The Daily Populous

Sunday June 8th, 2025 night edition

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President Donald Trump on Saturday said there would be “serious consequences” if tech mogul Elon Musk funds Democratic candidates to run against Republicans who vote in favor of the GOP’s sweeping budget bill.

Elon Musk listens as Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 11, 2025.

“No,” Trump said when asked if he had any wish to do so.

Asked if he thought his relationship with the Tesla and SpaceX CEO was over, Trump said, “I would assume so, yeah.”.

Trump’s comments were the most extensive since he and Musk exchanged threats and attacks on X and Truth Social earlier this week.

Trump said he has no plans to speak with Musk anytime soon.

Trump also accused Musk of being “disrespectful to the office of the President.”. »

'Putin is a murderer' — Zelensky rejects Trump's claim that Russia, Ukraine are like 'kids'

Authored by kyivindependent.com
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President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s comparison of Russia’s war against Ukraine to “children fighting in a park” during his interview with ABC News published on June 6.

"We are not kids with (Russian President Vladimir) Putin at the playground in the park," Zelensky said, as quoted by the TV network.

Trump's statement came amid stalled negotiations, rising casualties from Russian drone strikes, and Russia's refusal to make any concessions. »

As America Steps Back, Others Step In

Authored by theatlantic.com

In the shadow of the Palais des Nations—the European home of the United Nations—we discussed the state of multilateral diplomacy.

The remark was particularly jarring because it was intended not as an insult, but as a sincere lament.

It underscored that in capitals and conference rooms across the globe, decisions are now being made without American leadership. »

North Korea ‘wiped off the internet’ for nine hours after mysterious outage

Authored by nknews.org
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While the cause of the issue is still unknown, North Korea’s Domain Name System (DNS) servers were disconnected, sending the entire internet infrastructure haywire.

North Korea’s connection to the internet was severed for nearly nine hours Saturday morning, cutting the country off from the wider web, delaying official party news and disconnecting email servers.

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