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'He's not taking the presidency': Trump fumes about 'President Musk' at MAGA conference

President-elect Donald Trump used a speech to MAGA supporters to strongly push back on claims that billionaire Elon Musk had effectively taken over his presidency.

While speaking to Turning Point USA's AmFest conference attendees on Sunday, Trump argued that "big companies" wanted him to cut regulations more than slashing taxes.

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Maria Bartiromo grills Trump spokeswoman on GOP: '38 of them voted against Trump's agenda'

Fox News host Maria Bartiromo pressed incoming White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt after 38 Republicans voted against President-elect Donald Trump's last-minute demand to raise the debt ceiling as part of a bill to prevent a government shutdown.

During an interview on Sunday Morning Futures, Bartiromo told Leavitt that "drama" broke out on Capitol Hill due to Trump's demands derailing a government spending bill.

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'You are so influenced': Fox News host confronts GOP senator for bowing down to Elon Musk

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) attacked Hunter Biden when asked about billionaire Elon Musk's outsized role in influencing President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican Party.

During an interview on Fox News Sunday, Mullin touted Musk as the solution to government spending after the billionaire temporarily derailed a bill to prevent a government shutdown.

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Ivanka to be 'informal adviser' in new admin as Jared profits off Middle East: report

Ivanka Trump is expected to remain an "informal adviser" in President-elect Donald Trump's next administration but will do it "under the radar" this time, sources close to the former president's daughter said.

In a Sunday report, CNN revealed that Ivanka Trump intended to stay out of the divisive political limelight in the next administration.

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'Level of foreboding': Anti-Trump forces working together to 'short-circuit' revenge plans

Donald Trump has stated some plans for retribution against those he feels have wronged him, but once he gets back in office, he will reportedly be facing a defined group that has been building roadblocks.

Trump's nomination of Kash Patel to serve as FBI director has accelerated fears of Trump critics about the potential of revenge-based investigations, in part because of Patel's stated desire to probe Trump's enemies.

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Trump comes out 'totally against' Mike Johnson's bill to prevent government shutdown

President-elect Donald Trump told Fox News host Lawrence Jones he was "totally against" a Republican bill that would prevent the government from partially shutting down before he takes office on Jan. 20.

In a Wednesday post on X, Jones said he had spoken to Trump "and he is 'totally against' the proposed CR."

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'Frightening': Judge condemns potential Trump pardon for Oath Keepers head's Jan. 6 crimes

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta argued that President-elect Donald Trump would be putting democracy at risk if he pardons Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes for crimes committed on Jan. 6, 2021.

"The notion that Stewart Rhodes could be absolved is frightening and ought to be frightening to anyone who cares about democracy in this country," Mehta said Wednesday during the sentencing of one of Rhodes' former allies, according to Politico.

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'You guys suck': Irate MTG snatches Trump's Social Security promise and throws it on floor

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) literally threw President-elect Donald Trump's promise not to cut Social Security on the floor as she met with the House DOGE Caucus for the first time on Tuesday.

As Greene was heading into a meeting with the caucus that will give recommendations to Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, she was confronted by advocate Alex Lawson, executive director of Social Security Works.

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Several indicted 2020 'fake electors' sign on to be Michigan electors again in 2024

At least five fake Michigan electors indicted following their efforts to overturn the 2020 election have signed on to be electors again for 2024.

A photo of the certification posted by Michigan GOP Watch shows the signatures for the electors' lists, with John Haggard, Timothy King, Meshawn Maddock, William (Hank) Choate and Marian Sheridan signing onto the electors' list for Donald Trump a second time.

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Newsmax guest rips Trump for 'seeking attention' with 'frivolous' lawsuit against pollster

President-elect Donald Trump was desperately "seeking attention" when he filed a "frivolous" lawsuit against a pollster who showed him losing Iowa this year, an attorney told a conservative news network Tuesday.

In an interview on Newsmax, host Katrina Szish asked lawyer Chandelle Summer to comment after Trump sued pollster Ann Selzer and The Des Moines Register.

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'Horrible human being': Woman compares Trump to feces — then says she voted for him anyway

A woman told CNN that she voted for President-elect Donald Trump despite believing him to be a "horrible human being" and comparing him to feces.

During Tuesday's broadcast of CNN's Inside Politics, host Dana Bash highlighted three women who voted for Trump after supporting President Joe Biden in 2020.

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'Stop!' Amy Klobuchar scolds Ted Cruz as he interrupts her on live TV

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) disputed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on live TV after he said she would vote to confirm all of President-elect Donald Trump's nominees.

During a Tuesday interview on CBNC, Klobuchar and Cruz discussed the importance of the bipartisan Take It Down Act, a bill to outlaw non-consensual intimate imagery generated by artificial intelligence.

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'Facing a potential onslaught': Dem govs prepare to make states frontline in Trump fight

It isn't a surprise to see governors like Gavin Newsom (D-CA) readying to do battle with Donald Trump — but now even red-state leaders are building up for a fight, Rolling Stone reported Tuesday.

The site reported that the Democratic governor of deep-red Kentucky, Andy Beshear didn't want to fight Trump — in fact, he hoped to work with him on upcoming issues like the Affordable Care Act.

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