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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk abruptly canceled “The Don Lemon Show" on his social media network X after the former CNN anchor recorded an interview with the billionaire for its as-yet unaired first episode. X announced in January a “new content partnership” with Lemon for the show, saying it would post 30 minute episodes three times a week on subjects including politics, culture, sports and entertainment. That deal was part of the struggling platform's efforts to bolster its content offerings and attract advertisers. X also announced shows hosted by former member of Congress Tulsi Gabbard and sports radio host Jim Rome. Photos You Should See View All 60 ImagesLemon was fired by CNN last year after a 17-year run with the network.

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☆ Elon Musk cancels X partnership with former CNN anchor Don Lemon after interview
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Ryan Anastasio | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon announced Wednesday that X owner Elon Musk has canceled a partnership in which Lemon would host a new show on the social network. Lemon said he was informed of the decision to cancel the deal just hours after he taped an interview with Musk for the premiere of The Don Lemon Show on March 18. Musk claimed in a post on X Wednesday that "instead of it being the real Don Lemon, it was really just Jeff Zucker talking through Don, so lacked authenticity. The interview with Musk will be posted on YouTube, podcast platforms and will still be published on X, Lemon said. It remains unclear what, if any, contract had been arranged and what the terms of any partnership were between X and The Don Lemon Show.

Persons: Don Lemon, Elon Musk, Lemon, Musk, Jeff Zucker, Don, Zucker, Donald Trump, X, Tulsi Gabbard, Jim Rome, Alex Spiro, CNBC's Lora Kolodny Organizations: CNN, SpaceX, Twitter, YouTube, U.S . Rep, CNBC

☆ Robert Kennedy Jr. says he's seriously considering Jets QB Aaron Rodgers to be his running mate
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

According to The New York Times, Kennedy has talked to Jets QB Aaron Rodgers. AdvertisementLongshot presidential hopeful Robert Kennedy Jr. told The New York Times that he is considering both Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers and former Minnesota Gov. Per the Times, Rodgers has welcomed Kennedy's interest, and someone registered the domain kennedyrodgers.com last week. The former NFL MVP is still under contract with The New York Jets. As the Times noted, Kennedy must name a running mate relatively soon to comply with state ballot access deadlines.

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☆ At CPAC, Trump’s potential running mates compete to prove their loyalty
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Steve Contorno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii claimed not to know that attendees could choose her in a poll to pick Trump’s potential running mate, while South Dakota Gov. The jockeying to become Trump’s vice presidential pick, playing out behind the scenes for weeks if not longer, spilled into the open at this week’s CPAC, the country’s annual gathering of conservatives. The various approaches to campaigning for the job were on full display inside CPAC, and it’s uncertain which will win over Trump. “Last year, when everyone was asking me if I was going to consider running for president, I said no. “Because anything could happen to Trump.”But he conceded it was a fool’s errand trying to guess whom Trump might pick.

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☆ Top Trump campaign official slams 'sad little man' DeSantis saying he will only be remembered for 'chicken fingers and pudding cups'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis after the former GOP presidential candidate privately urged former President Donald Trump to not use "identity politics" when picking his running mate. "chicken fingers and pudding cups is what you will be remembered for you sad little man," Chris LaCivita, who co-manages Trump's campaign, wrote on X in response to a news article about DeSantis' comments. But I don't want people representing 10, 15% of the party being in the driver's seat," DeSantis told supporters on the call, according to audio NBC obtained. DeSantis may have also insulted Susie Wiles, a one-time ally who along with LaCivita leads Trump's campaign, during the call. According to NBC, the Florida governor blamed certain people in Trump's orbit for the former president's treatment of him.

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☆ MrBeast says he made more than $250,000 off his first X video, but he thinks it's 'a bit of a facade'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementMrBeast says he made over a quarter of a million dollars on his first X video, but the YouTube megastar also says the figure is "a bit of a facade." MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, wrote about the revenue he earned in an X post on Monday. "MY FIRST X VIDEO MADE OVER $250,000!" MY FIRST X VIDEO MADE OVER $250,000! "I'm curious how much ad revenue a video on X would make so I'm reuploading this to test it.

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☆ YouTube star MrBeast makes more than $263,000 in X video, but calls it ‘a bit of a facade’
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Zach Vallese | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"MY FIRST X VIDEO MADE OVER $250,000!" In the video, Donaldson and his team venture into a variety of automobiles, including flying cars and amphibian cars. X launched its Creator Revenue Share program last year, offering creators a share of the ad revenue made from their posts. Musk welcomed his video to X with a quote post that read, "First MrBeast video posted directly on X!" While his reported revenue from his debut X video looks like a big number, it's not a lot for MrBeast.

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☆ X is reportedly considering a Tulsi Gabbard show
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk's X has considered some sort of a talk show or video deal with former Democratic candidate Tulsi Gabbard, according to the The Wall Street Journal. AdvertisementAdvertisementFrom the Journal:X executives also have considered a video deal with former Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, people familiar with the situation said. Gabbard, who regularly appears on Fox News, ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 but later said she quit the Democratic Party. In April, he started streaming a version of a show on the X platform. She made a short-lived podcast last year, and signed a deal with Fox News as a contributor in 2022, appearing on a variety of shows.

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☆ RFK Jr.'s presidential bid gains boost from Silicon Valley elite
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s bid for the Democratic nomination for president has gained a boost from several Silicon Valley executives. Block CEO Jack Dorsey endorsed Kennedy on Twitter on Sunday, while Twitter owner Elon Musk invited the contender to a live audio discussion on the platform. ET on Twitter on Monday and will be moderated by venture capitalist David Sacks, another prominent name in Silicon Valley. A recent Fox News survey found 19% of Democratic primary voters surveyed said they would support Kennedy in the primary, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points. After he took over Twitter, the platform stopped enforcing its previous policy to remove misleading information regarding Covid.

Persons: Jack Dorsey, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, Elon Musk, David Sacks, Musk, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Sacks, Joe Biden, Tesla, Dorsey, Andrew Yang, Tulsi Gabbard Organizations: Twitter Inc, Inc, Democratic, Twitter, Republican Florida Gov, Fox, U.S . Rep, CNBC, YouTube Locations: Miami , Florida, U.S, Silicon Valley, California

☆ 'The Queen of New York:' George Santos basks in rare praise as DC Young Republicans give him a hero's welcome
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

But on Wednesday, Santos received a warm reception at a DC happy hour for young conservatives. But he was still a star for the Washington, DC Young Republicans, a group that was taken over just a month ago by a cadre of self-described "ultra MAGA" young conservatives who emphatically align themselves with former President Donald Trump. —Washington, D.C. Young Republicans (@WashingtonDCYRs) April 27, 2023"Keep fighting for what you think is best, and for what you believe in," said Santos after speaking for less than 10 minutes. Perhaps owing to his precarious political standing, Santos has yet to break from party leadership on any major votes, contrasting with other New York Republicans who won Democratic-leaning districts last year. Attendees mill around before Rep. Santos' arrival.

☆ Republicans' 'weaponization' committee is a "Fox News reboot of McCarthyism," White House says ahead of first hearing
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The House "Weaponization of the Federal Government" subcommittee is holding its first hearing. The White House likened it to a "reboot of McCarthyism" designed to help Republicans get on Fox News. The hearing will cover "the politicization of the FBI and DOJ and attacks on American civil liberties." The hearing led by House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan will include witness testimony from Fox News commentators, the White House notes. Jordan, in a House floor speech last month, rejected the notion that the committee is a "ploy" and said whistleblowers have talked to Republicans about alleged government intrusions.

NBC News has repeatedly contacted Santos’ team with requests for comment about his lies and other allegations against him. Here is a timeline mapping out the controversy:Nov. 3, 2020: Santos loses his first bid for Congress to Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi. Sept. 6, 2022: Santos files his personal financial disclosure report, claiming his assets are as much as $11 million. The New York Times later reported that none of the 49 victims appear to have worked at the various firms named in his biography. In another Dec. 26 interview with the New York Post, Santos acknowledges some of the specific fabrications in his résumé.

☆ Matt Gaetz says Trump should pick Sarah Huckabee Sanders or Kristi Noem as his running mate to get votes from women who don't like him
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Matt Gaetz thinks Trump should pick Sarah Huckabee Sanders or Kristi Noem for his 2024 running mate. Gaetz said Trump should run with a woman to get votes from women who don't like him. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a former White House press secretary, as his pick for Trump's 2024 running mate. Kristi Noem as a possible Trump running mate, calling her a "pretty stellar" alternative to Sanders. Representatives for Trump, Gaetz, Sanders, and Noem did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.

☆ We asked House lawmakers about scandal-plagued Rep. George Santos. Most Republicans want nothing to do with him.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

But Santos is clearly a problem for House Republicans. But three days later, Miller — who actually represents Ohio's 7th district — became the eighth House Republican to publicly call for Santos to resign. said Republican Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina, who said that Santos "seems nice" even as he appeared unaware of the extent of his controversies. At a press conference on Thursday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries pointedly declared that Santos was "an issue that Republicans need to handle." Santos and Ocasio-Cortez briefly spoke on the sidelines of a gaggle of GOP lawmakers on the House floor on Wednesday, January 4.

☆ Putin’s American Cheerleaders
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( Adrian Karatnycky | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

American commentators and journalists often appear on Ukrainian television expressing solidarity and offering analysis. Russia’s airwaves have largely been free of U.S. voices, save for occasional clips from American airwaves by Ukraine critics such as Tulsi Gabbard , Tucker Carlson and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene . Most U.S. guests on Russian media come from the fringe, including former Virginia State Sen. Richard Black , who associates with the Lyndon LaRouche movement’s Schiller Institute, and Scott Ritter , an embittered and disgraced former American intelligence officer turned critic of the war in Iraq. More surprising are the appearances of several establishment figures: Columbia University economist Jeffrey Sachs ; the National Interest’s former national security correspondent, Mark Episkopos ; and Dimitri Simes , until recently president of the Center for the National Interest. They willingly appear on the programs of Russia’s most odious state propagandist, Vladimir Solovyov .

☆ Tulsi Gabbard grilled Rep-elect George Santos, who has admitted to lying about parts of his resume, on Fox News: 'Do you have no shame?'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard grilled Republican Rep-elect George Santos on Fox News. Santos lied about several aspects of his education and career, according to new reports. Gabbard asked Santos. Santos responded by claiming that President Joe Biden was lying to the American people, and asked if Biden himself had any shame. Santos admitted to some of these fabrications in an interview with the New York Post on December 26.

☆ Tulsi Gabbard's one-time Democratic colleagues are both perplexed and unsurprised by her far-right pivot: 'An Elise Stefanik kind of turn'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard left the Democratic Party before campaign with far-right Republicans. "Nope," Sanders said when Insider asked if he'd like to talk about former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, an early supporter of his 2016 presidential campaign. "I'm not surprised," said Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson of Georgia, another former Armed Services Committee colleague of Gabbard's. Hawaii's two Democratic senators — Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz — both declined to speculate about what may be driving Gabbard's political movement, despite serving with her in the Hawaii delegation. "I think she's home," Hirono said repeatedly when asked what she thought had happened, referring to Gabbard's political home.

KATHMANDU, Nov 9 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck Nepal early Wednesday, killing at least six people, destroying multiple houses in the western district of Doti and shaking the Indian capital New Delhi, officials said. "Expressing my heartfelt condolences to the families of those who died in the earthquake," Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba wrote on Twitter. Nepal's seismological centre set the earthquake at a magnitude of 6.6. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) had pegged the earthquake at a magnitude of 5.6. Media reports after the quake showed tremors were also felt in New Delhi and surrounding areas, some 350km (220 miles) from Doti.

☆ The attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband echoed threats pro-Trump rioters made during the Capitol riot. An expert on authoritarianism warns there could be more to come.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The attack on Paul Pelosi could be a sign of more violence to come, per an expert on authoritarianism. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, an NYU history professor, said the attack could be a continuation of the January 6 insurrection. "The attacker who injured Paul Pelosi was looking for Nancy Pelosi, likely wanting to finish the job," she said. Paul Pelosi, the Democrat's 82-year-old husband, was attacked with a hammer early Friday morning in the couple's home. "The attacker who injured Paul Pelosi was looking for Nancy Pelosi, likely wanting to finish the job."

☆ In Indian village, residents take to YouTube to fulfil their Bollywood dreams
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Sunil Kataria | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TULSI, India Oct 21 (Reuters) - A man sporting a black cap and pink T-shirt sits on a bullock cart, pile of grass behind him, and busts a rhyme to a camera while riding across the dusty streets of India's Tulsi village. The hip-hop video is just one of many home-grown, Bollywood-inspired productions being created for the village's flagship YouTube channel, which boasts nearly 120,000 subscribers and has more than 200 uploaded videos. They now produce two to three videos a month, from slapstick comedy and action dramas to educational shorts and music videos. But for some, the channel is an opportunity to dream big -- well beyond the confines of the small village. "We want the entire world to know us, not just India," said Verma, 30.

☆ Fact Check-No evidence of schools accommodating ‘furries’ with litter boxes
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A claim that schools are placing litter boxes in student restrooms for those who identify as “furries” is circulating on social media again. The latest claim appears to originate in an October episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast where host Joe Rogan told former U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard a story about litter boxes at an unidentified school. In July, Reuters Fact Check explored and debunked claims surrounding “furries” in detail (here) and previously fact checked claims related to litter boxes in student restrooms (here), (here). Fact checking organizations including the Associated Press, PolitiFact and USA Today have also debunked claims about litter boxes in schools across the U.S. (here), (here) and (here). There is no evidence that U.S. schools are accommodating litter boxes to students self-identifying as “furries.”This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team.

☆ Ex-Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to campaign for Trump-backed Kari Lake in Arizona
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is The Evening Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is scheduled Tuesday to campaign for Kari Lake, the Republican nominee for governor of Arizona, just days after she announced she was leaving the Democratic Party. Lake's campaign said Gabbard would introduce Lake at a GOP forum in Chandler. But she will now campaign for a Trump-endorsed candidate who has become a prominent election denier in Arizona. All three of the candidates scheduled to take the stage Tuesday have denied the results of the 2020 election. Doug Ducey and former Vice President Mike Pence, who both rebuffed former President Donald Trump's pressure to overturn the 2020 election results, backed Lake and Masters.

There is no evidence that any school has deployed litter boxes for students to use because they identify as cats. The rumor of litter boxes in schools appears to have begun among parents on social media, and one of the first schools to confront the falsehood was in Canada last fall. Catalina Lauf, a Republican congressional nominee in Illinois, tweeted this month that schoolchildren were using litter boxes in her state. Some say litter boxes are located in “transgender bathrooms” in schools. Meanwhile on TikTok, one video claiming “kids are now requesting litter boxes at school” collected 3 million views on the platform.

☆ Tucker Carlson hosts Tulsi Gabbard after she quits the Democratic Party. Good riddance.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Max Burns | Max Burns Is A Democratic Strategist | Founder Of Third Degree Strategies. Find Him On Twitter | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Just three years ago, then-Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard stood on the Democratic presidential debate stage and pitched herself as a leader committed to moving the party forward. That Gabbard is tough to square with the bitter also-ran who told the world on Twitter on Tuesday morning that she was officially leaving the Democratic Party. Gabbard’s minute-long good riddance video might have been a bigger media surprise had she not spent much of the last two years savaging the Democratic Party and drifting relentlessly rightward. Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta was more succinct in his snark, tweeting, “Wait, Tulsi Gabbard was a Democrat?”Gabbard’s reasons for leaving read like a typical Tucker Carlson monologue. On Wednesday, just a day after announcing her departure from the Democratic Party, Gabbard announced the launch of “The Tulsi Gabbard Show” on Apple Podcasts.

WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii announced Tuesday that she's leaving the Democratic Party because she said it's "now under the complete control of an elitist cabal of warmongers driven by cowardly wokeness." Gabbard said that the Democratic Party stands for a government of, by and for the "powerful elite" and called on her fellow "independent-minded Democrats" to leave the party as well. Though Gabbard ran for the Democratic nomination for president in the 2020 cycle, she has often questioned where the party has stood on various issues and has criticized Democratic leaders. She served in the House from 2013 to 2021 and as the vice chair of the Democratic National Committee from 2013 to 2016. Since her White House run, Gabbard has frequently appeared as a political commentator on Fox News, where she has mostly railed against Democrats.

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