Musk vs MAGA war: Trump camp in bitter fight over immigration, foreign worker visas
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Donald Trump has met with Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to plan for his inauguration on January 20.
Mayor Bowser wrote on X that she had a “great meeting” with the president-elect and hoped they would find “common ground” after clashing in the past over the policing of the Black Lives Matter demonstrations in D.C. in response to the killing of George Floyd in summer 2020 and then the Capitol riot six months later.
Trump is meanwhile continuing to circulate articles from right-wing media on his Truth Social feed hinting at the prospect of the United States entering merger talks with Canada about it becoming America’s 51st state, capitalizing on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s rocky end to the year.
The idea was also entertained on Fox News on Monday when Canadian businessman Kevin O’Leary expressed his enthusiasm for the idea in conversation with Trump’s former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany.
The president-elect has also sought to revive talk about his acquiring Greenland from Denmark in recent days.
Congress will reconvene on Friday after the New Year’s celebrations, when House Speaker Mike Johnson is up for re-election — and appears to be short of support.
Full story: Trump endorses Mike Johnson for House Speaker days before crucial vote
Trump’s key endorsement ahead of Friday’s vote to determine who wields the gavel sends a clear signal to House Republicans to line up behind Johnson, who has faced some resistance from the GOP’s far-right flank after inter-party chaos nearly derailed a must-pass spending bill hours before a government shutdown.
Alex Woodward30 December 2024 17:45
Retired Army general declares Musk a ‘national security risk’ in brutal NYT op-ed
Elon Musk has been branded a “national security risk” by a former US army general, who cited his concerns over the tech billionaire’s close ties with the Chinese government.
Lieutenant General Russel L Honoré, who retired in 2008, highlighted Musk’s history of appeasing and praising the Chinese Communist Party and his multiple business deals with the party, particularly in the modern space race.
In a scathing op-ed, published in The New York Times, Honoré noted that Musk and his company SpaceX already face federal reviews for failing to provide details of meetings with foreign leaders, but said that such infractions were “just the beginning of my worries.”
Joe Sommerlad30 December 2024 17:20
Fox News declares the ‘real losers’ in the MAGA civil war over visas – the Democrats
After carefully tip-toeing around the growing tensions that have rocked the GOP in recent days, Fox News appears to have finally found a narrative it can sell to right-wing viewers about the MAGA civil war currently ongoing over the thorny issue of immigrant visas.
According to the conservative cable news giant, “infighting” is “how politics ought to work” and Democrats who were “giddy” over the right tearing itself apart over highly-skilled immigrant workers are the “real losers” while MAGA is merely having a “civilized debate” over the matter.
Justin Baragona has a full report.
Joe Sommerlad30 December 2024 16:50
E Jean Carroll camp ‘gratified’ by appeals court decision
Here’s what Carroll’s attorney Roberta Kaplan had to say about today’s appeal’s court ruling in a short statement to The Independent:
“Both E Jean Carroll and I are gratified by today’s decision. We thank the Second Circuit for its careful consideration of the parties’ arguments.”
Joe Sommerlad30 December 2024 16:30
Speaker Johnson says he’s ‘honored and humbled’ by Trump’s endorsement
Here’s the current House GOP leader’s typically grovelling response to the president-elect’s post just now.
And here’s US Attorney General One America News presenter Matt Gaetz’s take:
Joe Sommerlad30 December 2024 16:10
Trump claims Bill Gates asked to visit Mar-a-Lago in apparent message to Musk
As tensions flare between Musk and the president-elect’s MAGA allies, Trump himself posted what appeared to be a personal message to the SpaceX and Tesla boss on Truth Social over the weekend claiming that fellow billionaire Bill Gates had asked to come to Mar-a-Lago.
Trump suggested the Microsoft co-founder had requested an invite to his Florida estate and encouraged Musk to join them.
“Where are you? When are you coming to the ‘Center of the Universe,’ Mar-a-Lago. Bill Gates asked to come, tonight. We miss you and x! New Year’s Eve is going to be AMAZING!!!” the Republican wrote.
Trump then signed the message “DJT”, as is his custom.
Here’s Kelly Rissman to attempt to get to the bottom of it.
Joe Sommerlad30 December 2024 15:50
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