Sunday Shows Preview: Trump-Musk Spat Leaves Admin Reeling; ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Hits Speed Bump
- President Donald Trump ordered 2,000 National Guard troops to deploy to Los Angeles amid protests following federal deportation operations in early June 2025.
- This deployment coincided with Trump's public statement that his relationship with Elon Musk ended after their recent fallout last week.
- Meanwhile, the Trump administration’s budget bill, called the “big beautiful bill,” faces criticism for adding $2.4 trillion to the deficit and slashing funding for housing, research, and critical services.
- The Department of Government Efficiency , predominantly composed of young men recruited from the private sector—including many with ties to Musk—has reduced federal employment by tens of thousands and scaled back aid initiatives, while its asserted $180 billion in savings and potential conflicts of interest have faced considerable scrutiny.
- These developments have deepened political tensions, as Democrats vow to oppose the budget bill, investigations into DOGE intensify, and the Trump-Musk rift reshapes federal operations.
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Musk gets it right — The big beautiful budget bill is a bust - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
For the first time in a long time, we find ourselves in agreement with Elon Musk, the drug-addled former DOGE commissar who last week left the federal government and now calls President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” budget a “disgusting abomination.”
Fox Spins New Lie: Trump-Musk Dust-Up Proves Donald Can't Be Bought
The propagandists on Fox & Friends Weekend with the most ridiculous takeaway yet on the Trump-Musk fallout. We had Hannity complaining that the rest of the media was reporting on the fallout at all, which Fox was desperate to ignore until it became apparent that was going to be impossible. Now we've got them doing their best to downplay it, and here's the latest spin from Charlie Hurt, Lisa Boothe and Brian Brenberg this Saturday: BRENBERG: So …
Elon Musk Has a History of Acrimonious Breakups
“The relationship between President Donald Trump and billionaire and self-styled “first buddy” Elon Musk ruptured this week, with the former allies trading insults and threats on social media. It’s not the first time Musk has fallen out with his associates,” the Washington Post reports.
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