Trump and Musk Re-Engage After Months โof Silence, Amidst Other International Developments
Following months of limited dialog, US president Donald Trump has indicated a positive relationship with Elon Musk and expressed a desire to meet with him this year.
The development comes asโฃ the US government continues to press north Korea for the complete dismantling โofโข its nuclear programme, a country currently facing extensiveโข UNโข and US sanctions dueโฃ to its nuclear ambitions.
Meanwhile, discussions surroundingโ the future of TikTok in the United States are ongoing. President Trump revealed that media mogul Rupertโฃ Murdoch and his son, Lachlan Murdoch, may be involved in a potential operation of the video platform.โ Trump specifically mentioned a “man namedโฃ Lachlan” and indicated Rupert Murdoch would “probably”โ be part of โthe investor group, alongside previously named potentialโ investors Oracle โboss Larry Ellison and Dellโฃ boss โmichael Dell. Lachlan Murdoch currently leads Fox Corporation and Fox News, and recently resolved a dispute with his โขsiblings regarding the future โcontrol of the family โขcompany. This โnews arrives after Trumpโ filed โคa billion-dollar lawsuit โagainst rupertโ Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal in July, following the paper’s reporting on his past relationships with Jeffrey โEpstein.
Negotiations between washington and Beijing regarding TikTok ownership in the US are alsoโ progressing. Presidentโ Trump recently extended the deadline for โthe โsale of the company, whichโฃ is owned by the Chinese group ByteDance, and theโ White House announced on saturday that any company taking over TikTok’s โUSโข operations must be run byโฃ US citizens, with a contract expected to be signed in the “coming days.”
Inโข a separate development, Venezuelan President Nicolรกsโ maduro sent a letter to President Trump, denying โVenezuela’s involvement in the drug โคtrade and expressing a willingnessโฃ to engage in dialogue. The letter was published by Vice President Delcy Rodrรญguez on social media after initial reports surfaced.