He also warned that Trump’s tariffs would cause a recession in the second half of the year and asked his 220 million followers whether it was time to “create a new political party in America that actually represents the 80% in the middle.” Musk allegedly stole Steven Miller’s wife away.
“The alliance between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk spectacularly imploded Thursday as the world’s most prominent bromance collapsed into mutual public trolling.
For months, as Musk emerged as the president’s constant companion and self-proclaimed “first buddy,” the question hovered of how long a duet could last between two men used to soloing on center stage. Thursday’s angry exchanges provided a definitive answer.”
FROM:
The Washington Post
The epic breakup of Trump and Musk’s White House bromance
June 6, 2025
‘Giant egos of the president & shadow president’: Rep. Jayapal on what Trump-Musk feud is about
THE OTHER EPIC BREAKUP:
The billionaire also lent Thomas his private jet to attend the dedication of the statue of a nun at a New Jersey cemetery.
Trump vs Leonard Leo
“Harrison Fields, a White House spokesperson, said in a statement that Trump’s judicial picks are “America First judges” who respect the President’s authority as opposed to “unelected politicians in robes.”
Founded in 1982 during Ronald Reagan’s first term, the Federalist Society has long been the preeminent conservative legal organization in the country. Members of the society can be found at all levels of government and the group has been widely credited with helping Republican lawmakers install conservative-minded jurists across the federal judiciary.
Leo and the Federalist Society have been boxed out of the judicial nomination process as the second Trump White House has begun to name jurists for vacancies. But the Federalist Society had already been making moves in anticipation of some tension with Trump, given his recent rhetoric on the judiciary, said one person in conservative legal circles granted anonymity because of the sensitive dynamics.
Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society used to advise Trump on judges. Now the president and his most loyal allies are going after them.”
MORE AT:
POLITICO
Inside the split between MAGA and the Federalist Society
By HAILEY FUCHS and DANIEL BARNES
05/30/2025 06:58 PM EDT
“Among those opposed to President Trump’s tariffs on imports from China: a legal group funded by some of the biggest names in conservative politics.
Last week, a Florida business owner challenged the Trump administration’s moves in court, arguing that her company, Simplified, which makes notebooks and planners, was harmed by the dramatic trade war with China that has only deteriorated further since the lawsuit was filed.
Her lawyers are from the New Civil Liberties Alliance, a libertarian-leaning nonprofit that counts among its financial backers Donors Trust, a group with ties to Leonard A. Leo, who is a co-chairman of the Federalist Society.
The Federalist Society is an influential legal group that advised Mr. Trump through the confirmation of justices he appointed to form the current conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court, though some in Mr. Trump’s circle came to believe that its leaders were out of step with the president’s political movement.
Another donor to New Civil Liberties Alliance is Charles Koch, the billionaire industrialist and Republican megadonor.
In what appeared to be the first tariff-related lawsuit against the Trump administration, the founder of Simplified, Emily Ley, argued that President Trump overstepped his authority in February when he first imposed new import taxes on Chinese goods. Since then, China has retaliated with its own tariffs, and Mr. Trump has escalated the fight with more levies. All Chinese imports face a minimum tariff rate of 145 percent as of Thursday, a dramatic increase.”
MORE AT:
The New York Times
Legal Group Funded by Conservative Megadonors Challenges Trump’s Tariffs
The legal organization behind a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s tariffs is funded by groups linked to Charles Koch and Leonard A. Leo.
Reporting from Washington
Published April 10, 2025 Updated April 14, 202
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