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Elon Musk Goes Off Again

By Byron York
Wednesday, July 02 2025

Has it really been less than a month since Elon Musk flew off the handle, trashed his benefactor, the president, pledged to kill the administration's top legislative priority, and, on top of all that, have the president impeached? It seems like years ago, but it was actually less than 30 days. That's how quickly Musk disappeared from national politics when he left his position at DOGE and returned to his valuable work at SpaceX and Tesla, among other companies. Now, though, Musk is at it again. With President Donald Trump's top legislative priority – Trump calls it the "Big…

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