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☆ Trump watches Musk’s SpaceX Starship launch in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( David Ingram | David Ingram Is A Tech Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: 1 min

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he was traveling to Texas to personally witness the latest launch for SpaceX’s Starship megarocket, a key part of billionaire Elon Musk’s plans to populate Mars. Trump, who has endorsed a Mars mission, announced his plans in a post on X. “I’m heading to the Great State of Texas to watch the launch of the largest object ever to be elevated, not only to Space, but simply by lifting off the ground. Good luck to @ElonMusk and the Great Patriots involved in this incredible project!” he said. Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, said on X he was honored to have Trump at the event.

Persons: Donald Trump, Elon Musk’s, Trump, Musk Organizations: Great Patriots, SpaceX, Tesla, Trump Locations: Texas, Great State of Texas

☆ SpaceX launched Starship for the sixth time but canceled the highly-anticipated 'chopsticks' maneuver minutes after lift-off
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

SpaceX didn't attempt to catch the Super Heavy booster by a pair of "chopsticks" mid-air as planned. SpaceX launched its Starship mega-rocket for the sixth time on Tuesday, but the main event was canceled. In October, SpaceX caught its Super Heavy booster in mid-air. SpaceXElon Musk, SpaceX founder and CEO, has said his plans of building a Mars city rests on Starship. For this test launch, Starship splashed down in the Indian Ocean as expected about an hour and five minutes after launch.

Persons: Elon Musk's, SpaceX Elon, SpaceX SpaceX's, SpaceX's, Donald Trump, Trump, Elon Musk Organizations: SpaceX, Super, Mars, SpaceX Elon Musk, SpaceX SpaceX, Falcon, Star, New York Times, Truth, Great Patriots Locations: Gulf, Mexico, Gulf of Mexico

☆ Trump 'stands alone in American history for his alleged crimes,' special counsel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former U.S. President and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a campaign rally in Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. October 29, 2023. Donald Trump "stands alone in American history for his alleged crimes" related to trying to overturn his loss in the 2020 presidential election , special counsel Jack Smith 's office said in a court filing Monday. "But the defendant stands alone in American history for his alleged crimes." The other filing alleged that Trump "has promoted and extolled the events of that day. While the violent attack was ongoing, the defendant told rioters that they were 'very special' and that 'we love you.'

Persons: Donald Trump, Smith, Jack Smith, Smith's, Tanya Chutkan, Trump, Joe Biden Organizations: U.S, Republican, Capitol Locations: Sioux City , Iowa, U.S, Washington ,

Former President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts are being reinstated, the social media giant Meta announced Wednesday — a little more than two years after he was suspended from the platforms over incendiary posts about the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. Meta owns Facebook and Instagram. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., then the minority leader, vowed to “rein in big tech power over our speech” after Facebook announced the length of Trump’s suspension in 2021. Trump’s presidential campaign officially petitioned Facebook to allow Trump back on to the platform this month. “If Facebook wants to have this fight, fine, but the House is leverage, and keeping Trump off Facebook just looks political,” the adviser said.

☆ Trump's Twitter account has been reinstated, but his January 6 tweet attacking Mike Pence is missing
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk reinstated former President Donald Trump's Twitter account on Saturday. Though the @realDonaldTrump account is active again, several tweets from January 6 are gone. A tweet attacking Mike Pence's courage and another about the riot appear to have been removed. A transcript of Trump's tweets on January 6, 2021, compiled by the University of California Santa Barbara's American Presidency Project, suggested several posts were missing after the @realDonaldTrump account was reactivated. Representatives for Twitter and Trump did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.

Two former White House officials, deputy national security adviser Matthew Pottinger and deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews, testified publicly. : Trump tweets a video of his speech at the Ellipse, when he'd falsely claimed the election "stolen." 2:38 p.m.: Trump tweets: "Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. 3:13 p.m.: Trump tweets: "I am asking for everyone at the U.S. Capitol to remain peaceful. Trump tweets: "I am asking for everyone at the U.S. Capitol to remain peaceful.

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