Most 2025 preseason MLB rankings had the Atlanta Braves slotted somewhere in the top 5.Many baseball analysts cited the talent the Braves had on their roster entering the season.So far, though, the team's 2025 campaign has been a disappointment. Atlanta entered Thursday's matine affair against the Arizona Diamondbacks on a three-game losing streak.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe Braves built a 6-0 lead in the early innings, but the D-Backs plated seven runs in the ninth to complete the comeback. The 11-10 victory also secured a series sweep for Arizona and pushed Atlanta's losing streak to four games.MLB COMMISSIONER ROB MANFRED TO PROPOSE AUTOMATED STRIKE ZONE IN BASEBALL NEXT SEASON AMID POTENTIAL LOCKOUTAtlanta has now dropped 11 of 14 games.Relief pitcher Scott Blewett gave up five runs, four of which he surrendered in the final inning. Braves closer Raisel Iglesias entered in the ninth with one out and gave up three earned runs. Iglesias was the losing pitcher, while Kendall Graveman earned the win for the D-Backs.Baseball Hall of Famer and Braves analyst Tom Glavine weighed in on the team's collapse."If you were looking for a rock bottom, this might be it," the former Braves pitcher said Thursday.While some key players such as pitcher Max Fried and others departed after last season, the Braves' core group remained largely intact.Stellar defensive outfielder Michael Harris, the 2022 MLB rookie of the year; three-time All-Star Ozzie Albies; power-hitting third baseman Austin Riley; slugging first baseman Matt Olson; Gold Glove catcher Sean Murphy; and Cy Young winner Chris Sale all returned to the Braves and were expected to continue to produce.All of those players, except for Sale, have had a disappointing season so far.Ronald Acuna Jr., the 2023 MLB MVP, recently returned to the lineup after he missed the start of the season while recovering from a 2024 knee injury.Acuna seems to have quickly returned to his MVP form, hitting four home runs and batting .333 through 12 games. In late May, he crushed a home run to deep left field off the first pitch he saw in his first game back with the Braves.Brian Snitker has worked in the Braves organization in some capacity for nearly half a century.He is credited with helping the Braves win the World Series in 2021. But the Braves manager's decision-making has been scrutinized this season. Snitker's contract with the Braves expires at the end of the 2025 season. He has not publicly revealed whether he wants to retire after this year.The Braves travel cross country to open a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants Friday.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

FIRST ON FOX: Key figures from Idaho student murders suspect Bryan Kohberger's Pennsylvania past have been summoned as witnesses in his upcoming trial, according to court documents.They include Jesse Harris, whose name is on the boxing gym where Kohberger used to train, Ann Parham, an advisor at the school Kohberger attended, and Marie Bolger, a former professor who taught Kohberger at DeSales University.Kohberger wrote that he boxed daily at Harris' gym in a 2015 job application previously obtained by Fox News Digital.BRYAN KOHBERGER DEFENSE SUGGESTS ALTERNATE PERPETRATORS IN IDAHO MURDERS, JOINING INFAMOUS LEGAL STRATEGYIn a 2023 interview with the Daily Mail, Bolger said Kohberger was one of her brightest students and one of only two she had recommended for Ph.D. programs in a decade.However, she explained, she'd never met him in person and only taught him over email and Zoom during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. She helped him work on his graduate thesis, which centered on "how and why criminals commit their crime," she said.BRYAN KOHBERGER DEFENSE CLAIMS 'ALTERNATE PERPETRATORS' IN IDAHO STUDENT MURDERSFOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XTwo other witnesses are Ralph Vecchio and Maggie Sanders. Their connections to the case were not immediately clear.The documents were made public in a Pennsylvania court days after Kohberger's defense filed an amended witness list in Boise.Kohberger is accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students in a 4 a.m. home invasion attack -- Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, also 20.SIGN UP TO GET THE TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTERProsecutors allege he left his DNA on a knife sheath detectives found with Mogen's body. They also plan to introduce some of his DeSales homework as evidence he was well-versed in concepts related to crime scene handling and the transfer of evidence.He was pursuing a Ph.D. in criminology at Washington State University at the time of the murders and previously obtained a master's degree from DeSales.The trail begins in August. Kohberger could face death by firing squad if convicted.

Team USA women's soccer great Megan Rapinoe is standing by what she said in 2019."You cannot win championships without the gays," she said to her wife, Sue Bird during their "A Touch More" podcast.Rapinoe said something to the same effect during Team USA's Women's World Cup title run in 2019 after a quarterfinal victory over France, the host country of that year's tournament.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Go gays!" Rapinoe said at the time, per The Guardian. "You can't win a championship without gays on your team it's never been done before, ever. That's science, right there!"I'm motivated by people who like me, who are fighting for the same things. I take more energy from that than from trying to prove anything wrong. That's draining on yourself. But for me, to be gay and fabulous, during Pride month at the World Cup, is nice."MEGAN RAPINOE OVERWHELMED BY ANOTHER TRUMP PRESIDENCY, FEARFUL FOR THE TRANSGENDERIt's Pride Month now, which brought about the question from Bird to Rapinoe about what it means to play during it."Our team was super gay in 2019," Rapinoe responded. "A lot of us were out, a lot of our fans were gay, a lot of the other players were gay. First and easiest thing to ensure you have is gay players on our team."In 2019, Team USA had five players who were publicly LGBTQ players. Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris, two of the teams stars, were engaged at the time, while coach Jillian Ellis was also out.That year, Outsports also reported that around 40 lesbian and bisexual players participated in the Womens World Cup compared to less than 20 in 2015.Rapinoe aided Team USA's efforts in winning back-to-back World Cups in 2019, taking down the Netherlands, 2-0, where Rapinoe scored a penalty kick in the 61st minute to take the lead.Rapinoe had six goals and two assists during five matches in that Women's World Cup, while scoring two goals and dishing out two assists in the 2015 victory.Team USA wasn't able to make it three straight in 2023, as they were eliminated by Sweden in penalty kicks. Rapinoe made it known that the 2023 tournament would be her last World Cup, and while she wished it ended differently, she noted feeling "so lucky and so grateful to play as long as I have."Off the pitch, Rapinoe has been outspoken, including after the 2019 victory where she said "I'm not going to the f---ing White House," while President Donald Trump was in his first term. She also told her Team USA peers to "think hard" about going to the White House before facing France in the quarterfinal, prompting Trump to tweet out "Megan should WIN first before she TALKS! Finish the job! We haven't yet""Megan should never disrespect our Country, the White House, or our Flag, especially since so much has been done for her & the team. Be proud of the Flag that you wear. The USA is doing GREAT!" Trump added in his tweets at the time.Rapinoe also commented on an earlier episode of her podcast with Bird after Trump beat former vice president Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, saying she felt "overwhelmed" that he would be back in office."I think that I feel not so much personally scared, because I think that we live in very progressive places, were unbelievably privileged in our place in the world and life and financially and all of these things, but I think that fear extends to just people in general that will be really affected," Rapinoe explained to Bird. "Im thinking of all my trans friends and people that I know and trans kids. Im thinking about the potential of mass deportations if that is going to happen, and just like the general chaos thats going to be sown is really overwhelming."In 2023 appearances with Team USA in her career, Rapinoe scored 63 goals and had 73 assists with her two World Cup titles. She also had 56 goals and 34 assists in her 13-year professional league in the WPS and NWSL.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

As the once-strong alliance between President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk rapidly disintegrates, the two titans are not only trading fire over the president's "big, beautiful" tax cuts and spending bill.Trump and Musk, who spent the first four months of the president's second administration as a special White House advisor steering the recently created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), are also blasting each other over which one of them should get the credit for Trump's decisive 2024 election victory.The president, speaking with reporters Thursday, argued, "I think I would have won" even without Musk's help on the campaign trail last year.Musk, the world's richest person and the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, went all in for Trump last summer and autumn.MUSK UNLEASHES EPSTEIN CLAIM AGAINST TRUMP AFTER BEING BOOTED FROM DOGEHe endorsed the GOP presidential nominee in July right after the assassination attempt against Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.Musk became the top donor of the 2024 election cycle, dishing out nearly $300 million in support of Trump's bid through America PAC, a Trump-aligned super PAC. Much of the money was used for get-out-the-vote efforts and ads in the crucial battleground states as Trump and Kamala Harris faced off for the presidency.TRUMP SAYS HE'S VERY DISAPPOINTED IN MUSK FOR OPPOSING BIGGEST TAX CUTS IN HISTORY'Musk concentrated much of his efforts on Pennsylvania.He joined Trump for the first time on the campaign trail at an Oct. 5 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, then held five town halls in the Keystone State later in October.And Musk set up a war room of sorts in Pittsburgh.Trump, mentioning how Musk campaigned for him in Pennsylvania, pointed to his White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, who was co-chair of Trump's 2024 campaign.The president noted that "Susie would say I would have won Pennsylvania easily anyway."Musk, apparently watching Trump's comments in real time, quickly fired back on X, which Musk renamed after buying Twitter."Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate," Musk wrote. "Such ingratitude."MUSK-TRUMP 'BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL FEUD SPIRALS OUT OF CONTROLTom Eddy, the GOP chairman in Erie County, a longtime crucial swing county in northwestern Pennsylvania, told Fox News that Musk "helped Trump significantly. I really think so. He had money and he had a name."But Eddy added that "my gut feeling would be that Trump is basically saying, Look. I won the election. These people helped me, but I won. That's what he's trying to bring across."Longtime Republican strategist Dave Carney, a veteran of numerous GOP presidential campaigns over the past few decades, said the president and Musk are both right.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPCarney, who steered Preserve America, another top-spending Trump-aligned super PAC, told Fox News that Trump "might have won without the help, but you can't underestimate how important that help was."Pointing to Preserve America, Musk's America PAC and MAGA Inc, which was the main Trump-aligned super PAC, Carney said they all deserved "a tremendous amount of credit" and "just made it easier" for Trump to sweep all seven battleground states and win the White House.Carney also highlighted the Musk-aligned super PAC's "unprecedented field effort, mail and other communications to turn out these low-propensity Trump voters."

Thursday marked exactly four months since President Donald Trump signed the "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports" executive order. But incidents of trans inclusion in girls' and women's sports continue to persist across the country.Democrat-stronghold states like California, Maine, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington have openly defied the order and deferred instead to their state laws on the issue, resulting in national controversies involving biological males competing in and often dominating high school girls' sports in recent months.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe Trump administration has launched investigations and even filed lawsuits to counter this wave of incidents. But press secretary Karoline Leavitt has suggested the administration could go a step further.In an April 18 press conference, while discussing Maine's defiance on the issue, Leavitt asserted Trump's order and Title IX as federal law, noting that violators could be "prosecuted."Since then, many Democrat-controlled states like Maine and California have refused to acquiesce to Trump's demands.Former NCAA swimmer and conservative influencer Riley Gaines, the leading figure in the national movement to keep males out of women's sports, told Fox News Digital that she would support prosecution as a response to the issue."I would love to see prosecution because I believe what is happening is criminal," Gaines said. "The way that we have been told that a man's feelings matter more than our physical safety, than our rights to participate, to call ourselves champions, I believe that is a criminal action, therefore I believe it is a criminal offense."Someone somewhere has to be made an example of, otherwise you will have the woman-hating Democratic Party continue with full steam ahead.Gaines, who infamously tied with trans swimmer Lia Thomas in the 2022 NCAA women's championships, was only one of many women who were impacted by Thomas' participation. The event was hosted at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Gaines said she believes that the school's president, Angel Cabrera, is one of the first that should be in line for prosecution over the issue."I believe university officials should be charged. I believe certainly that in the state of Georgia, that the Georgia Tech president, who has continued to be very smug, who has continued to not attest or answer to any of the claims that we are making that happened on his pool deck," Gaines said of those who should be prosecuted.Fox News Digital has reached out to Georgia Tech for comment.Gaines leads a lawsuit against the NCAA over her experience with Thomas alongside several other women's swimmers who competed in the 2022 championships. Those plaintiffs include former University of Kentucky swimmer Kaitlynn Wheeler and former University of North Carolina swimmer Kylee Alons.Wheeler and Alons both agree with Gaines in supporting criminal prosecution against officials who have allowed trans athletes to compete in women's sports."I think that if schools, official states, whatever it is, are knowingly defying the law and violating Title IX especially by forcing girls to share locker rooms, change in front of boys, lose out on their opportunities, everything Title IX is supposed to stand for, I think there should be serious consequences," Wheeler told Fox News Digital."We're not just talking about policy disagreements, this is about knowingly stripping rights away from women and girls. If you break federal law there should be consequences like Riley said, and if that means prosecution in some of these states, then yeah, bring it on."OREGON GIRLS OPEN UP ON TRAUMATIC TRANS ATHLETE EXPERIENCES THAT PUSHED THEM TO FIGHT BACKAlons questioned how one could not be in favor of prosecution against those officials."When you see the harm that this is causing women and girls, how could you not want to support prosecuting defying this?" Alons told Fox News Digital. "There's just so much harm being done and obviously there is a law for a reason, because it is causing harm so I would definetely support more action than just empty threats."The attorney representing Gaines, Wheeler, Alons and other women in their lawsuit against the NCAA, William Bock of the Independent Council on Women's Sports, not only supports the notion of prosecuting officials letting the issue continue, but believes it's "necessary.""At this point there's no excuse, the executive order has been in place since February 5," Bock told Fox News Digital. "People have known for four months now, and if three-four months later, you're still knowingly defying federal law, then of course a prosecution makes sense, and it's evidently necessary to protect women."So far, Trump's enforcement of his executive order has only extended to a funding freeze to the University of Pennsylvania, where Thomas competed, temporary funding pauses against Maine that have since ended, and a Department of Justice lawsuit against Maine too.Trump's administration has launched investigations against three other state high school sports leagues (California, Minnesota and Massachusetts) and the DOJ has given California a deadline of this upcoming Monday to amend its policies that allow trans athletes in girls' sports.Gaines, Wheeler and Alons all find Trump's stance on the issue "refreshing" but would generally like to see more action."Hopefully we'll see enough with the warnings, that's how I feel," Gaines said. "We're ready to see some action."Wheeler added, "The executive order is a good start, but we need more than that signature, we need really enforceable protection that will supersede his presidency it's a step in the right direction, but we're not satisfied."At the college level, Trump's executive order resulted in a change to the NCAA's gender eligibility policy just one day after the order was signed. Unlike the old policy, the new policy asserts that only females can compete in the women's category in official competition.However, the new policy has come under heavy criticism by women's rights activists since it was signed for offering no tangible outline of how it will enforce the policy, and a lack of enforcing gender testing.In late March, Ithaca College in New York admitted to letting a trans athlete compete in a Division III rowing competition, telling Fox News Digital that the participation of the trans athlete was due to a "misunderstanding" by the coaching staff about what was considered an official NCAA event, and referenced the policy's allowing of male practice players.The NCAA has provided a statement to Fox News Digital, saying the competition the Ithaca trans athlete competed in "will be considered a mixed team and not eligible to compete against womens teams. Ithaca stated their intent to adhere to the policy which allows for practice opportunities and the NCAA appreciates Ithacas responsiveness."But the NCAA did not indicate that the results of the event would be voided or that Ithaca would face any consequences.The initial goal of the Gaines vs. NCAA lawsuit was to force the governing body to keep biological males out of women's college sports entirely. In the wake of the policy change, the lawsuit's goal remains intact but also expanded."We've reached out to the NCAA and their attorneys and we've given them the opportunity to resolve this matter at least, if we can't reach an agreement on accountability for the past, to put in place a policy that actually protects women and has some enforceability behind it and ensures that only women participate in college women's sports," Bock said."We put that in writing and they haven't gone down that route with us their policy is toothless and ineffective and doesn't protect the rights of women."Bock added that their lawsuit will also be seeking monetary damages for all the female athletes who have been affected."These are significant damages and there were several hundred women were harmed and we think that a jury in Georgia is going to find that damage amount very significant."Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X,and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

President Donald Trumps sweeping new travel ban may prove more legally durable than its 2017 predecessor as immigration advocates prepare for a likely court battle theyre not expected to win.Trumps latest travel ban expands on the policy he imposed during his first term targeting seven Muslim-majority nations, a measure the Supreme Court upheld in a 5-4 ruling. Like its predecessor, the new order relies on the same immigration statutes but may rest on firmer legal ground this time.Attorney Neama Rahmani, a California-based former federal prosecutor who specializes in immigration, told Fox News Digital he anticipated that immigration rights groups would likely sue over Trump's new order."But theyll lose," he said, because "its stronger than the last ban."TRUMP BANS TRAVEL TO US FROM SEVERAL COUNTRIES TO BLOCK DANGEROUS FOREIGN ACTORSRahmani pointed to allegations that the last ban violated religious liberties because it singled out Muslims. This new one included "all sorts of countries," Rahmani said. Trump imposed full or partial bans on 19 countries in his new proclamation, including Muslim-majority countries like Afghanistan and Iran but also non-Muslim-majority countries like Haiti, Venezuela, Eritrea and Burundi."You don't have Trump saying that he's imposing a Muslim ban. Those words during the campaign, and even after he was elected, were used against him," Rahmani said, adding that the Supreme Court is also "slightly different" and a "better audience" for Trump this time around.The 5-4 split in Trump v. Hawaii fell along ideological lines and came before Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh, both Trump appointees, were confirmed to the bench.Although the Supreme Court has historically given presidents wide latitude over foreign policy and national security, in 2017 the dissenting justices argued the ban amounted to unjustified religious animus disguised as national security."The Courts decision leaves undisturbed a policy first advertised openly and unequivocally as a 'total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States' because the policy now masquerades behind a faade of national-security concerns," the dissent read.SUPREME COURT TO DEBATE TRUMP RESTRICTIONS ON BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP AND ENFORCEMENT OF NATIONWIDE INJUNCTIONSDemocrat lawmakers and immigration rights critics have argued that Trump's new proclamation is rooted in bigotry.Sarah Mehta, deputy director of policy and government affairs for immigration at the American Civil Liberties Union, told Fox News Digital in a statement that she believed it was designed to "further eviscerate lawful immigration pathways under the false guise of national security.""We saw the chaos that ensued from the first Trump administrations Muslim ban, and this executive order will only build on that reign of terror to target people solely based on their nationality or religious beliefs," Mehta said.Trump said in his proclamation that the restrictions were necessary to prevent terrorist attacks and mitigate other public safety risks because the countries had unreliable screening and vetting processes. Additionally, some had a high occurrence of visa overstays or were uncooperative when it came to accepting their citizens back from the United States, Trump said.Ilya Somin, who is one of the attorneys challenging Trumps sweeping tariffs in the U.S. Court of International Trade, wrote in an op-ed that it would be "nearly impossible to challenge this new travel ban on the grounds that it is motivated by ethnic or other bigotry" because of the Supreme Courts prior ruling.Somin floated the possibility of challenging the ban on other grounds, including the nondelegation doctrine, which puts limits on how much power Congress can transfer to the executive branch. He noted as an example that two courts have thus far shunned the presidents attempts to bypass Congress and take tariffs into his own hands.However, Somin conceded that the travel ban presents a higher hurdle than the tariffs case. While the Constitution explicitly gives Congress power over tariffs, Somin said, it "does not clearly" say which branch of government has jurisdiction over immigration restrictions.

Democrats are moving to embrace former Department of Government Efficiency leader Elon Musk as he publicly spats with President Donald Trump, despite many party voters and lawmakers railing against Musk for months as a "fascist" or "dictator" for taking a hatchet to the federal government's overspending and fraud within the Trump administration."If Biden had a big supporter criticize him, Trump would have hugged him the next day," Democrat California Rep. Ro Khanna posted to X on Thursday of Musk's criticisms of the "big, beautiful bill." "When we refused to meet with @RobertKennedyJr, Trump embraced him & won. We can be the party of sanctimonious lectures, or the party of FDR that knows how to win & build a progressive majority."Khanna told Politico on Wednesday that Democrats should "ultimately be trying to convince [Musk] that the Democratic Party has more of the values that he agrees with."WHITE HOUSE STANDS BY TAX BILL AFTER MUSK CALLS IT A 'DISGUSTING ABOMINATION'"A commitment to science funding, a commitment to clean technology, a commitment to seeing international students like him," he added.Democrat New York Rep. Ritchie Torres told the outlet on Wednesday, "Im a believer in redemption, and he is telling the truth about the legislation."Torres said Musk has "done an enormous amount of damage" and "there are Democrats who see his decimation of the federal workforce and the federal government as an unforgivable sin.""Couldnt agree with Elon more: kill the bill," Jon Favreau, who served as former director of speech writing for former President Barack Obama, posted to X in response to Musk calling on lawmakers to "kill" the legislation.JONATHAN TURLEY WARNS DEMOCRATS 'SHREDDING' THEIR OWN BELIEFS WITH 'DANGEROUS' ANTI-MUSK CAMPAIGNMusk is in the midst of publicly trading barbs with Trump over the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which is sweeping legislation currently making its way through Congress and aims to fund the president's agenda."Im sorry, but I just cant stand it anymore," Musk posted to X on Tuesday. "This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it."In addition to Democrats who don't support the bill, Musk has also found himself aligned with members of the House Freedom Caucus, which is considered the most conservative voting bloc within the lower chamber, as well as staunch fiscal conservatives in the Senate, such as Republicans Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and Wisconsin Sen. Ron. Johnson, who have publicly rebuked the legislation.Some Democrats posting messages favorable of Musk's comments on the "big, beautiful bill" come after many left-wing voters and lawmakers, as well as federal employees, slammed Musk for months as an unelected billionaire who was helping shape White House policy. Many also took issue with Musk on inauguration day for delivering what dozens of media outlets described as a "Nazi-style salute" to Trump supporters."If youre cool and want to defend the Sieg Heils and the Nazi salutes whatever you want to do, thats on you," Democrat New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Coretz said in January following the gesture. "Im on the opposite side of that. Im not with the Nazis.""I never imagined we would see the day when what appears to be a Heil Hitler salute would be made behind the Presidential seal," New York Rep. Jerry Nadler tweeted in January. "This abhorrent gesture has no place in our society and belongs in the darkest chapters of human history. I urge all of my colleagues to unite in condemning this hateful gesture for what it is: antisemitism.""He's incompetent. He's a thief. He's a Nazi. And people don't trust him," former Democrat New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman said of Musk in March."Hes a Nazi nepo baby who breaks everything he touches," Massachusetts Democrat Rep. Ayanna Pressley said in February as Musk announced cuts to the federal government via DOGE. "And right now hes locked himself in a room with grandpas Social Security check."Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey referred to Musk as a "dictator" at an anti-DOGE rally in February.TESLA HYPOCRISY: DEMS CONTINUE INVESTING IN ELON MUSK COMPANY DESPITE PAINTING HIM AS VILLAINFiscal conservatives in Congress have spoken out against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act as one that will increase the U.S. debt ceiling by trillions, including Senate Republicans bucking support for the legislation after its passage in the House last month."I want the tax cuts to be permanent. But at the same time, I don't want to raise the debt ceiling $5 trillion," Paul told CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday. "The GOP will own the debt once they vote for this."Trump has admonished the criticism from fiscally conservative Republicans, arguing that Paul, for example, was on the verge of siding with the "Radical Left Democrats" and encouraging a 68% tax hike on Americans if he voted against the legislation.Musk, since stepping down from his DOGE role in May after his 130 predetermined days as a special government employee ended, ramped up his criticism of the bill on Wednesday, including encouraging lawmakers to "kill the bill."On Thursday, Trump directly addressed Musk's comments, saying in an Oval Office meeting with the chancellor of Germany that he was "disappointed" by Musk's attacks on the legislation and said he was unsure how their friendly relationship would fare through the criticisms. Trump added that Musk's disapproval of the bill was allegedly tied to its cuts to electrical vehicle mandates. Musk is the CEO of electric vehicle company Tesla.MUSK SAYS TRUMP WOULD HAVE LOST 2024 ELECTION WITHOUT HIM AS 'BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL' FEUD CONTINUES"I'm very disappointed because Elon knew the inner workings of this bill better than almost anybody sitting here, better than you people. He knew everything about it. He had no problem with it," Trump said Thursday. "All of a sudden, he had a problem. And he only developed the problem when he found out that we're going to have to cut the EV mandate.""Elon and I had a great relationship. I dont know if we will anymore," Trump added.The pair later launched attacks on one another on social media."Elon was "wearing thin," I asked him to leave, I took away his EV Mandate that forced everyone to buy Electric Cars that nobody else wanted (that he knew for months I was going to do!), and he just went CRAZY!" Trump posted to X on Thursday.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"Such an obvious lie. So sad," Musk responded on X.

Democrats are moving to embrace former Department of Government Efficiency leader Elon Musk as he publicly spats with President Donald Trump, despite many party voters and lawmakers railing against Musk for months as a "fascist" or "dictator" for taking a hatchet to the federal government's overspending and fraud within the Trump administration."If Biden had a big supporter criticize him, Trump would have hugged him the next day," Democrat California Rep. Ro Khanna posted to X on Thursday of Musk's criticisms of the "big, beautiful bill." "When we refused to meet with @RobertKennedyJr, Trump embraced him & won. We can be the party of sanctimonious lectures, or the party of FDR that knows how to win & build a progressive majority."Khanna told Politico on Wednesday that Democrats should "ultimately be trying to convince [Musk] that the Democratic Party has more of the values that he agrees with."WHITE HOUSE STANDS BY TAX BILL AFTER MUSK CALLS IT A 'DISGUSTING ABOMINATION'"A commitment to science funding, a commitment to clean technology, a commitment to seeing international students like him," he added.Democrat New York Rep. Ritchie Torres told the outlet on Wednesday, "Im a believer in redemption, and he is telling the truth about the legislation."Torres said Musk has "done an enormous amount of damage" and "there are Democrats who see his decimation of the federal workforce and the federal government as an unforgivable sin.""Couldnt agree with Elon more: kill the bill," Jon Favreau, who served as former director of speech writing for former President Barack Obama, posted to X in response to Musk calling on lawmakers to "kill" the legislation.JONATHAN TURLEY WARNS DEMOCRATS 'SHREDDING' THEIR OWN BELIEFS WITH 'DANGEROUS' ANTI-MUSK CAMPAIGNMusk is in the midst of publicly trading barbs with Trump over the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which is sweeping legislation currently making its way through Congress and aims to fund the president's agenda."Im sorry, but I just cant stand it anymore," Musk posted to X on Tuesday. "This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it."In addition to Democrats who don't support the bill, Musk has also found himself aligned with members of the House Freedom Caucus, which is considered the most conservative voting bloc within the lower chamber, as well as staunch fiscal conservatives in the Senate, such as Republicans Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and Wisconsin Sen. Ron. Johnson, who have publicly rebuked the legislation.Some Democrats posting messages favorable of Musk's comments on the "big, beautiful bill" come after many left-wing voters and lawmakers, as well as federal employees, slammed Musk for months as an unelected billionaire who was helping shape White House policy. Many also took issue with Musk on inauguration day for delivering what dozens of media outlets described as a "Nazi-style salute" to Trump supporters."If youre cool and want to defend the Sieg Heils and the Nazi salutes whatever you want to do, thats on you," Democrat New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Coretz said in January following the gesture. "Im on the opposite side of that. Im not with the Nazis.""I never imagined we would see the day when what appears to be a Heil Hitler salute would be made behind the Presidential seal," New York Rep. Jerry Nadler tweeted in January. "This abhorrent gesture has no place in our society and belongs in the darkest chapters of human history. I urge all of my colleagues to unite in condemning this hateful gesture for what it is: antisemitism.""He's incompetent. He's a thief. He's a Nazi. And people don't trust him," former Democrat New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman said of Musk in March."Hes a Nazi nepo baby who breaks everything he touches," Massachusetts Democrat Rep. Ayanna Pressley said in February as Musk announced cuts to the federal government via DOGE. "And right now hes locked himself in a room with grandpas Social Security check."Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey referred to Musk as a "dictator" at an anti-DOGE rally in February.TESLA HYPOCRISY: DEMS CONTINUE INVESTING IN ELON MUSK COMPANY DESPITE PAINTING HIM AS VILLAINFiscal conservatives in Congress have spoken out against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act as one that will increase the U.S. debt ceiling by trillions, including Senate Republicans bucking support for the legislation after its passage in the House last month."I want the tax cuts to be permanent. But at the same time, I don't want to raise the debt ceiling $5 trillion," Paul told CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday. "The GOP will own the debt once they vote for this."Trump has admonished the criticism from fiscally conservative Republicans, arguing that Paul, for example, was on the verge of siding with the "Radical Left Democrats" and encouraging a 68% tax hike on Americans if he voted against the legislation.Musk, since stepping down from his DOGE role in May after his 130 predetermined days as a special government employee ended, ramped up his criticism of the bill on Wednesday, including encouraging lawmakers to "kill the bill."On Thursday, Trump directly addressed Musk's comments, saying in an Oval Office meeting with the chancellor of Germany that he was "disappointed" by Musk's attacks on the legislation and said he was unsure how their friendly relationship would fare through the criticisms. Trump added that Musk's disapproval of the bill was allegedly tied to its cuts to electrical vehicle mandates. Musk is the CEO of electric vehicle company Tesla.MUSK SAYS TRUMP WOULD HAVE LOST 2024 ELECTION WITHOUT HIM AS 'BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL' FEUD CONTINUES"I'm very disappointed because Elon knew the inner workings of this bill better than almost anybody sitting here, better than you people. He knew everything about it. He had no problem with it," Trump said Thursday. "All of a sudden, he had a problem. And he only developed the problem when he found out that we're going to have to cut the EV mandate.""Elon and I had a great relationship. I dont know if we will anymore," Trump added.The pair later launched attacks on one another on social media."Elon was "wearing thin," I asked him to leave, I took away his EV Mandate that forced everyone to buy Electric Cars that nobody else wanted (that he knew for months I was going to do!), and he just went CRAZY!" Trump posted to X on Thursday.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"Such an obvious lie. So sad," Musk responded on X.

Boxer and influencer Jake Paul weighed in on the highly-publicized feud between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk on Thursday.In a post on X, Paul suggested that the spat between Trump and Musk was symptomatic of a broader problem within the Republican party."One of the problems with the Republican Party is on display today (As a current Republican) We unfortunately have these Alpha male egos and leaders who arent mature enough sometimes. Theyre 50+ years old and diss tweeting each other Elon and Trump are great but they need to work together and not make America look bad," Paul wrote.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMPaul's comments prompted mixed responses on X.Women's sports rights activist Paula Scanlan praised Paul's take as "rational.""You know its bad when Jake Paul has a sane and rational take here," Scanlan wrote.Paul's post even garnered praise from the left-wing content account Leftism.Other users criticized Paul's take, in defense of Trump."Pretty sure this fight has been 98% Elon. Trump has been very restrained," wrote the conservative influencer Pro America Politics.The YouTuber Joey Salads responded to Paul arguing, "Elon started it."LOGAN AND JAKE PAUL KEEP IT REAL ON WHY THEY CONTINUE TO STAY IN FRONT OF CAMERASPaul has been a vocal supporter of Trump over the last year, endorsing the president prior to the election in a lengthy YouTube video in late October. Paul pointed to several statistics about the economy under the Biden-Harris administration in comparison to Trumps presidency and called on voters to vote for change."Democrats have been in power for 12 of the last 16 years. So, if we arent happy with the current political state, economic state, environmental state, then who is to blame?"Paul also addressed womens reproductive rights, transgender athletes competing in womens sports, and protecting womens spaces in the video."As a future father, you will find me dead before I send my daughter to a school where men can go into her bathroom and where men can compete against her in sports. Its bulls---. Thats taking away a womans rights."Paul celebrated Trump's November victory and even attended the president's inauguration on January 20. That day the boxer event criticized those who opposed Trump after the president's inaugural speech."Any American who isnt in support of Trump after this speech simply hates America and doesnt want whats best for this country and the world," Paul wrote on X.But now, Paul has proven willing to be critical of the Republican party as well.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Boxer and influencer Jake Paul weighed in on the highly-publicized feud between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk on Thursday.In a post on X, Paul suggested that the spat between Trump and Musk was symptomatic of a broader problem within the Republican party."One of the problems with the Republican Party is on display today (As a current Republican) We unfortunately have these Alpha male egos and leaders who arent mature enough sometimes. Theyre 50+ years old and diss tweeting each other Elon and Trump are great but they need to work together and not make America look bad," Paul wrote.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMPaul's comments prompted mixed responses on X.Women's sports rights activist Paula Scanlan praised Paul's take as "rational.""You know its bad when Jake Paul has a sane and rational take here," Scanlan wrote.Paul's post even garnered praise from the left-wing content account Leftism.Other users criticized Paul's take, in defense of Trump."Pretty sure this fight has been 98% Elon. Trump has been very restrained," wrote the conservative influencer Pro America Politics.The YouTuber Joey Salads responded to Paul arguing, "Elon started it."LOGAN AND JAKE PAUL KEEP IT REAL ON WHY THEY CONTINUE TO STAY IN FRONT OF CAMERASPaul has been a vocal supporter of Trump over the last year, endorsing the president prior to the election in a lengthy YouTube video in late October. Paul pointed to several statistics about the economy under the Biden-Harris administration in comparison to Trumps presidency and called on voters to vote for change."Democrats have been in power for 12 of the last 16 years. So, if we arent happy with the current political state, economic state, environmental state, then who is to blame?"Paul also addressed womens reproductive rights, transgender athletes competing in womens sports, and protecting womens spaces in the video."As a future father, you will find me dead before I send my daughter to a school where men can go into her bathroom and where men can compete against her in sports. Its bulls---. Thats taking away a womans rights."Paul celebrated Trump's November victory and even attended the president's inauguration on January 20. That day the boxer event criticized those who opposed Trump after the president's inaugural speech."Any American who isnt in support of Trump after this speech simply hates America and doesnt want whats best for this country and the world," Paul wrote on X.But now, Paul has proven willing to be critical of the Republican party as well.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.