, arguing that they are the majority-makers the party needs in 2026 and beyond to take control of Congress. It was a wonky gathering where the center-left Substack pundit Matthew Yglesias was greeted like a rock star and Lakshya Jain, a data-crunching analyst, detailed a ratings system to show which Democratic lawmakers had the highest candidate-quality WAR — Wins Above Replacement — a term borrowed from baseball analytics. 'This room may be full of nerds,' said Andrew Mamo, a Democratic strategist who attended the conference, WelcomeFest. 'But the focus is how to not look like losers — and how to not be losers.' This event was not the place to debate the finer points of policy. There was glancingly little discussion beyond what would sell with voters. If some called it the 'CPAC of the center' — after the big right-wing confab — there was far less red meat, and more crudités (a platter of chopped peppers, carrots and cauliflower was served in the back). Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
I'm a journalist. Democrats made my job harder by hiding Biden's health decline.
The newest Biden-focused book to hit the market pulls no punches on its central premise. It's right there in the title: 'Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.' Two other books examining Biden's awkward, ill-timed handoff to Kamala Harris and Trump's subsequent re-election were also published this spring. Though less forward in their focus, the narratives of 'Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House' and 'Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden, Harris, and the Odds in the Wildest Campaign in History' also — inevitably — take a close look at Biden's flagging mental fitness. 'I have fresh reporting on an hour-by-hour, day-by-day basis of Biden's final days, and obviously his decline is a major part of the story,' Chris Whipple, author of 'Uncharted,' told Politico. Meanwhile, 'Fight' reveals that Harris aides 'strategized around the possibility that Biden might die in office' while, at an event two days after the debate that sealed Biden's campaign fate, fluorescent tape was affixed to the venue's carpet, serving as 'colorful bread crumbs [that] showed the leader of the free world where to walk.' The literary flurry around Biden's health is a testament to the nature of the book industry and the arms race among the Big 5 publishers. No one wants to be scooped or outsold. But the flood of Biden books ('2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America' is set to release in July), also speaks to the gravity of the subject at hand. 'I happen to think that to call it a 'cover-up' is simplistic,' said Whipple. 'I think it was stranger and way more troubling than that.' He's right, but for reasons beyond the obvious sabotage of the 2024 election. Because let's be clear: There wasn't a single person who saw Biden or heard him speak during the last year or so of his term who honestly believed he was 100% fit to be president. So instead of an honest conversation about Biden's health and mental facilities, Americans got a constant stream of gaslighting and false assurances. Instead of an opportunity to choose, via primary, the candidate who would represent the party in the November presidential election, Democratic voters were force-fed Harris in the 11th hour. She was a welcome pick for some, to be sure, but a tragic miscalculation for others. And all of it, of course, was fueled by a White House eager to pump the media with statements and stories to counter the legitimate speculation about the president's faculties. Republican voters — near- and far-right alike — have been complaining about 'fake news' since Trump's first term, and here Democrats were, piling it on thick. As a journalist, it's infuriating. Not because I was somehow duped into believing Biden was healthy, but because I am on the front lines, writing about what's going in our world — explaining, educating, providing necessary historical context — and constantly battling readers who think I'm making it all up. Opinion: Jackie Robinson is a Civil Rights hero. DEI helped him make history Anything that makes them uncomfortable? Fake news. Anything related to ongoing racial injustice? Definitely fake news. Anything that runs counter to the narrative they've already crafted in their minds? More. Fake. News. I've written plenty of columns that anger folks on the left as well, like when I questioned the focus on appealing to a wider audience during last summer's Democratic National Convention, instead of shoring up votes among the core base. Or when I then pointed to their too-late, surface-level overtures to Black men that ultimately resulted in 21% sliding to the right in November. But the difference between Democrat and Republican pushback to my columns is that, while the former group will disagree with my take on the facts, the latter disputes the facts altogether. Indeed, disbelief in journalism on the whole is a typically Republican phenomenon. And it's one that has been undoubtedly fueled by Democrats' unwillingness to tell the truth about their former leader. Opinion: Trump voluntarily left office. Biden had to be shoved aside. That's the real sin. There are plenty who would argue that the media was equally complicit in the Biden 'cover-up,' that journalists were all too willing to abdicate their reporting responsibilities, take whatever the Biden administration served them, and run it. Maybe they don't remember that journalists were saying something. Maybe they don't remember that those protestations were drowned out by the barrage of voices who wanted — needed — to keep the White House blue. I also hear Democrats speak often about this critical moment in American history, with our very democracy on the line. They're right. But they must not remember how important journalism is in upholding any democracy. Perhaps if they did, they'd understand that the same danger that arises when a billionaire newspaper owner dictates the paper's opinion coverage is present when a group of political insiders lie to the public, and the media, about the president's health. And they'd understand that now, all of us — journalists included — have to pay for their decisions. Andrea Williams is an opinion columnist for The Tennessean and curator of the Black Tennessee Voices initiative. She has an extensive background covering country music, sports, race and society. Email her at adwilliams@ or follow her on X (formerly known as Twitter) at @AndreaWillWrite and BlueSky at @ This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Biden's health coverup by Democrats made more 'fake news' | Opinion
