Republican midterm losses set off a weekend of demands for change, with President Donald Trump facing criticism from inside and outside his party. Democrats turned to health care, while Elon Musk and several podcast voices tied to Trump’s coalition added to the clashes. Here are five stories that shaped the conversation.
Scaramucci Urges Vance And Rubio To Act
SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci called on Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to pursue Trump’s removal after the midterm losses.
"Vance and Rubio should move quickly," he wrote on X, urging them to "work with the cabinet or the Senate." He did not specify a mechanism.
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Trump Orders DOJ Review Over Impeachment Threats
Trump said he directed the Justice Department to investigate what he called threatening conduct by Democratic leaders toward Republicans and their supporters.
In a Truth Social post, he described impeachment talk as "extortion at the highest level" but gave no details on the alleged threats or the probe’s scope.
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Sanders Presses Democrats On Medicare
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Democrats should lower Medicare’s eligibility age from 65 to 55 as an "immediate first step" toward Medicare for All.
He told MS NOW’s Chris Hayes he was "not absolutely certain that Trump would not sign it."
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Musk Responds To Tesla Loan Criticism
Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk pushed back on Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico over Tesla’s Department of Energy loan.
"I have paid far more in taxes than the Tesla loan, which was repaid," Musk said.
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Sacks Says Iran War Fractured Trump’s Base
Former White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks said the Iran war weakened Republican support and cost Trump prominent podcast allies, including Joe Rogan, Tucker Carlson, Theo Von and Megyn Kelly.
"We lost all the podcast bros," he said on the All-In Podcast.
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