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"The people of Wisconsin, like, just gave him the one-finger salute," she told Meyers.
From Fox News
Elon Musk has become a valuable heat shield for a president who avoids blame at any cost.
From The New York Times
Musk’s alliance with the far right has torched Tesla’s brand in the eyes of what used to be the carmaker’s base: upwardly mobile eco-conscious lefties from the coasts.
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Rachel Maddow mocks Musk after GOP’s Wisconsin election loss, says locals gave him 'one-finger salute'
MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow claimed that a liberal candidate winning Wisconsin Supreme Court election was a referendum on President Trump and his senior adviser Elon Musk.
Elon Musk's Massive Spending 'Insulted' Wisconsin, Blamed For GOP Loss
Musk spent over $25 million supporting GOP-backed Brad Schimel in the race against the Democrat's pick, Susan Crawford, and personally visited the state to support him, but analysts told Newsweek that the influx of money and influence from the White House "insulted" voters, and Crawford was elected.
Elon Musk proved 'more of an anvil than a buoy' in GOP's massive Wisconsin Supreme Court loss
Republican observers and other experts say Elon Musk's involvement in Brad Schimel's Wisconsin Supreme Court campaign backfired as a strategy.
For Trump, Musk Is a Scapegoat and a Liability. But for Now, He’s Still Useful.
Elon Musk made himself the face of a humiliating political defeat in Wisconsin on Tuesday night. He’s rubbed cabinet members the wrong way and alienated several advisers close to President Trump. Republican lawmakers face angry questions about Mr.
Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court election in setback for Trump, Musk
Crawford's win maintains 4-3 liberal majority in Wisconsin Supreme Court Musk spent over $21 million supporting conservative candidate who lost Wisconsin court could rule on voting rights, abortion, and union laws Republicans win two special elections for U.
Donald Trump Tells Allies That Elon Musk Will Step Back Soon: Reports
White House insiders "increasingly view the billionaire as a political liability," according to a new report by Politico, which claims that Musk is winding down on his DOGE work
Everything is blowing up in Elon Musk’s face
All it took was losing $100 billion in three months to make Elon Musk change his tune on government work. The White House on Wednesday called the Politico report “garbage,” and Musk dismissed it as “fake news” in social media post.
Elon Musk’s $20 Million Play In Wisconsin Might’ve Bought His Own Pink Slip
Elon Musk wanted Tuesday night’s Supreme Court election in Wisconsin to be a very big deal. He spent at least $20 million of his own money on the race, paying for both an extensive ground game aimed at low-propensity conservative voters and for television ads.
In Wisconsin court race, megadonor Musk's role helps fuel Democratic turnout
Elon Musk poured millions of dollars into a Wisconsin Supreme Court race and even donned a local cheese-shaped hat at a political rally, only to have his candidate soundly defeated in a race viewed as an early referendum on Donald Trump's presidency.
Axios on MSN22h
"I'll pay for his coach flight": Democrats beg Elon Musk to campaign for their GOP foes
House Democrats are making an unusual plea to billionaire Trump lieutenant Elon Musk: Come campaign for our Republican opponents next year. Why it matters: Democrats see the Republican-aligned candidate's wipeout in Tuesday's Wisconsin Supreme Court election as a clear signal that Musk has become electoral poison for the GOP.
Elon Musk Under Pressure to Wrap Up DOGE After GOP Wisconsin Blowout
The Wisconsin Supreme Court loss has triggered GOP soul-searching over Musk's growing influence and the future of his Department of Government Efficiency.
Trump and GOP Confront Elon Musk Quandary After Wisconsin Defeat
After a costly Wisconsin loss, President Trump and Republicans have a big decision to make about Elon Musk: continue to leverage his fame and fortune on the national stage or politely ask him to stay backstage.
Wisconsin loss a warning sign for GOP about Musk’s campaign role
Tuesday’s decisive victory for the Democratic-backed candidate in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race offered a warning for Republicans that Elon Musk’s unfavorability with voters may outweigh the millions he’s pledged to spend for Republicans in next year’s midterms.
New York Magazine1d
Republicans Say They Want More Elon Musk, Not Less
Republicans have a message for all the Elon Musk haters out there: He isn’t going away.
Musk to keep spending on politics despite Wisconsin loss, GOP doubts
Musk and his PAC plan to remain highly involved in boosting GOP candidates, according to two people familiar with the plans.
EXCLUSIVE: GOP firebrand dares Dems to condemn attacks on Elon Musk's Tesla
Amid a spate of violent attacks against Tesla owners and dealers across the country, the GOP is challenging Democrats to condemn the attacks as domestic terrorism.
The New Republic on MSN9h
Elon Musk Isn’t Going Anywhere
Judge James Boasberg thinks Stephen Miller, Tom Homan, and the rest of the Trump administration “ acted in bad faith ” when they invoked the Alien Enemies Act to extrajudicially deport 200 Venezuelan men to a megaprison in El Salvador on March 15.
A Few Takeaways From Elon Musk’s Utter Humiliation in Wisconsin
But one of the first and most obvious lessons to draw from Musk’s Wisconsin fiasco is that there are real, tangible limits to the influence that money can buy in American politics. The GOP’s victory last fall happened,
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