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According to the Daily Beast, Elon Musk's 130 days at the White House led to a dismal report card, highlighting missteps in applying his innovative strategies to government. His push for efficiency cuts backfired, leaving him more villain than visionary. While his SpaceX efforts shone, his political ventures faltered, along with his reputation. Explore this intriguing narrative of ambition and failure here: thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-f #ElonMusk #WhiteHouse #Government #Politics #Business #DailyBeast

Elon Musk leaves Washington with a failing grade.
The Daily Beast · Elon Musk’s Failing Grade as DOGE Dropout Heads Back to the FutureBy David Gardner

Via #DailyBeast - May 15, 2025

A #Nashville restaurant owned by #MAGA #musician #KidRock reportedly closed over the weekend to avoid the #Trump administration’s #ICE raids.

Kid Rock’s #BigAssHonkyTonkRockNRollSteakhouse in #Tennessee shuttered after employees unauthorized to work in the U.S. failed to show up for work on Saturday and those that had turned up were told any #UndocumentedWorkers should leave the premises to avoid being caught by ICE.

thedailybeast.com/kid-rocks-re

The Daily Beast · Kid Rock’s Restaurant Closes to Avoid Trump’s ICE RaidsBy Lauren Lewis

Via #RawStory @ 8:03pm ET on Apr 02, 2025

The mayor of #NorthDakota’s fourth largest city is out of a job after he accidentally texted the female city attorney a video of him performing a #SexAct on himself – which he intended as a “sexy video” for his girlfriend, the #DailyBeast reported Wednesday.

#TomRoss, 60, resigned as the mayor of #Minot, population 50,000, effective Monday, after a two-month investigation into the sexually explicit video concluded.

rawstory.com/north-dakota-2671

Raw Story · 'Fell out of her chair': Mayor out after sending obscene 'sexy video' to city attorneyBy Erik De La Garza

Via the #DailyBeast @ 5:22pm ET on Mar 27, 2025

A #WhiteHouse plot to axe international broadcasters #RadioFreeEurope / #RadioLiberty has been foiled after presidential advisor #KariLake was forced to rescind a letter cancelling the network’s grants.

It comes just a day after a judge temporarily halted an attempt by the #Trump administration to shut down the station, claiming it would “violate the #Constitution and federal laws.”

thedailybeast.com/kari-lake-fo

The Daily Beast · Kari Lake Forced to Apologize After Failed Attempt to Shutter Radio Free EuropeBy Tom Sanders

"James Carville Makes Bold Prediction About When Trump’s White House Will ‘Collapse’”, #DailyBeast

"James Carville predicted that President Donald Trump’s White House team will 'collapse' in less than a month.”

I like Carville and think he’s a smart and mostly correct political strategist. I think that collapse will come. I’ve previously argued that we, as a country, are like an addict that needs to hit rock bottom before anything can change. I think rock bottom is more likely later in the year, but I hope he’s right.

Musk and DOGE will collapse first and maybe that’s where the domino effect in the administration collapse starts.

thedailybeast.com/james-carvil

The Daily Beast · James Carville Makes Bold Prediction About When Trump’s White House Will ‘Collapse’By Amethyst Martinez
#Politics#Trump#GOP

Via the #DailyBeast @ 5:35pm ET on Feb 06, 2025

One of #ElonMusk’s #DepartmentOfGovernmentEfficiency goons resigned Thursday amid growing inquiries over his links to a #SocialMedia account pushing #Racism and #Eugenics theories.

#MarkoElez, 25, was identified earlier this week as the engineer who was granted access to the #Treasury’s “top-secret” payment system, which controlled #SocialSecurity and tax distributions.

#StopNazism #DOGE

thedailybeast.com/doge-staffer

The Daily Beast · DOGE Staffer ‘Resigns’ After Secret Racist X Posts RevealedBy Emell Derra Adolphus

@GottaLaff A thought for the dilemma:

'The Wire' Creator: I Wasn’t Going to Cancel WaPo, Then I Read Bezos

From the #DailyBeast: He added: “I cancelled. I wasn’t going to do it. I probably shouldn’t, &certainly, if this technobrat oligarch ever releases his grip on what needs to be an independent newsroom & editorial board, indifferent to the financial positions of its publisher, then I’ll return. But this kind of abuse of a public trust by a publisher is unacceptable.”

Via the #DailyBeast @ 3:09pm EDT on Oct 15, 2024

The co-manager of #DonaldTrump’s #WhiteHouse campaign has raked in $22 million and counting from the #Republican nominee’s political operation in just two years, the Daily Beast has learned.

#ChrisLaCivita, an influential #GOP operative, reaped a $19 million financial windfall in 2022 when he served as a “strategic consultant” to two Trump-affiliated super #PACs, campaign finance records show.

thedailybeast.com/donald-trump

The Daily Beast · Donald Trump’s Campaign Manager Chris LaCivita’s Multi-Million Payday RevealedBy Michael Isikoff