1 week ago Trump says he’s ‘disappointed’ with Musk after former backer turns on the Republican tax bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — The breakup between the president of the United States and the world’s richest man is unfurling much like their relationship started — rapidly, intensely and very publicly. As President Donald Trump sat in the Oval Office on Thursday with Germany’s leader at his side, he lamented his soured relationship with Elon Musk, […]

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1 week ago Trump ’disappointed’ with Musk after he turned on the Republican tax bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he’s “disappointed” with Elon Musk after his former backer and adviser lambasted the president’s signature bill. Trump suggested the world’s richest man misses being in the White House and has “Trump derangement syndrome.” The Republican president reflected on his breakup with Musk in front of reporters in […]

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1 week ago Elon Musk Urges Americans Take Action to ‘Kill’ Trump Tax Cut Bill

Elon Musk is on a mission to block President Donald Trump’s tax bill after he tried — and failed — to convince Republican lawmakers to preserve valuable tax credits for electric vehicles in the legislation, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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2 w. ago Trump Presses Reluctant GOP Senators to Embrace House’s Tax Bill

President Donald Trump worked the phones Monday and took to social media to try to sway Republican holdouts on his multi-trillion dollar tax bill, encountering conflicting demands from GOP senators even as he urged them to move swiftly.

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2 w. ago Trump Presses Reluctant GOP Senators to Embrace House Tax Bill

President Donald Trump worked the phones Monday and took to social media to try to sway Republican holdouts on his multi-trillion dollar tax bill, encountering conflicting demands from GOP senators even as he urged them to move swiftly.

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2 w. ago Musk Says He’s ‘Disappointed’ That Trump Tax Bill Raises Deficit

Elon Musk expressed dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump’s giant tax bill, which the US House narrowly passed last week, saying it undercut his efforts to slash government spending.

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4 w. ago Trump Tax Bill Advances After GOP Deal for Faster Medicaid Cuts

A key House committee advanced President Donald Trump’s giant tax and spending package after Republican hardliners won agreement from party leaders to speed up cuts to Medicaid health coverage.

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