President Donald Trump lashed out on Thursday against his ally Elon Musk, saying he was "disappointed" by the billionaire's public opposition to the sweeping tax-cut and spending bill that is at the heart of Trump's agenda. "Look, Elon and I had a great relationship. I don't know if we will anymore," Trump said in the Oval Office, in his first direct response to Musk's criticism. "He said the most beautiful things about me, and he hasn't said bad about me personally, but I'm sure that'll be next. But I'm, I'm very disappointed in Elon. I've helped Elon a lot." Even as Trump was speaking, Tesla CEO Musk unleashed a series of critical responses on X, the social media site he owns. "Without me, Trump would have lost the election," he wrote. "Such ingratitude."
President Trump's private golf club in Bedminster, N.J. was hit with a remarkable 18 health code violations, nine of them considered "critical," according to a recent report by the Somerset County Department of Health.
President Trump thought Ukraine's surprise drone attack over the weekend was "strong" and "badass," sources who discussed it with him tell Axios, but he's also concerned it will make his ceasefire mission even harder. The meticulously planned operation on Russia's most strategic air bases " conducted remotely from thousands of miles away " suggested Ukraine has more "cards" than Trump gave them credit for, but also effectively dared Russian President Vladimir Putin to escalate in return. He thought it was badass," a second source said of Trump's reaction. One Trump adviser said: "From an international perspective, you've got a chihuahua inflicting some real damage on a much bigger dog."
American manufacturers are having pandemic flashbacks: some say tariff disruptions are starting to stack up to the COVID era, with nearly as much difficulty securing critical inputs.
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Zelenskyy promises to bring peace to Dotard/Leon war in 24 hours.