Joe Biden's bombshell revives Elon Musk's ambitions to make X the world's digital town square

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Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the presidential race with a post on Elon Musk's X.

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Some Biden allies are publicly upset and furious after he was pushed out of the race

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Joe Biden steps off of Air Force One in his last public appearance before announcing he was withdrawing his 2024 candidacy.

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The Secret Service is being held to an impossible standard, says a former royal bodyguard

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Secret Service agents surrounded Trump after an assassination attempt in July 2024
Secret Service agents surrounded Trump after an assassination attempt in July 2024.

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Big Tech's phony Trumpism

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MAGA world is really mad that Trump is no longer running against Biden

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Former President Donald Trump speaking at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
Former President Donald Trump speaking at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

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Elon Musk is very publicly trying to recruit his billionaire peers to the Trump-Vance camp

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Former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance at the Republican National Convention; Elon Musk at the Breakthrough Prize ceremony.
"My smartest friends, including those living in the San Francisco Bay Area who have been lifelong Dems, are excited about Trump/Vance," billionaire Elon Musk said in an X post on Sunday.

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Elon Musk asked OpenAI investor Vinod Khosla to support Trump. Khosla said he doesn't 'accept depravity'.

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Elon Musk tried but failed to convince Vinod Khosla to support Donald Trump.

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Fundraising following Biden's dropout announcement just scorched Trump's after the former president's conviction

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President Joe Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 race sparked a massive surge in donations that surpassed the Trump campaign's $52.8 million single-day fundraising bonanza after the former president's conviction in May.

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Donald Trump is now the oldest party nominee for president in US history

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Donald Trump, 78, is now the oldest candidate running for president.

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Kamala Harris is locking down support. Any Democrat who wants to rip the nomination from her faces a steep climb.

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Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally
President Joe Biden's quick endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday was just one sign of her locking down major support for her presidential bid.

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