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Joe Rogan endorsed former President Donald Trump hours ahead of Election Day in a Monday-evening podcast and social-media post. The influential podcaster cited the billionaire Elon Musk in his X post announcing the endorsement, saying the Tesla CEO made "the most compelling case for Trump." "The great and powerful @elonmusk. If it wasn't for him we'd be fucked," Rogan wrote. "For the record, yes, that's an endorsement of Trump," Rogan added. The endorsement accompanied a two-hour-and-40-minute podcast on which Musk appeared. The billionaire has poured millions of dollars into the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-donald-trump-support-reflects-business-approach-tesla-2024-10">effort to elect Trump</a>. Rogan's endorsement came after <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-joe-rogan-interview-podcast-young-male-voters-2024-10">Trump appeared on "The Joe Rogan Experience"</a> last month, a major win for the Republican candidate, who had the chance to speak directly with Rogan's more than 14 million Spotify listeners. In less than two weeks, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-3-hours-late-to-own-rally-joe-rogan-interview-2024-10">the three-hour conversation</a> has racked up more than 45 million views on YouTube. Trump has been working hard to win over — and mobilize — <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-targets-young-men-theo-von-logan-paul-adin-ross-2024-8">young male voters</a>, who comprise the bulk of Rogan's listening demographic. In 2022, Rogan said he wasn't a Trump supporter, adding that he'd turned down opportunities to have the former president on his show. "I don't want to help him. I'm not interested in helping him," Rogan said at the time. Rogan said he also tried to pursue an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, but her campaign requested he travel to conduct the conversation. "I strongly feel the best way to do it is in the studio in Austin," he said on X. "My sincere wish is to just have a nice conversation and get to know her as a human being. I really hope we can make it happen." Correction: November 5, 2024 — An earlier version of this story misstated when Trump appeared on "<keyword id="23143121" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="The-Joe-Rogan-Experience" source="keywords">The Joe Rogan Experience</keyword>." It was last month, not earlier this month.

Joe Rogan endorsed Donald Trump, saying Elon Musk made a 'compelling case' for the former president

<ul class="summary-list"><li><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla">Tesla</a> stands to benefit from any removal of consumer tax credits on electric vehicle purchases.</li><li>The move could hurt competitors more, CEO Elon Musk said.</li></ul><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk">Elon Musk</a> supports a Trump plan to end tax credits of up to $7,500 for electric vehicle purchases.That might sound confusing: Why would the CEO of Tesla want to end a program that makes it cheaper for people to buy EVs?Well, according to Musk, it would devastate Tesla's rivals. And Tesla wants to keep its strong lead in the US EV market, which recently slipped under 50% for the first time."I think it would be devastating for our competitors and for Tesla slightly," Musk said in a July earnings call, predicting the impact of the tax credits ending. "But long term probably actually helps Tesla, would be my guess."On Thursday, Reuters reported that Trump plans to end the EV tax credit, with support from Tesla representatives. In a related post on X, Musk called for an "end all government subsidies, including those for EVs, oil and gas."Tesla has had a longer time than some of its rivals to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-list-government-subsidies-tesla-billions-spacex-solarcity-2021-12">benefit from government subsidies</a>. Its market lead is well established, and it has led an EV pricing war that has squeezed its rivals, making it harder for them to survive if consumer demand falls even further.Put simply: Tesla wins if ending the tax credit pressures smaller rivals enough to stall their growth or even fold.<h2 id="91842e59-2373-4c08-abdd-17185b0bea0d">Tesla sells more EVs than anyone else, and more profitably</h2>In the third quarter of 2024, Tesla <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://digitalassets.tesla.com/tesla-contents/image/upload/IR/TSLA-Q3-2024-Update.pdf">reported</a> a pre-tax profit margin of 18%, well above the industry average of around 9%. Ford, the only competitor to break out its EV-specific finances, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://s201.q4cdn.com/693218008/files/doc_financials/2024/q3/Press-Release-Ford-2024-Q3-Earnings.pdf">reported</a> a -104% margin for its Model e unit.Yet many of Tesla's vehicles are also priced well below many competitors. The Model 3 starts at $42,490 (after a cheaper option disappeared earlier this year). That's well below the average EV price in the US, which held steady at nearly $57,000 in October, according to Kelley Blue Book data.In an effort to juice sales, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-can-make-cars-cheaper-than-competitors-2024-6">Tesla has drastically cut prices</a> on many of its cars over the past year, instigating an industry-wide price war that has cut into its own margin in pursuit of maintaining its industry-leading market share. Of the nearly 600,000 EVs sold in the US in the first half of 2023, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.coxautoinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Q2-2024-Kelley-Blue-Book-Electric-Vehicle-Sales-Report.pdf">half</a> were made by Tesla. Ford, in second place, accounted for just over 7% of EVs sold in the same period."While losing the EV tax credit could also hurt some demand on the margins in the US, this will enable Tesla to further fend off competition from Detroit as pricing/scale/scope is an apples to oranges when compared to the rest of the auto industry once the EV tax credit disappears," Dan Ives, a longtime bullish analyst at Wedbush, told clients in a note on Thursday.<h2 id="c6cefac7-9186-47f8-8f0a-f2fb65808785">Tesla is ahead of the curve in building a US manufacturing presence</h2>Eliminating the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/federal-state-electric-car-vehicle-tax-credits-rebates-qualify">consumer tax credit</a>, part of President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, would need congressional approval. It's not yet clear if Trump and the incoming Republican-controlled Congress would also target other IRA tax incentives, like those supporting domestic manufacturing of cars, batteries, and other components. Competitors like BMW, Honda, and Hyundai have <a target="_blank" href="https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/20/tracking-the-ev-battery-factory-construction-boom-across-north-america/">raced</a> to scale up factories state-side to take advantage of those credits.Tesla has been ahead of this curve in manufacturing, too, with six US factories churning out cars and batteries. That work has paid off, and many Tesla models are regularly named as the most "<a target="_blank" href="https://www.cars.com/american-made-index/">American-made</a>" compared to competitors, many of which rely on factories in Mexico. In fact, only one other American automaker even cracked the top 10 in 2024.Tesla CFO Vaibhav Taneja said in a July earnings call that the company has taken advantage of manufacturing credits, but "we always drive ourselves to say, OK, what if there is no IRA benefit? And how do we operate in that kind of an environment? Like Elon said, we definitely have a big advantage as compared to our competition on that front."In October, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, an industry group representing Ford, GM, Honda, Toyota, and others, <a target="_blank" href="https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/11/auto-trade-group-to-gop-tax-writers-keep-bidens-ev-credits-00189430">urged</a> Congress to keep the tax credits.The tax credits, including those for commercial leasing and manufacturing, are "critical to cementing the US as a global leader in the future of automotive technology and manufacturing," they said in an October letter to Congress published by <a target="_blank" href="https://subscriber.politicopro.com/f/?id=00000193-277d-dea7-afbb-b77f708f0000">Politico</a>.The group, which does not include Tesla, did not respond to a request for comment. A spokesperson for the Trump transition team did not respond to a request for comment.While Musk supports cutting the EV tax credit, reports of its potential demise appear to have spooked investors. Tesla shares fell about 5% following the Reuters report, while Rivian shares fell 11%.Musk and other Tesla leaders have long said autonomous vehicles are the future of Tesla, not just EVs, and encouraged potential investors to think much more long-term.Additional reporting by Benjamin Zhang.

Why Musk supports Trump getting rid of EV tax credits

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon on Wednesday commented on Donald Trump's election victory</li><li>In a memo to staff, he said that the bank looks forward to working with Trump on "sound policies."</li></ul>Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon spoke out Wednesday on <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-election-victory-impact-investments-costs-housing-taxes-childcare-2024-11">the election of Donald Trump</a> as the 47th president of the United States.In a memo to the firm's workforce, Solomon congratulated Trump, who defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in a decisive victory. He said the firm was looking "forward to working with the new administration in support of sound policies that enhance economic growth and financial stability." Solomon said that the new administration's policy positions could be "potentially important to our business and clients." Indeed, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/bank-stocks-donald-trump-victory-reelection-wall-street-outlook-regulation-2024-11">bank stocks soared on Wednesday</a> on expectations that Trump's policies will boost the sector. Wells Fargo stock analyst Mike Mayo called Trump's victory a "regulatory game changer" for the industry. Mayo also expects a Trump administration to boost dealmaking, including M&amp;A and IPOs — potentially to record levels. "More free markets imply that investment banking revenues have a chance at exceeding 2021 levels over the next few years," Mayo said in a Wednesday research note. He added: "The idea of a capital markets super-cycle seems possible." The biggest beneficiary of a dealmaking boom, Mayo said, would be Goldman Sachs. Read Solomon's full memo to employees on Wednesday following Trump's win.November 6, 2024Message on US ElectionThe 2024 Presidential election in the United States has been decided. I know that people on both sides have strong opinions and emotions about the outcome. I strongly believe we should respect – and seek to understand – our differences. It's important to remind ourselves that "united" is the first word of the United States. Our shared commitment to the ideals of freedom and opportunity will always be more powerful than what divides us.Closer to Goldman Sachs, it's clear that a new administration will bring policy changes potentially important to our business and clients. This year has also seen a number of elections around the world, with changes in administrations or policy focus across several countries. Globally, we are deeply committed to our strategy, where we continue to make progress in growing our leading Global Banking &amp; Markets and Asset &amp; Wealth Management franchises.Our job remains the same: to continue to be laser focused on serving our clients with excellence, remaining vigilant and managing risk effectively, and protecting our unique culture. That focus and professionalism is not affected by political winds.I congratulate President Trump and we look forward to working with the new administration in support of sound policies that enhance economic growth and financial stability.DavidThis post is breaking and will be updated with additional details.Are you a Wall Street insider? How is your firm reacting to the election of Donald Trump? Get in touch with this reporter. Reed Alexander can be reached via email at ralexander@businessinsider.com, or SMS/the encrypted app Signal at (561) 247-5758.

Goldman CEO Solomon reacts to Trump's win, vows to work with the new administration 'in support of sound policies'

Meet Miriam Adelson, the billionaire GOP donor who's given $100 million to support Donald Trump's campaign

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Peter Thiel attributed recent Trump support in Silicon Valley, in part, to Elon Musk's efforts.</li><li>Thiel told journalist Bari Weiss that Musk provided "cover" for other tech leaders to support Trump.</li></ul>Billionaire <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/peter-thiel">Peter Thiel</a> credited Elon Musk, in part, with helping other tech leaders feel comfortable publicly supporting President-elect Donald Trump.The former PayPal CEO sat for a post-election debrief with journalist Bari Weiss on an <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwJV_NuN43Y">episode</a> of her "Honestly" podcast published Thursday.Thiel, who financially backed Trump in 2016 but said he was stepping away from political donations this year, said Musk's embrace of Trump was key in facilitating <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-swing-toward-trump-voting-data-2024-11">Silicon Valley's shift to the right</a> in the 2024 election."There was some degree to which it was safer for people to speak out when other <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-won-election-what-that-means-for-elon-musk-2024-11">people were speaking out</a>," Thiel said on the podcast.Leading up to the election, several Silicon Valley billionaires and business leaders who had previously shunned Trump or remained publicly apolitical came forward in support of the former president, including Marc Andreessen, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-jd-vance-elon-musk-tucker-carlson-david-sacks-2024-7">David Sacks</a>, and <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sequoia-partner-supports-donald-trump-highlighting-shift-silicon-valley-politics-2024-5">Shaun Maguire</a>, among others.The apparent industry move toward Trump in the months before the election spurred <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-leaders-support-harris-musk-andreessen-support-trump-2024-7">more than 100 venture capitalists</a>, including Reid Hoffman, Ron Conway, and Mark Cuban, to pledge their support for Vice President Kamala Harris.And while Silicon Valley, which has long been a progressive stronghold, remained solidly Democrat in November's election, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-swing-toward-trump-voting-data-2024-11">Trump saw a notable bump in support</a> in the three counties that make up America's tech center, BI previously reported.Weiss asked Thiel if the Tesla CEO was "the critical ingredient" that allowed other business leaders to feel safe endorsing the divisive president."I think Elon was incredibly important to it," Thiel said, later adding that Musk "obviously gave people a great deal of cover."Musk did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.Musk poured <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-trump-gop-spending-130-million-2024-10">millions of dollars</a> into helping Trump get elected. This week, Trump announced Musk would have a role in his administration as the co-leader of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, alongside entrepreneur and fellow billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy.But Thiel said <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/marc-andreessens-endorsement-donald-trump-tech-industry-silicon-valley-2024-7">Silicon Valley's cultural shift</a> had been building for years because of people doubling down on "political correctness and wokeness" inside the companies."There's some point where it just got exhausted and a lot of the top tech founders and CEOs felt comfortable telling me this behind closed doors," Thiel said.Thiel characterized the feeling inside Silicon Valley as one of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/republicans-blame-woke-politics-for-silicon-valley-banks-collapse-2023-3">growing frustration</a> toward "corporate governance" and "how ridiculous it's gotten to manage these ideologically deranged millennial employees."In 2022, Musk, who Thiel said was once "left of center," described his newfound foray into conservative politics as an effort to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-says-wading-into-politics-stop-woke-mind-virus-2022-5">stop the "woke mind virus.</a>" The business leader moved Tesla headquarters from blue state California to red Texas in 2021 and said earlier this year that he would relocate both SpaceX and X to the conservative state."At some point, Elon shifted," Thiel said. "Part of it is this sort of intellectual straitjacket where you're not allowed to have ideas, even if you agree with them 80 percent. It's never enough. you have to be 100 percent."Thiel suggested <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-presidential-election-stakes-2024-11">Musk's fierce support for Trump</a> before the election was "incredibly dangerous" and "incredibly courageous.""Maybe all the rest of us can be a little bit more courageous than we otherwise were going to be," Thiel said.

Peter Thiel says Elon Musk's embrace of Donald Trump helped other Silicon Valley leaders feel safe supporting him

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="6354484" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="donald-trump" source="Orion">Donald Trump</keyword> appears to have called the wife of his supporter who was killed at Saturday’s rally.</li><li>The supporter, <keyword id="22410307" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Corey-Comperatore" source="keywords">Corey Comperatore</keyword>, was said to have died shielding his family during an <keyword id="20039518" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="assassination-attempt" source="keywords">assassination attempt</keyword> on Trump.</li><li>In an interview published Monday, Helen Comperatore said <keyword id="19919748" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="joe-biden" source="keywords">Joe Biden</keyword> had called her but Trump had not.</li></ul>Former President Donald Trump appears to have called the widow of the man who was killed in the attempt to assassinate him. Helen Comperatore said in a social-media post on Tuesday that she had talked to Trump earlier that day, according to The New York Times. On Monday, the New York Post published an interview in which she said President Joe Biden had called her but Trump had not. Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old former fire chief from Pennsylvania, was a supporter of Trump and attended the rally with his wife and daughters. His family said he was shot while shielding them from the gunfire. In an interview with <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://nypost.com/2024/07/15/us-news/corey-comperatores-widow-reveals-his-final-words-before-he-was-killed-at-trump-rally/?utm_source=sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=news_alert&amp;utm_content=20240715?&amp;utm_source=sailthru&amp;lctg=645a5727e4688b7b57029c53&amp;utm_term=NYP%20-%20News%20Alerts">The New York Post</a> that was published Monday at 4:44 p.m. ET, his wife, Helen Comperatore, said her husband was her "hero" and that the last thing he said to them was "get down!" Helen Comperatore told the outlet that, at that point, she had not heard from Trump. The former president said he was shot <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-was-thomas-matthew-crooks-the-trump-rally-shooter-2024-7">during the rally</a>; two others were shot and critically wounded. Representatives for the Trump campaign, the White House, and the Biden campaign did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider. BI attempted to reach Helen Comperatore through email. "He was very kind and said he would continue to call me in the days and weeks ahead," she said of Trump on social media, according to The Times. BI was unable to verify Comperatore’s comments; her Facebook profile was most recently set to private. In his first statement after the shooting on Saturday, Trump wrote on Truth Social: "I want to thank The United States Secret Service, and all of Law Enforcement, for their rapid response on the shooting that just took place in Butler, Pennsylvania. Most importantly, I want to extend my condolences to the family of the person at the Rally who was killed, and also to the family of another person that was badly injured." In another post on Sunday, Trump added, "Our love goes out to the other victims and their families. We pray for the recovery of those who were wounded, and hold in our hearts the memory of the citizen who was so horribly killed." Trump's team has also shared a link to a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/AlinaHabba/status/1812449354508128726">GoFundMe</a> that was "authorized" by the former president and is raising funds that will go towards the victims' families. The page had accrued more than $4.5 million in donations as of Monday evening. On Sunday, Trump arrived in Milwaukee for the Republican National Committee convention, which kicked off on Monday. Trump was formally nominated as the GOP candidate for president and announced he had selected <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-trump-selected-jd-dance-running-mate-vice-president-2024-7">Sen. JD Vance</a> of Ohio as his vice presidential running mate. Comperatore told the Post her family did receive a call from Biden but that she did not speak with him. "I didn't talk to Biden. I didn't want to talk to him," she said. "My husband was a devout Republican, and he would not have wanted me to talk to him." While some Republicans, including <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/JDVance1/status/1812280973628965109">Vance</a>, blamed Biden's rhetoric for the attempted assassination of Trump, the FBI has not identified a motive for the shooting. Comperatore said she did not think Biden was responsible for her husband's death. She told the Post she planned to vote for Trump but was not very involved in politics. "I don't have any ill-will towards Joe Biden," she said, adding, "He didn't do anything to my husband. A 20-year-old despicable kid did." July 16, 2024: This story was updated to include reporting by The New York Times that Helen Comperatore said she had talked to Donald Trump on Tuesday and that Corey Comperatore's sister said the family had also spoken with representatives of the Trump campaign on Monday night.

The widow of the Trump supporter who died during the assassination attempt reportedly says she talked to Trump on Tuesday

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suspending his long-shot presidential bid.</li><li>Kennedy Jr. first entered the race as a Democratic primary challenger to President Joe Biden.</li></ul><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-robert-f-kennedy-rfk-jr-2023-7">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.</a> suspended his long shot presidential campaign on Friday, throwing his support behind former President Donald Trump in a bid to shake up an already chaotic 2024 race.Kennedy took a unique approach in ending his campaign, stressing that he was only removing his name from the ballot in 10 swing states. Otherwise, he encouraged his supporters to still vote for him in states that are overwhelmingly blue or red."Our polling consistently showed that by staying on the ballot in the battleground states, I would likely hand the election over to the Democrats, with whom I disagree on the most existential issues," Kennedy said at a news conference in Arizona announcing his decision.Kennedy said that in a series of meetings with Trump and his team, he realized he shared more in common with the former president than he thought. He compared their potential partnership to President Lincoln's famous "Team of Rivals," which saw him stock his Cabinet with former foes."I was surprised to discover that we are aligned on many key issues," Kennedy said. "In those meetings, he suggested that we join forces as a unity party."Kennedy said their understanding "allows us to disagree publicly and privately and fiercely."In recent days, Kennedy's campaign has shown <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rfk-jr-campaign-money-refund-nicole-shanahan-ballot-2024-8">signs of strain</a>. His most recent financial report showed he was burning through cash without raising enough money to keep pace. Attorney Nicole Shanahan, his running mate, also suggested that she did not want to continue to fund the bulk of his third-party run only to end up as a spoiler.Kennedy — a member of the Democratic Party's most famous family — had been critical of Trump in the past, but has since adopted policy positions that mirror the GOP nominee, most notably by pushing vaccine skepticism.Trump has also been far more receptive to Kennedy's overtures than Vice President Kamala Harris, who, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/14/rfk-jr-kamala-harris-cabinet-trump/">according to The Washington Post</a>, did not respond through her advisors to Kennedy's request for a meeting. Meanwhile, the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/21/robert-f-kennedy-jr-moves-closer-trump-endorsement/">outlet reported</a> that Trump and Kennedy have met in-person.Kennedy seemed primed to be a factor in the 2024 election when it appeared that President Joe Biden and Trump were destined for a rematch. Early polls showed that Kennedy was nearing double-digit support when faced with a likely Trump-Biden rematch that <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-trump-rematch-double-haters-swing-presidential-election-2024-3">Americans didn't want</a>.But, like Trump, Kennedy has faltered over the summer. It hasn't helped matters that his campaign has been dogged by bizarre stories, including his belated confirmation that he <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rfk-jr-central-park-dead-bear-mouth-brain-2024-8">dumped a bear carcass</a> in Central Park years ago.A scion of one of the most storied Democratic Party dynasties in modern US history, Kennedy, who rose to fame as an environmental lawyer, has become best known for his anti-vaccine advocacy. In April 2023, he announced that he was primarying Biden.But Kennedy struggled to find ground against a sitting president who was then widely assumed to be cruising to a rematch with Trump. By October, Kennedy announced he would run as an independent candidate instead.Without a major party's organization, Kennedy needed to raise massive sums to grow his campaign and qualify for each state's ballot. He selected Shanahan, a philanthropist and Silicon Valley lawyer, as his running mate. She would later joke that her main qualification was her massive fortune.Early polls showed that Kennedy was nearing double-digit support when faced with a likely Trump-Biden rematch that Americans didn't want. Banking heir <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-timothy-mellon-robert-kennedy-donald-trump-billionaire-2024-6">Timothy Mellon</a>, a major Trump supporter, financed a pro-Kennedy super PAC, raising concerns that Kennedy would spoil Biden's chances. But polling also showed that Kennedy could cut into Trump's base, leading the former president to step up his criticism of him.Kennedy cloaked his candidacy in images of his famous family, which led <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kennedy-family-members-who-oppose-rfk-jr-campaign-2024-2024-4">many of his relatives</a> to criticize him publicly. Some Kennedy's also made a show of endorsing Biden before the president dropped out of the 2024 race.Throughout his campaign, Kennedy has been mired in myriad controversies, from airing a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kerry-kennedy-rfk-jr-sister-condemns-covid-jewish-chinese-remarks-2023-7">baseless COVID-related theory</a> about the virus being "ethnically targeted" to his vow not to "take sides" regarding <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/05/robert-f-kennedy-jr-september-11">conspiracies</a> surrounding the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

RFK Jr. suspends 2024 campaign, throws support behind Trump

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Senate Democrats are putting the pressure on Trump.</li><li>On Tuesday, Senate Democrats are reintroducing a bill that aims to make IVF a right nationwide.</li></ul>With less than 50 days until the election, Senate Democrats are putting Republicans — and Trump — in the hot seat on IVF.On Tuesday, Senate Democrats are bringing the Right to IVF Act to a second vote, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/house-republicans-refuse-protect-vitro-fertilization-ivf#:~:text=WASHINGTON%20%E2%80%94%20House%20Appropriations%20Committee%20Democrats,and%20General%20Government%20funding%20bill.">just 3 months after Republicans</a> in the chamber first shot it down. The bill aims to make it a nationwide right to both receive and provide in vitro fertilization services and includes provisions to make it cheaper.Why now? They want to pressure Trump to stand by his promise to support IVF and urge his Republican colleagues to vote in favor.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a letter to colleagues that the decision to reintroduce the bill was influenced by Trump's own recent endorsements of IVF, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-ivf-vote-republicans-trump/">CBS News reported</a>.In last week's debate against Kamala Harris, the former president called himself a "leader on IVF." And in August, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-says-wants-make-ivf-treatments-paid-government-insurance-compani-rcna168804">Trump told NBC News</a> that if reelected, he would protect the right to IVF and get the costs covered for Americans who need it.But Democrats have accused Trump of making false promises, using statements from his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, that disparaged women without children and supporting abortion bans to allege Trump won't follow through with his campaign vow.Democrats argue that if Trump wants to follow through on that promise, all he needs to do now is say the word."If Donald Trump and Republicans want to protect people's right to access IVF, they can vote yes on it," Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who sponsored the legislation, told CBS News. "He's shown that it only takes one sentence from him, and the Republican Party will fall in line behind him."Trump's campaign and JD Vance's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.The vote is not likely to get past Senate Republicans as they and Trump may be wary of handing Democrats a win so close to the election, even if it's on an issue they've also pledged to support.After Alabama ruled in February that embryos can be considered children — threatening IVF procedures in the state — <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gop-republican-ivf-support-criticism-alabama-ruling-2024-2">Republicans quickly rallied around access to IVF</a>, despite their past stances to the contrary. <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-alabama-ivf-ruling-gop-republicans-2024-biden-2024-2">Trump jumped in to voice his support</a> of the procedure, and by May, two GOP senators were introducing a package to protect IVF access, though Democrats rejected it, arguing it didn't go far enough."Republicans had a chance to back up their rhetoric with action when we voted earlier this year, and nearly all of them they failed," <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/majority-leader-schumer-floor-remarks-ahead-of-tomorrows-vote-on-the-right-to-ivf-act">Schumer said in floor remarks</a> on Monday ahead of Tuesday's vote. "I hope tomorrow brings a different result. The American people will be watching."

Trump has said he supports IVF. Now, Democrats want him to prove it.

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="19906203" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Trump" source="keywords">Trump</keyword> said at a rally on Saturday that he supports <keyword id="19895203" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="electric-vehicles" source="keywords">electric vehicles</keyword> because <keyword id="19903807" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Elon-Musk" source="keywords">Elon Musk</keyword> endorsed him.</li><li>However, he also criticized <keyword id="20415012" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="EV-infrastructure" source="keywords">EV infrastructure</keyword> and <keyword id="22767001" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bidens-EV-mandates" source="keywords">Biden's EV mandates</keyword>.</li></ul>Former President <keyword id="19918985" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="donald-trump" source="keywords">Donald Trump</keyword> said he had "no choice" but to support electric vehicles after <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-ceo-elon-musk">Tesla CEO Elon Musk</a> "endorsed" him. Trump then went on to criticize the EV industry at length. Musk has long been a champion of the pivot to electric vehicles. His company, <keyword id="19895433" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tesla" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Tesla" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Tesla">Tesla</keyword>, has largely led the way in developing the industry, which for a time made Musk a darling of the <keyword id="22767002" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="climate-conscious" source="keywords">climate-conscious</keyword> left. But Musk has more recently embraced conservative politics, especially the issue of free speech. Musk bought Twitter in 2022, rebranded it to X, and has dismantled many of the checks and balances meant to limit hateful speech and misinformation on the platform. Musk has publicly supported Trump since <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-not-going-to-become-nice-shooting-didnt-change-him-2024-7">the assassination attempt</a> last month. Musk, however, has denied reports that he pledged <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/musk-trump-donation-campaign-finance-reform-2024-7">a $45 million donation</a> to a pro-Trump super PAC. At a rally in Georgia on Saturday, Trump told the crowd he supported electric cars but thought people should still have access to <keyword id="20758116" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="gas-vehicles" source="keywords">gas vehicles</keyword>. "I'm for electric cars. I have to be because, you know, Elon endorsed me very strongly," Trump told the crowd. "So, I have no choice." He then clarified that he only supports them as a "small slice" of the larger auto industry. "You want to have gas-propelled cars. You want to have hybrids. You want to have every kind of car," he said. Trump has repeatedly attacked the Biden administration's electric vehicle regulations, including its <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-is-probably-going-to-ease-strict-ev-requirements-2024-2">plan to grow electric vehicle sales</a> to half of all new vehicle sales by 2030. While speaking at a bitcoin conference in July, Trump gave similar remarks when referencing Biden's regulations, which also make it more <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-car-dealers-worried-about-biden-ev-mandate-letter-2023-11">difficult for gas-powered cars to meet EPA standards</a>. "Not everybody has to have an electric car. I told him that," Trump said, referencing Musk. "So we're going to get rid of that mandate if you don't mind. Some people want gasoline-propelled cars, some people want a hybrid, and some people like an electric car." Trump has also repeatedly criticized the cost of installing EV chargers nationwide. He erroneously claimed the government built eight chargers in the Midwest for $9 billion. He's given wildly inconsistent estimates for how much it would cost to install EV chargers nationwide. At the bitcoin conference, he said it would cost $12 trillion. At a North Carolina rally on July 24, he said it would cost $5 trillion. And at the Atlanta rally on Saturday, he said it would cost $9 trillion. The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 included $7.5 billion to help pay for thousands of electric vehicle chargers around the country, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.eenews.net/articles/trump-targets-anemic-biden-effort-to-build-ev-chargers/">Politico reported</a>. The White House's infrastructure tracking website shows that only 15 charging stations have been installed so far. An analysis published by research firm Atlas Public Policy shows that each station received about $770,000 in federal funding, Politico reported. Correction: August 5, 2024 — An earlier version of this story misstated when Trump's Atlanta and North Carolina rallies were. His Atlanta rally was on Saturday, not Sunday, and his North Carolina rally was on July 24, not Thursday. It also misstated when he gave different estimates for the cost of installing EV chargers nationwide. He said it would cost $5 trillion at the North Carolina rally and $9 trillion at the Atlanta rally, not the other way around.

Trump says he has 'no choice' but to support electric vehicles because Elon Musk 'endorsed me very strongly'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Last week, Warner Bros Discovery said it was excited about doing deals during Trump's second term.</li><li>Disney's Bob Iger is taking a different tack: He says the company has bought everything it needs.</li></ul>Some media executives are excited to buy and sell big assets during the next Trump administration.Disney's Bob Iger is not one of them. He says the company has already made the moves it needs to make."In a way, we've already consolidated," he said on the company's earnings call Thursday morning, in response to a question about M&amp;A possibilities during Trump 2.0. Iger said <a target="_blank" href="https://www.vox.com/2017/12/14/16776486/disney-buying-21st-century-fox-film-tv-studios">Disney's 2017 decision to buy many of Rupert Murdoch's Fox assets</a>, including its stake in Hulu, means his company doesn't need to go shopping again."While we always look opportunistically at opportunities — as we've proven in the past, we certainly don't shy away from those — we in many respects have already consolidated," he said. "We don't really need more assets right now, either from a distribution or a content perspective, to thrive in a disrupted media world."Iger's comments are a pointed contrast to those made by Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav last week during his company's earnings call. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/wbd-trump-zaslav-consolidation-earnings-2024-11">Zaslav said the next Trump administration</a> could "offer a pace of change, and an opportunity for consolidation that may be quite different, that would provide a real positive and accelerated impact on this industry that's needed."Zaslav, and his board member/investor John Malone, have been calling for media consolidation for years. And <a target="_blank" href="https://variety.com/2024/biz/news/john-malone-media-ma-big-tech-future-sports-1236207558/">Malone pushed for it again on Tuesday at an industry conference</a>, suggesting that Comcast and Charter — the country's two biggest pay TV and broadband providers — should merge.As we mentioned last week, while executives in many industries think Trump's incoming administration will give a green light to all kinds of deal-making, it's not a foregone conclusion.Some members of Trump's circle, including <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jd-vance-tech-policy-antitrust-trump-white-house-2024-7">Vice President-elect JD Vance</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/matt-gaetz-criticism-big-tech-trump-attorney-general-antitrust-2024-11">Matt Gaetz, Trump's attorney general nominee</a>, have been skeptical about the power of Big Tech in particular.And in Trump's first term, he was inconsistent about his stance on media deals. His DOJ sued, unsuccessfully, to stop AT&amp;T from buying Time Warner, but he was an enthusiastic supporter of Murdoch's Disney deal.One other thing worth noting: Even if Iger was thinking about M&amp;A during Trump 2.0, it wouldn't help him much to talk about it at the moment.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-victory-pressure-on-disney-ceo-bob-iger-2024-11">Disney, like other media companies that have news organizations, has already drawn Trump's ire during the 2024 campaign</a>. Trump, angry about the way Disney's ABC News talent moderated his September debate with Kamala Harris, has already said <a target="_blank" href="https://www.npr.org/2024/10/22/nx-s1-5161480/trump-media-threats-abc-cbs-60-minutes-journalists">the network should lose its broadcast license</a>. He's gone further in attacking other media companies — last month, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-sues-cbs-news-60-minutes-interview/">he sued Paramount's CBS over what he said was unfair treatment from its 60 Minutes show</a>.And Iger has to manage more than just Trump. His customers and employees can be highly sensitive to the company's interactions with politics, as we saw play out in <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/disney-floridas-desantis-end-spat-with-deal-15-year-expansion-plan-2024-06-13/">Disney's two-year battle with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis</a>. During that fight, conservatives harped on the company for being too "woke," while liberals — including some Disney employees — felt the company wasn't forceful enough in standing up for diversity.It's no surprise, then, that Iger didn't say the word "Trump" once during his call. No upside in poking the bear.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Donald Trump doesn't invest in non-family enterprises, said "Shark Tank" star Mark Cuban.</li><li>This, Cuban says, is a reflection of Trump's character.</li></ul>Billionaire investor <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-cuban-kamala-harris-only-candidate-in-founder-mode-2024-9">Mark Cuban</a> has a question he wants people voting for former President <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-already-trialing-nicknames-for-potential-kamala-harris-face-off-2024-7">Donald Trump</a> to answer — and a point to prove about it."For all Trump supporters. A question. Which startups has Donald Trump ever invested in that didn't involve a family member?" the "Shark Tank" star wrote in an <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/mcuban/status/1832897559775567987">X post</a> on Sunday.Trump didn't seem to have any investments in non-family enterprises, Cuban later said in an exchange with another X user called Chart Westcott.This lack of investment, Cuban said, was a reflection of Trump's character."You invest in businesses. Right? How many super wealthy business people do you know that have never decided to give even one entrepreneur a shot by investing in their business?" Cuban wrote in a post to Westcott."Don't you have a desire to give back to others? To help startups as a way of helping others achieve their American Dream?" Cuban wrote in a subsequent post."Every wealthy person I know, except for DJT, has tried to help others."When approached for comment, a spokesperson for the Trump campaign cited Trump's track record as a property mogul."President Trump is a self-made successful businessman who helped build and forever change New York's iconic skyline," the spokesperson said in a statement to Business Insider."His other ventures also include creating and starring in one of the most watched television shows in history — much more successful than Shark Tank — and then becoming the 45th President of the United States," the spokesperson continued.Prior to entering politics, Trump was both the host and co-producer of the NBC reality television series, "<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apprentice-producer-says-donald-trump-used-n-word-on-set-2024-5">The Apprentice</a>" from 2004 to 2015.NBC would later part ways with Trump in June 2015 over his comments about Mexican immigrants during his first presidential campaign.This isn't the first time Cuban has criticized Trump's record as a businessman.Cuban, who said he's <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-cuban-kamala-harris-only-candidate-in-founder-mode-2024-9">backing Vice President Kamala Harris</a> this November, compared Trump to a "<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-cuban-trump-snake-oil-salesperson-not-voting-for-him-2024-3">snake oil salesperson</a>" during an interview with Axios earlier this year."I don't want a snake oil salesperson as president. I'm voting for Biden/Harris over Trump all day every day," Cuban told the outlet in a story published in March."Trump voters are happy with their snake oil whether it works or not," Cuban added.Representatives for Cuban didn't immediately respond to a request for comment sent outside regular business hours.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Mark Cuban blasted Donald Trump for advertising limited-edition silver coins to his followers.</li><li>He said the ex-president clearly wasn't committed to bitcoin and was promoting bad investments.</li></ul>Mark Cuban has called out Donald Trump for promoting collectible silver coins, saying it shows he's not all in on bitcoin or above persuading people to make bad investments as long as he profits.In an X post On Saturday, the tech billionaire shared the Republican presidential candidate's promotional video for Official Trump Coins, in which Trump hailed them as a "true symbol of American greatness.""I guess he doesn't believe in btc [bitcoin'] quite as much as the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-price-michael-saylor-microstrategy-ceo-traders-maximalists-digital-property-2022-4">Maxis</a> told him to," Cuban wrote, nodding to Trump's <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-going-for-crypto-bro-vote-world-liberty-financial-2024-9">public embrace</a> of the most popular cryptocurrency in recent weeks."He is selling the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/commodities/robert-kiyosaki-rich-poor-dad-silver-bonds-stock-market-crash-2022-8">silver coins</a> as a collectible that could increase in value …. An investment," the "Shark Tank" star and Dallas Mavericks minority owner said in a later post. "Would a Maxi tell any human on the planet to buy a silver minted coin as an investment over bitcoin ?"People have turned to silver for centuries as a store of value and a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/non-gold-safe-haven-assets-2012-10#rare-coins-13">haven asset</a> that fares better than cash against inflation, currency depreciation, political upheaval, and other threats.However, some investors like Warren Buffett have <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/why-warren-buffett-unhappy-berkshire-hathaway-record-137-billion-cash-2020-4">warned</a> precious metals like silver are riskier and less lucrative bets than productive assets like businesses that can grow and yield income.<h2 id="1f3f60fd-ae6d-4533-9034-2b0ea15c1c47">Silver tongue</h2>The Trump coins are minted in the US and stamped with the image of the former president on one side and the White House on the other, according to the official website, realtrumpcoins.com.They contain one Troy ounce of 99.9% fine silver and cost $100 — more than triple the going price for the metal. They're shipped in a custom felt bag and come with a certificate of authenticity.The coins are manufactured and distributed by JBCZ Group under license from CIC Digital, the same entity that licenses out the rights to make Trump-branded <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-nfts-digital-cards-mahattan-trial-2024-5">non-fungible tokens</a> that act as digital trading cards. Meanwhile, CIC Ventures offers a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-products-for-sale-list">Trump sneaker line</a>. Both CIC entities are fully owned by Trump's <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/penthouse-owned-by-trumps-trust-lists-for-35-million-2017-3">revocable trust</a>, which counts him as its sole beneficiary.The website description of the coins says they're "intended as collectible items for individual enjoyment, and not for investment purposes" and "the coins are not political and have nothing to do with any political campaign."Despite those disclaimers, Cuban accused Trump — who's navigating several costly legal cases — of selling an inferior investment to his fans to make a quick buck. He also suggested Trump's endorsement of the coins means he can't be trusted as a business partner or investor."Would you consider a person pushing this illiquid product , rather than btc, eth, real estate or other liquid assets, someone you can trust for investment advice ?" Cuban asked on X.He continued: "Would you tell ANYONE you know to get business or investment advice from a person selling these coins?"Cuban has <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-cuban-kamala-harris-donald-trump-economic-plans-2024-8">repeatedly criticized</a> Trump in recent weeks while championing Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump's rival in this year's presidential race.He's <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-cuban-says-trump-most-unethical-person-ever-business-2024-9">slammed</a> the real-estate mogul as "unethical" and "dishonest," <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-cuban-donald-trump-tariffs-inflation-trade-war-small-business-2024-9">warned</a> his plan to enact sweeping tariffs would sting even the smallest American businesses, and <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-cuban-donald-trump-i-dont-hate-him-at-all-2024-9">warned</a> he would be a "lousy president."JBCZ Group, the Trump campaign, and the Trump Organization didn't immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

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