As U.S. President Donald Trump took office in 2025, his inauguration celebrations were marked by controversy over a gesture ...

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Elon Musk, who has been accused of performing the salute at an inauguration event this week, shared social media post that ...

While Elon Musk was onstage at the Capital One Arena, he made a hand gesture that made social media go into meltdown — ...

DOGE’s Elon Musk should turn his $2-trillion hatchet to wasteful and perilous U.S. nuclear weapons modernization plans ...

Ilhan Omar, the US representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district, has hit back at Elon Musk online after he accused her of breaking the law - as the controversy surrounding the billionaire ...

White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said that Tesla CEO Musk is categorized as a special government employee.

As previously announced, Barack Obama is in attendance at the inauguration, while former First Lady Michelle Obama—who was recently absent from Jimmy Carter's funeral—is missing the ceremony.

Social media has been in a frenzy with rumors of a split between Barack Obama ... this week while Barack Obama attended alone. That got folks talking, especially on Elon Musk’s X platform, ...

Musk then slapped his chest with his right hand, before flinging it diagonally upwards, palm face down. He turned around to ...

Donald Trump's political opponents and business peers are putting on a united front at his 2025 Presidential Inauguration. Ivanka Trump Reveals the Real Reason She Won’t Return for Donald Trump ...