Trump's America
Musk used X to boost Trump. Now he’s wielding it against him
On Thursday, as the two men publicly fought in a flurry of furious online posts, Musk revealed X to be a double-edged sword.
- Will Oremus
Latest
Bromance over: Musk says Trump should be impeached in social media brawl
The US president suggested the Tesla chief is suffering “Trump derangement syndrome”. The tech billionaire said that “without me, Trump would have lost”.
- Michael Koziol
- Analysis
- Trump's White House
The Trump-Musk bandwagon was always going to crash, but it’s done so with impressive violence
In reality, few are surprised by the public divorce between Elon Musk and Donald Trump, a master showman who does not like to share the limelight.
- Michael Lind
Musk, Trump, a roller coaster relationship and why they were never good friends
The two-time president of the United States and his “first buddy”, who also happens to be the world’s richest man, have had more breaks than Ross and Rachel.
- Bronte Gossling
- Analysis
- Trump's White House
Could Anthony Albanese be caught up in Trump’s new US visa ban?
A hidden announcement from the State Department about consequences for foreigners “complicit in censoring Americans” has sparked a new level of global interference not seen from America since the end of the Cold War. Peter Hartcher asks, is this the beginning of a new level of interference?
- Peter Hartcher
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
Master of deception: How Trump is fudging the numbers
The costs of Donald Trump’s proposed One Big Beautiful Bill are being significantly understated by a Republican accounting trick.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
Trump says he’s stamping out antisemitism. Online, he’s fanning the flames
The White House said Donald Trump had done “more than any other president in modern history” to fight anti-Jewish hatred. Hours later, Trump posted an image containing a well-known far-right meme.
- Peter Baker
Australia spared Trump tariff letter as Ley says Albanese should secure special deal
Trade Minister Don Farrell met his US counterpart Jamieson Greer in Paris overnight as Anthony Albanese prepares to hold his first meeting with Donald Trump this month.
- Paul Sakkal, Michael Koziol and Simon Johanson
- Opinion
- Opinion
Trump’s stupid obsession will unleash pain on America
Donald Trump’s ridiculous trade wars are part of his plan to “Make America Great Again”. But the latest OECD forecast shows the US will be hit much harder than most of the rest of the world.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Trump diplomacy
The US’s biggest export? Trump’s MAGA mindset
The United States is punishing governments that try to moderate social media. Australia is in the firing line.
- Peter Hartcher
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