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Trump impersonates Elon Musk talking about rockets: ‘I’m doing a new stainless steel hub’

Trump impersonates Elon Musk talking about rockets: ‘I’m doing a new stainless steel hub’

Former President Trump offered his impersonation of SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk at an event in Washington, D.C., this week, drawing laughter from a crowd as he pretended to be talking about the development of rockets.  Trump told an audience at the annual Moms for Liberty conference Thursday that Musk gave him a “tremendous endorsement” and described him as a “very different kind of a guy as he thinks [when] he talks.”  “With Elon, it’s like, ‘well, you know, I’m doing a new stainless steel hub that can get us around the engines much quicker,’” Trump said. “’Because there’s a problem with the type of engine going into space nowadays.’”  “’But in the end I think we can have a good hookup because of the new foils that are coming up,’” Trump joked.  TRUMP-MUSK INTERVIEW: 5 BIGGEST TAKEAWAYS FROM THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION TO THE US BORDER CRISIS  “And I’m hearing everything that’s going through his mind. But he is like, he’s a super genius guy,” Trump added.  ELON MUSK CALLS OUT HARRIS FOR OLD POST SAYING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE NOT CRIMINALS  The former president recently did a lengthy interview in mid-August with Musk on X and said Thursday that “I think we are going to do another one too.”  “I’m a huge fan of his electric car, I think it’s incredible, his car,” Trump also said. “I think of he does and I’m a big fan of electric, but they don’t go far and they are expensive.” 

Working in the White House does not require a resume full of political affiliations, education

Working in the White House does not require a resume full of political affiliations, education

The White House is full of unique job opportunities.  While there are certain jobs for which a political background will make you a more favorable candidate for the role, there are many that require skills that aren’t political.  Even the leader of the country doesn’t necessarily need a political background, although many often have one.  The only written requirements to be president, as outlined in the Constitution, are that the individual must be a natural-born citizen of the country, at least 35 years old and a resident of the United States for 14 years. Former President Trump became the 45th president without having held any government position prior to being elected to lead the country in November 2016.  THE WHITE HOUSE: A HISTORICAL LOOK INSIDE AMERICA’S MOST ICONIC RESIDENCE Take a look at unique White House jobs you may be unaware of that don’t require an extensive political background of those hired.  You may not need a political background for either of these jobs, but your background in cooking or baking will have to be up to par.  The executive chef at the White House has a lot of responsibilities beyond just cooking for the president. The executive chef is also in charge of coming up with menus for state dinners, social events, receptions and official luncheons, according to The Associated Press.  Cristeta Comerford, who was the first woman to ever hold the role, was the White House’s executive chef for almost 30 years. Before working at the White House, where she earned an assistant chef role in 1995 and later was named executive chef in 2005, she worked at a series of hotels in Chicago and restaurants in Washington, according to The Associated Press.  FROM COOKING FOOD AT THE WHITE HOUSE TO CREATING FRESH MEALS FOR CLIENTS, GREEK CHEF HAS ‘AMAZING’ JOURNEY “I always say food is love,” Jill Biden said in July 2024 regarding Comerford’s retirement. “Through her barrier-breaking career, Chef Cris has led her team with warmth and creativity and nourished our souls along the way. With all our hearts, Joe and I are filled with gratitude for her dedication and years of service.” While the White House’s executive chef takes care of the food served, the executive pastry chef is dedicated to desserts.  The White House’s pastry chef, Susan Morrison, spends a lot of her days planning and making desserts for events taking place at the White House, although there is another order of business that is usually on her mind.  “I spend all year thinking about the White House gingerbread house, but we don’t begin baking until November. Then, for about four days after Thanksgiving, we work tirelessly to build the house before moving it to the State Dining Room, where more than 60,000 guests will cycle through,” Morrison told Oprah.com.  “And it has to look as perfect as it did on day one, which means it can’t melt, it can’t be affected by humidity and it can’t be touched!” FAVORITE FOODS OF TRUMP AND HARRIS, PLUS OTHER NOTABLE DISHES OF PRESIDENTS AND VICE PRESIDENTS Before working at the White House, Morrison had an extensive baking background, including working at the Ritz-Carlton in Tysons Corner in McLean, Virginia, per the source.  If you have beautiful handwriting and artistic skill, you may just be the next White House calligrapher.  Calligraphers play a large role in making documents and invitations look elegant through their process of carefully constructing each letter on the page.  This person is responsible for writing invitations, menus and letters for the White House, according to Reader’s Digest.  5 WEIRD FACTS ABOUT THE WHITE HOUSE This is a job for which you don’t need a political background, but one in design and art is neccessary.  While an extensive political background isn’t required for this job, White House military social aides spend a lot of their time attending presidential events.  Individuals in this role are members of the military who act as assistant hosts at White House functions.  They often speak with those in attendance and help events run smoothly.  This job comes in addition to other military duties. There is no additional pay for the role, according to The Washington Post.  BIDEN HUNKERS DOWN IN WHITE HOUSE WITH NO PUBLIC EVENTS ON SCHEDULE AGAIN The biggest events social aides work are state dinners, per the source.  An individual known as the president’s “body man” is someone who is a personal aide to the president.  The body man, or body woman, is by the president’s side very often and is responsible for keeping the leader of the nation’s life in order.  “Most of it is showing up, solving problems and trying to anticipate the needs and issues that may arise,” Reggie Love told Politico in 2015 about being Barack Obama’s body man.  Love also shared what he kept with him at all times while he was working for the president.  BIDEN WHITE HOUSE BOASTS BIGGEST STAFF SINCE NIXON, HAS 77 PERCENT TURNOVER “My checkbook, my passport. I’d have a bag of potato chips just in case I couldn’t find something to eat on the road that day. Tons of water,” Love told the outlet.  There are lots of requirements that come with the job as an around-the-clock assistant to the president.  “The biggest part about it is that you want to be prepared to anticipate the needs that may come or arise as the candidate or the principal is making [his] way through the day. It’s everything from making sure they have a proper meal to eat at lunchtime or dinnertime or whatever, to making sure that they are prepared with all the detailed information they may need for an event,” Love told NPR in 2015.  “There were some days when I would sit next to the teleprompter operator to make sure that while the candidate was on a riff, that the teleprompter operator didn’t get too out of control with where he was scrolling the text. You’re a problem solver,” he added.  Before

Walz on abortion, religious freedom is ‘on par with China and North Korea,’ says parental rights advocate

Walz on abortion, religious freedom is ‘on par with China and North Korea,’ says parental rights advocate

MINNEAPOLIS — A parental rights advocate in Minneapolis is warning that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s policies on issues like abortion and gender ideology are far from “moderate” and says that under his watch, Minnesota has become one of the most progressive states in the country. “I was pretty surprised that the claim for his pick was that he is a moderate, that he shares Minnesota values,” Renee Carlson, General Counsel of True North Legal, a legal initiative of the Minnesota Family Council, told Fox News Digital. “A lot of people in Minnesota are astounded by the policies that have been passed in Minnesota, specifically policies that affect families flourishing. They’re disappointed and certainly not in line with his progressive ideology.” Carlson told Fox News Digital that one of the key areas Walz’s leadership has let down her community is on the issue of abortion. MINNESOTA LAWMAKER SOUNDS ALARM ON GOV WALZ’S ‘RADICAL AGENDA’ AHEAD OF ELECTION: ‘SO HEINOUS’ “From our perspective at True North Legal, we were very disappointed with the administration’s governance on matters of protecting life and also protecting not only these preborn children, but protecting women,” Carlson said. “He has some of the most extreme policies, not only in the United States, but in the world, on par with China and North Korea.” “The reality of it is, most Minnesotans did not agree with his policy of abortion up to birth with no limitations,” she continued. “This is for anybody, this includes minors. There is also a repeal that partners with that fundamental right of nearly all protective guardrails for women and girls seeking an abortion. This means the removal of hospital-only law, of physician-only laws, of the 24-hour waiting period. A woman’s right to know, which simply provides them information about what happens to their bodies when they get an abortion.” Carlson explained that legislation in Minnesota was amended to remove protections for babies born alive after surviving an abortion and that now they only receive “comfort care” as opposed to “life-saving care.” HARRIS VP PICK SPENT YEARS PROMOTING RESEARCH FACILITY THAT COLLABORATED WITH ‘CHINESE MILITARY COMPANY’ “We’re talking about an administration that thinks that it’s okay to let preborn children who survive an abortion die on a cold metal table,” Carlson said. “Cattle and reptiles in Minnesota now have more rights than Minnesota’s women and preborn children when it comes to abortion.” When it comes to religious freedom under Gov. Walz, Carlson says that he has missed the mark. “Very disappointed and not a moderate position at all,” she said. “I mean, a brazen attack on our fundamental freedoms and First Amendment rights.” “The Minnesota Human Rights Act, like many states, has anti-discrimination provisions, based on specific categories. One of those is gender identity, and that is at times in conflict with sincerely held religious beliefs of religious people in Minnesota. And that’s about half the population,” Carlson said. “Well, a special exemption back in the ’90s was put in when sexual orientation was added as a protected class to the Minnesota Human Rights Act. I mean, and that was a wonderful demonstration of pluralism. If that legislation was going to be added, at least there were protections for religious organizations within this exemption. Well, that exemption, like I said, was removed last year.” FORMER TEACHER REVEALS WHICH STUDENTS SUFFERED ‘THE MOST’ UNDER WALZ’S PANDEMIC-ERA GUIDELINES “These are brazen policies. They are not moderate,” she added. Walz, who has been nicknamed by some Republicans in the state as “Tampon Tim” for allowing menstrual products to be placed in some boys’ school bathrooms, has also earned a failing grade from Carlson when it comes to gender ideology. “With respect to gender ideology, Minnesota is — quite surprisingly, though it’s in the Midwest — emerging as one of the most progressive states when it comes to gender policies,” she said. “Essentially, their policies reflect a sentiment that they would like gender ideology to be the superseding category.” Carlson told Fox News Digital that the Walz administration has “not proven to be a moderate administration at all” and “they’ve passed some of the most extreme progressive policies.” “Their state agencies have enforced some of the most extreme progressive laws, and that is disappointing,” she said. “That has been a struggle for many, many Minnesotans, and if that’s happening in Minnesota, imagine what could happen to the fabric of our country. We are fighting for our freedoms. I mean, something as simple as religious freedom was on the chopping blocks in Minnesota. If that’s happening in Minnesota, just imagine what could happen across the country. I think people need to take a closer look at Minnesota and what policies have been passed. And again, in my firsthand experience, this is not a moderate administration. These are some of the most progressive, extreme policies that we’ve seen across the country.” Fox News Digital reached out to the Harris-Walz campaign for comment but did not receive a response.

RFK Jr. says Trump has ‘changed as a person’ and ‘focused on his legacy’

RFK Jr. says Trump has ‘changed as a person’ and ‘focused on his legacy’

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. believes former President Donald Trump has “changed” as a person compared to his first administration. Kennedy made the observation while appearing as a guest on an episode of the “All-In Podcast” on Friday. “If President Trump wins […] people are going to see a very different President Trump than they did in the first term,” Kennedy told the hosts about the former president. “I think he’s changed as a person, and I’ve known him for, you know, 30 years.” RFK JR BLAMES ‘CENSORSHIP’ FOR FAILED CAMPAIGN, GIVES DETAILS OF TALKS WITH TRUMP “I think he’s interested in his legacy now,” Kennedy said at another point. “He wants to leave behind some accomplishments, and he wants to make our country better. And I think he’s, you know, he’s listening to a wider range of voices. He’s preparing to govern right now.” Kennedy, who began the 2024 cycle running for president as a Democrat, then shifted to run as an Independent, suspended his campaign last week and endorsed Trump — a historic move for a member of the Democrat Kennedy family dynasty.  Trump also appointed Kennedy to his transition team alongside fellow former Democratic lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard — a move to broaden his campaign’s coalition and appeal to non-GOP voters. KENNEY FAMILY MEMBERS DENOUNCE RFK JR’S DECISION TO ENDORSE TRUMP AS A ‘BETRAYAL OF VALUES’ During the podcast interview this week, Kennedy was also asked if he ever sought or was offered the position of vice-president. The independent candidate said he never had any interest in the number two slot, joking that it was the “worst job in Washington” for someone like him. “I had no interest in being vice president, I grew up in politics — vice president is the worst job in Washington. You have no budget, you have no staff. Your budget actually all comes from the White House. So if you do something that offends the president, he can take away your plane, he can take away your staff,” Kennedy told the podcast hosts.  “And the only thing you really have is the Naval Observatory, which is the official residence of the vice president. He can essentially put you on house arrest,” the independent candidate continued. “And I have very strong views on issues and I felt like if I took that job I’d be on house arrest.” Fox News Digital’s Brooke Singman contributed to this report.