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Analysis: Musk and Trump, 2 disrupters face reckoning
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Analysis: Musk and Trump, 2 disrupters face reckoning

  • By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press

Donald Trump and Elon Musk share a reputation as disrupters. Now, they're grappling with tribulations that may be unlike anything thrown at them before. Trump and Musk are known for their egos and have used Twitter to showcase their eccentricities. This week they face a reckoning, brought on in part by their relationship to the social media site now owned by Musk, the Tesla CEO. Trump is confronted with a congressional committee's recommendation to the Justice Department that he be criminally prosecuted for his part in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol by his supporters. Musk set up a Twitter poll in which most respondents said he should step down.

Do we echo the past?
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Do we echo the past?

  • By Karyl Eldridge
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Glimmers of hope are appearing in unexpected places. It flickers in hearts and minds long darkened by disillusionment and despair. Will this c…