Musk, Trump and Twitter

Trump's government-worker buyouts are feeling a lot like Musk's Twitter in 2022
The new administration is emailing government employees draft resignation letters. Musk sent a similar email to Twitter staff in 2022.
Trump cribs Musk’s “fork in the road” Twitter memo to slash gov’t workforce
Echoing Elon Musk's approach to thinning out Twitter's staff in 2022, Donald Trump's plan to significantly slash the government workforce now, for a limited time only, includes offering resignation buyouts.
Trump administration offers federal workers payouts for resignations in move mirroring Elon Musk's memo at Twitter
The Trump administration offered an ultimatum to some federal employees asking them to choose if they want to resign in a pitch that echoes Elon Musk's moves at Twitter.
Trump’s Federal Buyout Memo Has Echoes of Musk’s 2022 Twitter Purge
A new memo offering "deferred resignation" to all federal employees seems to be taking its strategy from Musk's chaotic Twitter takeover.
Trump Offers Federal Workers a Buyout to Quit. Why It Echoes Musk’s Twitter Playbook.
President Donald Trump has told federal workers to either return to the office or quit. It looks like Elon Musk’s strategy when he bought Twitter. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management made all federal employees a deferred resignation offer Tuesday as it ramps up its return-to-office push.
Donald Trump's federal buyout email bears striking similarities to Musk X purge email
President Donald Trump's offer to buyout federal employees appears to be taking the lead of Elon Musk's playbook for overhauling in X in 2023.
Donald Trump’s offer to buyout federal workers borrows from Elon Musk’s RTO playbook but lawyers warn against taking the deal
Good morning! The new Trump administration gave federal workers an unusual offer this week: Return to the office full time ...
Medicaid Portals Down After Donald Trump Funding Freeze
After President Donald Trump ordered a freeze on federal grants and loans, Medicaid's portals went down Tuesday afternoon, ...
Meta to Pay Donald Trump $25 Million Over Facebook Ban
Returning president was suspended from popular social media platform in wake of the January 6th Capitol riots.
Meta to pay $25 million to settle Trump's 2021 lawsuit over suspended accounts
Trump filed lawsuits against Twitter Inc, now known as X, Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google, as well as their chief ...
Trump’s first 100 days: all the news impacting the tech industry
On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump issued a pardon to Ross Ulbricht, who ran the dark web marketplace Silk Road under ...
Trump family Inauguration Day photos, posts: Melania, Ivanka, Tiffany, Barron, Eric and Donald Jr.
How tall is Barron Trump? On Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2025, Donald and Melania's son noticeably stood out with his 6-foot-9 ...
Fact check: Did President Donald Trump ‘cancel’ Black History Month?
Public statements on social media have suggested President Trump moved to end observance of Black History Month.
Musk team’s push to gut federal workforce bypassed key Trump officials
Billionaire Elon Musk has worked behind the scenes on an initiative aimed at depleting the civil service, prompting questions ...
President Trump appeals his New York hush-money conviction
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has appealed his hush money conviction, seeking to erase the verdict that made him the ...