The cause of death for beloved “Cheers” actor George Wendt has been revealed as cardiac arrest, according to a death certificate obtained by <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2025/06/05/george-wendt-cause-of-death/#continued">TMZ</a>.
The outlet noted that the certificate from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health lists cardiac arrest, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, and hypertension as underlying causes. Other contributing conditions listed include end-stage renal disease or kidney failure, and hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol).
Wendt died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 76 on May 20, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/beloved-cheers-actor-george-wendt-dies-at-76">reported</a>. 
“Beloved actor and comedian, George Wendt, best known for starring in the NBC hit comedy ‘Cheers,’ has passed away,” a statement from his rep said. 
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“George’s family confirmed the news of his death early Tuesday morning, announcing he died peacefully in his sleep while at home,” it continued. “George was a doting family man, a well-loved friend and confidant to all of those lucky enough to have known him. He will be missed forever. The family has requested privacy during this time.”
The actor hailed from Chicago and got his start with the famed improv comedy troupe Second City, also the launchpad for famous names like Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, John Candy, Steve Carell, Bill Murray, Chris Farley, and a host of others.
Wendt also appeared on “Saturday Night Live,” including his recurring role as Bob Swerski in the “Chicago Superfans” sketches. 
His movie acting credits include “Dreamscape” (1984), “House” (1985), “Fletch” (1985), “Gung Ho” (1986), “Plain Clothes” (1987), “Never Say Die” (1988), “Guilty by Suspicion” (1991), “Forever Young” (1992), and “Spice World” (1997).
Besides “Cheers,” Wendt’s TV appearances include “Seinfeld,” “The Simpsons,” “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” “Hot in Cleveland,” “Portlandia,” and “Fresh Off the Boat.” He had a self-titled show in 1995 that was canceled after one season. 
Wendt received Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for six consecutive years for “Cheers,” and though he never won, the role is beloved by fans to this day.

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Cause Of Death Revealed For ‘Cheers’ Star George Wendt

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San Antonio Police Chief William McManus walked back statements he previously made about his department finding “no evidence whatsoever” that actor Jonathan Joss’ death was a hate crime.
Social media and mainstream media lit up following the death of the “King of the Hill” voice actor on Sunday. At first, news reports were saying that the Texas native was shot following a dispute with his neighbor. Soon after, a man claiming to be Joss’ husband said Joss was really the victim of anti-LGBT bigotry.
While San Antonio police originally ruled out a hate crime, now McManus is walking back those statements. “That was way, way, way premature,” he <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SanAntonioPD/videos/1356101808802458/">said</a> during a Thursday press conference. “Shouldn’t have done it. It was way too soon before we had any real information, and I will own that and simply say, again, that we shouldn&#8217;t have done that. It was way too early in the process for any statement of that nature to be issued.”
“We understand that many in the LGBTQ+ community are feeling anxious and concerned,” he continued. “A lot of it has to do with that premature statement that we released, and again, I own that, shouldn&#8217;t have done it. The loss of Jonathan Joss was tragic and most, most heavily felt by the LGBTQ+ community.”
Just two days earlier on June 3, the SAPD said that they “thoroughly reviewed all available information” and said there was no reason to believe Joss’ death “was related to his sexual orientation.”
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As some people have pointed out, the post from Joss’ alleged husband following the incident is full of extreme, unsubstantiated accusations, including one about angry neighbors burning down their home several months ago. But <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lgbt-activists-have-found-their-next-hate-crime-hoax-and-its-the-most-insane-one-yet">news reports</a> from the time state that Joss admitted to using a propane heater, which may have caused the fire.
According to a report from local station WFAA, Joss also had a long history of getting into altercations with his neighbors and was reported to have been causing a disturbance on the night he was killed.
“Neighbors [said that Joss] was at the site Sunday night checking his mail, which he did regularly, when something went terribly wrong. A video shared by a neighbor who was present shows a man, who they identified as Joss, pacing up and down the street with a pitchfork and screaming,” the outlet reported.
It went on, “The neighbors say it was common behavior over the years for Joss to scream while carrying weapons, and even though they say they didn’t like it, several neighbors said they were surprised when a man who lives just 50 yards away responded to the situation with a gun around 6 p.m. Sunday.”
One person claiming to be a neighbor of Joss posted on Facebook saying the voice actor “started gun fights constantly” and “constantly threatened his surrounding neighbors.”
Footage of Joss behaving aggressively at an event for the &#8220;King of the Hill&#8221; revival two days before his death also started circulating online. The voice actor had to be escorted from the premises by security.
Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez, 56, who is described as a former neighbor of Joss, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. His is currently under house arrest on $200,000 bond.

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San Antonio Police Chief Walks Back Statement That Jonathon Joss’ Murder Wasn’t A Hate Crime

San Antonio Police Chief Walks Back Statement That Jonathon Joss' Murder Wasn't A Hate Crime

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President Donald Trump said Friday morning that he&#8217;s &#8220;not particularly&#8221; interested in speaking with Elon Musk after the massive blowup between the two former allies on Thursday.
Musk signaled his interest in smoothing things over with Trump Thursday night when he replied to an X <a href="https://x.com/BillAckman/status/1930738907081331040">post</a> from billionaire Trump supporter Bill Ackman calling for Trump and Musk to &#8220;make peace for the benefit of our great country.&#8221;
&#8220;You&#8217;re not wrong,&#8221; the Tesla and SpaceX CEO <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930798791806050496">replied</a>.
According to <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/05/trump-white-house-aides-signal-a-possible-detente-with-musk-00391502">POLITICO</a>, White House aides urged the president to avoid escalating the fight with Musk and scheduled a phone call with Musk for Friday. Trump, however, doesn&#8217;t appear ready to take that step, <a href="https://x.com/jonkarl/status/1930953493797273708?s=46&amp;t=o-U3qwC25WnWaylJ0oeG7Q">telling</a> ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl in a phone call Friday morning that while Musk wants to talk, the president is &#8220;not particularly&#8221; interested in a discussion. Karl added that Trump didn&#8217;t &#8220;seem angry or even concerned about the feud.&#8221;
Trump <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/06/politics/donald-trump-elon-musk-rift">told</a> CNN Friday morning, &#8220;I won’t be speaking to [Musk] for a while I guess, but I wish him well.”
“I’m not even thinking about Elon,&#8221; Trump added. &#8220;He’s got a problem. The poor guy’s got a problem.”
Just hours earlier, Trump said he was &#8220;very disappointed&#8221; with Musk for his comments on the &#8220;Big, Beautiful Bill,&#8221; sparking a back-and-forth between the two titans on social media, culminating in Musk <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-goes-after-trump-over-epstein-files-time-to-drop-the-really-big-bomb?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Daniel+Chaitin&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=4&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Elon+Musk+Goes+After+Trump+Over+Epstein+Files%3A+%E2%80%98Time+To+Drop+The+Really+Big+Bomb%E2%80%99">accusing</a> Trump of sitting on the Epstein Files because he is implicated in them, and Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-says-musk-just-went-crazy-threatens-his-governmental-subsidies-and-contracts">threatening</a> to strip Musk&#8217;s companies of government subsidies and contracts.
In a Truth Social post, the president rebuked his former senior adviser, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-says-musk-just-went-crazy-threatens-his-governmental-subsidies-and-contracts">saying</a> that Musk &#8220;just went CRAZY.&#8221;
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“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!” the president posted.
“The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts,” he added in a follow-up. “I was always surprised that Biden didn’t do it!”
Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114632555927229642">added</a> later on Thursday night, &#8220;I don’t mind Elon turning against me, but he should have done so months ago.&#8221;
&#8220;This is one of the Greatest Bills ever presented to Congress,&#8221; he added, referring to his &#8220;Big, Beautiful Bill.&#8221; &#8220;It’s a Record Cut in Expenses, $1.6 Trillion Dollars, and the Biggest Tax Cut ever given. If this Bill doesn’t pass, there will be a 68% Tax Increase, and things far worse than that. I didn’t create this mess, I’m just here to FIX IT. This puts our Country on a Path of Greatness. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!&#8221;
Musk&#8217;s main <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-says-hes-very-disappointed-with-elon-musk-fires-back?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Says+He%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Very+Disappointed+With+Elon%E2%80%99%3B+Musk+Fires+Back">criticism</a> of Trump&#8217;s key piece of legislation centers on the federal deficit and government waste, issues that Musk believes must be immediately addressed. The Tesla CEO denied that the bill&#8217;s lack of EV tax credits played a part in his opposition to it.
“Whatever. Keep the EV/solar incentive cuts in the bill, even though no oil &amp; gas subsidies are touched (very unfair!!), but ditch the MOUNTAIN of DISGUSTING PORK in the bill,&#8221; Musk said in response to Trump&#8217;s comments.
Trump also told reporters that he “would have won Pennsylvania regardless of Elon,” a comment <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/musk-floats-creating-a-new-political-party-amid-fallout-with-trump?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Musk+Floats+Creating+%E2%80%98A+New+Political+Party%E2%80%99+Amid+Fallout+With+Trump">sparking the ire</a> of Musk, who shot back on X, writing, &#8220;Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate.&#8221;
Musk was Trump&#8217;s top campaign donor in the 2024 election, spending at least $277 million and launching an aggressive operation in Pennsylvania, a swing state Trump won by roughly 1.7 percentage points.
&#8220;Such ingratitude,&#8221; Musk added.

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Elon Musk has retaliated to President Donald Trump’s threat to pull all SpaceX contracts, with the SpaceX CEO announcing the decommissioning of the company’s Dragon spacecraft servicing NASA astronauts &#8220;immediately.&#8221;
Musk announced the move on X in response to President Trump&#8217;s <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114632206992330264">threat</a> to “terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts.” SpaceX alone has <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/05/musk-trump-spacex-dragon-nasa.html">received</a> $20 billion in various government contracts since 2008, per CNBC.
Musk responded in kind, writing on X, “In light of the President’s statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately.”
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In light of the President’s statement about cancellation of my government contracts, <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpaceX</a> will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately <a href="https://t.co/NG9sijjkgW">pic.twitter.com/NG9sijjkgW</a>
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1930718684819112251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Trump and Musk’s social media blow-up began soon after Musk left his leadership position in the Department of Government Efficiency, with Musk spending the days since repeatedly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/musk-floats-creating-a-new-political-party-amid-fallout-with-trump?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=3&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Musk+Floats+Creating+%E2%80%98A+New+Political+Party%E2%80%99+Amid+Fallout+With+Trump">blasting</a> the president’s signature piece of legislation, expressing concern about it adding to the federal deficit.
The SpaceX Dragon capsule is currently the only viable craft capable of servicing the International Space Station, <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/nasa-awards-spacex-more-crew-flights-to-space-station/#:~:text=The%20amount%20includes%20ground%2C%20launch,cargo%2C%20to%20the%20space%20station">receiving</a> a $5 billion NASA contract in 2014, and until recently, it was slated to continue servicing the station until its retirement in 2030.
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According to SpaceX’s <a href="https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/dragon/">website</a>, “[The Dragon spacecraft] is the only spacecraft currently flying that is capable of returning significant amounts of cargo to Earth, and is the first private spacecraft to take humans to the space station.”
Most recently, a Dragon craft <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rescued-astronaut-praises-trump-musk-theyve-earned-my-trust?fbclid=IwY2xjawKu4vxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETF0YWpzbHI5Qkc4UXJDUUtRAR7mCyT2o8-6OKICXuZ2XKbCpPjuGCIjUulAbsI9hVsnuS_58F4S8B4lLSi9cw_aem_TJjOGsrMrY_Kh0ZxdVfUOQ">rescued</a> NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams after they spent nine months stranded on the ISS.
After Musk&#8217;s announcement, NASA Press Secretary Bethany Stevens <a href="https://x.com/NASASpox/status/1930728558558900435">said</a> in a post on X that the agency “will continue to execute upon the President’s vision for the future of space. We will continue to work with our industry partners to ensure the President’s objectives in space are met.”
UPDATE: After publication, an anonymous X user seemed to persuade Musk to retract his threat, with Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930796810928599163">replying</a>, “Good advice. Ok, we won’t decommission Dragon.&#8221;

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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk polled his followers on Thursday, asking if there should be a &#8220;new political party in America&#8221; as he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-says-hes-very-disappointed-with-elon-musk-fires-back?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Trump+Says+He%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Very+Disappointed+With+Elon%E2%80%99%3B+Musk+Fires+Back">sparred</a> with President Donald Trump over the &#8220;Big, Beautiful Bill.&#8221;
&#8220;Is it time to create a new political party in America that actually represents the 80% in the middle?&#8221; Musk asked his 220 million followers on X, the platform he owns.
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Is it time to create a new political party in America that actually represents the 80% in the middle?
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Musk, who took a step back from his White House role last week, has been increasingly critical of Trump&#8217;s signature piece of legislation. The former senior Trump adviser and brainchild behind the Department of Government Efficiency project argues that the president&#8217;s bill doesn&#8217;t do enough to cut waste and fraud in the federal government and is concerned about it adding to the federal deficit.
While Trump remained quiet on Musk&#8217;s criticism for days, the president finally addressed Musk&#8217;s comments, telling reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday that he was &#8220;very disappointed&#8221; with Musk &#8220;because Elon knew the inner workings of this bill better than almost anybody sitting here.&#8221; Trump also said he &#8220;would have won Pennsylvania regardless of Elon,&#8221; sparking the ire of Musk, who donated hundreds of millions of dollars in 2024 to help elect Trump and other Republicans and appeared on stage with Trump at some of his rallies.
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“Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate,&#8221; Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930667528696828120">shot back</a>.
&#8220;Such ingratitude,&#8221; he added.
Musk <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ive-done-enough-musk-says-he-will-spend-a-lot-less-on-future-political-campaigns">said</a> last month that he was “going to do a lot less in the future” in regards to political donations, but left the door open.
“I think I’ve done enough,” Musk said at Bloomberg’s Qatar Economic Forum, adding, “If I see a reason to do political spending in the future, I will do it. I do not currently see a reason.”
Musk also dug up old tweets from Trump, such as when Trump called out Republicans in 2012 and 2013 for neglecting fiscal responsibility.
&#8220;Where is the man who wrote these words?&#8221; Musk asked. &#8220;Was he replaced by a body double!?&#8221;
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Where is the man who wrote these words?
Was he replaced by a body double!? <a href="https://t.co/N4Mliip5U4">https://t.co/N4Mliip5U4</a>
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1930683435280167193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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A German-language daily newspaper that caught heat for publishing a birthday tribute to Clint Eastwood that included decades-old quotes has issued a statement after it was accused of being fake news. 
The controversy kicked off earlier this week when Eastwood, 95, referred to the article in Kurier as false. The actor released a statement to <a href="https://deadline.com/2025/06/clint-eastwood-assails-austrian-interview-in-austrian-kurier-entirely-phony-1236420771/">Deadline</a> to “set the record straight” and asserted that he “never gave an interview to an Austrian publication called Kurier, or any other writer in recent weeks, and that the interview is entirely phony.”
In the statement, the outlet noted that the writer they contracted for the piece, Elisabeth Sereda, used old quotes from Eastwood that created the perception that she had just interviewed the iconic film legend. In reality, Sereda used a mashup of quotes from Eastwood lifted from different interviews dating back to 1976.  
“There was no immediate reason to doubt that she had interviewed Eastwood,” a translated version of the Kurier statement <a href="https://kurier.at/kultur/medien/clint-eastwood-interview-hollywood-kurier-in-eigener-sache/403047088">said</a>. Outlet reps noted how Sereda had a long history of interviewing celebrities and was a member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
The statement went on to note that Sereda had spoken to Eastwood 18 times during roundtable discussions and that none of the quotes were altered. However, the outlet admitted that framing the article as an interview rather than a tribute did mislead audiences. 
“Even though no quote is fabricated, the interviews are documented, and the allegation of falsification can be refuted, we will no longer work with the author in the future because transparency and our strict editorial standards are paramount to us,” the statement concluded.
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The outlet has since removed the interview from its website. 
Sereda defended her actions in a statement to <a href="https://variety.com/2025/film/news/is-clint-eastwood-interview-real-old-quotes-1236417323/">Variety</a>, again claiming it was enough that only real quotes were used.
“Quotes from Mr. Eastwood cited in the story are culled from several of those 14 press conferences I attended and covered,” Sereda told the outlet.
The original birthday tribute, which appeared on Kurier, got the most attention for being critical of remakes and franchises. 
“I long for the good old days when screenwriters wrote movies like ‘Casablanca’ in small bungalows on the studio lot. When everyone had a new idea,” Eastwood is quoted as saying. “We live in an era of remakes and franchises. I’ve shot sequels three times, but I haven’t been interested in that for a long while. My philosophy is: do something new or stay at home.”
Variety noted that this particular quote might have come from the mid-1980s. 
Eastwood is also quoted as saying he didn’t plan on retiring “for a long time,” despite being five years shy of triple digits.
Eastwood has established a reputation in Hollywood as a conservative and supporter of GOP politicians, including presidential candidates Mitt Romney and the late John McCain. In 2012, he made an appearance at the Republican National Convention, where he made headlines for addressing an empty chair that represented then-President Barack Obama.

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Clint Eastwood Calls Out ‘Entirely Phony’ Article About Him; Writer Responds

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President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he is &#8220;very disappointed&#8221; with Elon Musk after the former senior adviser to the president ratcheted up criticism of Trump&#8217;s &#8220;Big, Beautiful Bill.&#8221;
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that Musk &#8220;only developed the problem [with the bill] when he found out we&#8217;re going to have to cut the EV [electric vehicle] mandate.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m very disappointed because Elon knew the inner workings of this bill better than almost anybody sitting here,&#8221; Trump added. &#8220;Better than you people. He knew everything about it. He had no problem with it. Then, all of a sudden, he had a problem.&#8221;
The president said that Musk hasn&#8217;t said anything negative about him &#8220;personally,&#8221; but added, &#8220;I&#8217;m sure that will be next.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m very disappointed in Elon. I&#8217;ve helped Elon a lot,&#8221; Trump remarked.
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Trump: I&#39;ve always liked Elon and I was very surprised. You saw the words he had for me. And he hasn’t said anything about me that’s bad. I would rather have him criticize me than the bill. The bill is incredible. <a href="https://t.co/XAbPiPBTFR">pic.twitter.com/XAbPiPBTFR</a>
&mdash; Acyn (@Acyn) <a href="https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1930656626081714423?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930660788739698878">fired back</a> at Trump on X, writing, &#8220;Whatever. Keep the EV/solar incentive cuts in the bill, even though no oil &amp; gas subsidies are touched (very unfair!!), but ditch the MOUNTAIN of DISGUSTING PORK in the bill. In the entire history of civilization, there has never been legislation that both big and beautiful. Everyone knows this! Either you get a big and ugly bill or a slim and beautiful bill. Slim and beautiful is the way.&#8221;
Musk said he &#8220;was never shown&#8221; the bill, calling Trump&#8217;s statement &#8220;false.&#8221;
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False, this bill was never shown to me even once and was passed in the dead of night so fast that almost no one in Congress could even read it! <a href="https://t.co/V4ztekqd4g">https://t.co/V4ztekqd4g</a>
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1930662301792977094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Trump went on to tell reporters that he &#8220;would have won Pennsylvania regardless of Elon.&#8221; Later, Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930667528696828120">responded</a> on X, writing, &#8220;Such ingratitude.&#8221;
&#8220;Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate,&#8221; he added.
Trump was “caught off guard” but &#8220;not entirely surprised&#8221; by Musk&#8217;s fierce opposition to the president&#8217;s bill that was passed by the House and is now before the Senate, according to <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/elon-musk-breaks-trump-agenda-rcna210746">NBC News</a>. A &#8220;senior White House official&#8221; told NBC News that Trump &#8220;wanted to be a nice guy,&#8221; sending Musk off on a positive note last week as he takes a step back from advising Trump to focus more on his companies.
The Wall Street Journal also <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/elon-musk-trump-tax-spending-republicans-5b779d6b?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=ASWzDAiDcE48rqwkiKQHyz2YIkfFujA3BPBGbBL2VD7KhsvllP8CiYwbwfVoPxhqexM%3D&amp;gaa_ts=68418c2c&amp;gaa_sig=Ky--4wdJMn2L1dNLsGo8QGGQlR8GAxU-iYf0Tf1JqWLHah_JPIEf_cBnN4cjlZGpFglZwnnb_L6QDBbFl91TJg%3D%3D">cited</a> a &#8220;senior White House official&#8221; who reportedly said that Trump was upset and confused by Musk&#8217;s increased opposition to the bill.
&#8220;The official said that Trump could be forgiving, but that he doesn’t forget slights like this,&#8221; the WSJ reported.
The White House did not respond to a Daily Wire request to comment.
In recent days, Musk has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-cant-stand-it-anymore-goes-nuclear-on-big-beautiful-bill?author=Daniel+Chaitin&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Elon+%E2%80%98Can%E2%80%99t+Stand+It+Anymore%2C%E2%80%99+Goes+Nuclear+On+%E2%80%98Big%2C+Beautiful+Bill%E2%80%99">ramped up</a> his attacks on the &#8220;Big, Beautiful Bill,&#8221; saying it would likely add to the federal deficit and arguing that it doesn&#8217;t go far enough in implementing some of the cuts recommended by his Department of Government Efficiency project, a pivitol part of Musk&#8217;s role within the Trump administration.
“I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore,” Musk said in a <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1929954109689606359?s=46&amp;t=o-U3qwC25WnWaylJ0oeG7Q">post</a> on 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.”
“It will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion (!!!) and burden America (sic) citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt,&#8221; Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1929955052527202503">added</a>.
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The Tesla and SpaceX CEO continued his criticism of the legislation on Wednesday, <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930144270973129042">writing</a>, &#8220;It more than defeats all the cost savings achieved by the @DOGE team at great personal cost and risk.&#8221; He then coined a new name for the legislation: &#8220;It is the Debt Slavery Bill,&#8221; he <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930390978436968869">said</a>. Musk also suggested that he would oppose lawmakers who voted in favor of the legislation.
&#8220;In November next year, we fire all politicians who betrayed the American people,&#8221; Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1929984535456035202">wrote</a>.
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO also spent time on Thursday digging up some of Trump&#8217;s past tweets showing the president&#8217;s previous desire to address the budget deficit.
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Trump has publicly lambasted Republicans, such as Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, for opposing the &#8220;Big, Beautiful Bill.&#8221;
A White House official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told NBC News on Wednesday that the administration knows Musk&#8217;s criticism &#8220;comes from a place of business and is not personal.&#8221;
“Everyone here in a senior role understands who Elon Musk is, understands how he acts, understands how he plays,” the official said. “There’s been no surprise when it comes to Elon Musk, because he’s been such a friend to the administration.&#8221;
During a press conference in the Oval Office <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-only-grow-stronger-musk-says-its-still-the-beginning-of-doge-as-he-steps-back-from-role?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=%E2%80%98Will+Only+Grow+Stronger%E2%80%99%3A+Musk+Says+It%E2%80%99s+Still+%E2%80%98The+Beginning%E2%80%99+Of+DOGE+As+He+Steps+Back+From+Role">announcing</a> Musk&#8217;s departure from the White House last Friday, Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/totally-committed-trump-promises-to-codify-doge-cuts-after-big-beautiful-bill?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=%E2%80%98Totally+Committed%E2%80%99%3A+Trump+Promises+To+Codify+DOGE+Cuts+After+%E2%80%98Big%2C+Beautiful+Bill%E2%80%99">said</a> he remained &#8220;totally committed to making the DOGE cuts permanent,&#8221; but added that the &#8220;Big, Beautiful Bill&#8221; needed to pass Congress first.
&#8220;After that, we’re going to be — we put some of this into the bill, but most of it is going to come later. We’re going to have it [codified] by Congress,&#8221; Trump said.
Musk told reporters that the &#8220;DOGE influence will only grow stronger,&#8221; adding, &#8220;It is permeating throughout the government, and I am confident that, over time, we will see … a trillion dollars of waste and fraud reduction.&#8221;

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Voice actor Jonathan Joss, best known for portraying the voice of John Redcorn on the long-running animated comedy “King of the Hill,” died from a fatal gunshot wound in San Antonio on Sunday night. He was 59 at the time of his death.
According to early reports, Joss died after getting into a fight with his neighbor, who allegedly then pulled out a gun and shot him several times, per <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2025/06/02/king-of-the-hill-jonathan-joss-dead-shot-san-antonio-texas-voice-actor/">TMZ</a>. The gunman is then reported to have gotten into a vehicle and fled the scene.
San Antonio police confirmed that the suspect was captured a block from the scene of the accident. Officers detained 56-year-old Sigfredo Alvarez Cejam, who has been booked for murder. The investigation is ongoing.
The paramedics responded and tried to revive Joss, but they were ultimately unsuccessful, the outlet noted.
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The actor’s death occurred just two days after he attended the 2025 ATX TV Festival in Austin, Texas, with other “King of the Hill” cast members. Joss last shared an Instagram post of himself walking around Austin and noting how the show’s “reboot is up and moving,” as People <a href="https://people.com/king-of-the-hill-voice-actor-jonathan-joss-dies-at-59-after-being-fatally-shot-police-11746467">noted</a>.
Joss took over for the original actor, Victor Arron, for season 3 of the series after Arron died in a car accident in 1996.
The “King of the Hill” reboot is slated to premiere on Hulu in August and had already started recording, the outlet noted.
Joss also appeared in other popular shows such as “Parks and Recreation,” “Tulsa King,” “Ray Donovan,” “True Grit,” “The Magnificent Seven,” and others.

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Many people, even the <a href="https://njmonthly.com/articles/news/remembering-ronald-reagans-1984-visit-to-nj-and-his-born-in-the-usa-blunder/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">President of the United States</a>, misread Bruce Springsteen’s most iconic tune.
“Born in the U.S.A.” wasn’t a rah-rah anthem but a Vietnam War smackdown.
No one is misreading The Boss’ political leanings today. Springsteen’s European tour finds the rocker trashing President Donald Trump like a Stephen Colbert monologue.
There’s only one problem. Springsteen squandered his moral authority over the past decade, and it’s not coming back. He’s far from alone in hard-rock circles.
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Springsteen made waves with his recent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nobody-cares-bruce-springsteen-mocked-for-tirade-against-trump?author=Amanda+Harding&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=%E2%80%98Nobody+Cares%E2%80%99%3A+Bruce+Springsteen+Mocked+For+Tirade+Against+Trump">on-stage Trump tirade</a>, a May 14 rant that swiftly went viral. So much for Norms – bashing America overseas is typically frowned upon.
<blockquote>In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration. Tonight, we ask all who believe in democracy and the best of our American experiment to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring!</blockquote>
The comments came during the media maelstrom regarding Trump’s predecessor, the 80-something president whose cognitive decline made him woefully unfit for the gig.
Yet Springsteen didn’t say a word, at least publicly, about President Joe Biden’s mental state. The Boss supported Biden’s 2020 presidential run and similarly backed Vice President Kamala Harris last year. The rock icon kept mum about what every fair-thinking American saw over the last four years.
Gaffe after gaffe. Video after video. The sad proof was there before our collective eyes.
Nor did he condemn Harris for hiding Biden’s mental fog. She worked side-by-side with Biden and sang from the “Sharp as a Tack” hymnal, yet Springsteen never pressed her on the matter in song or on a concert stage.
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His silence wasn’t isolated to that terrible issue. Springsteen stayed mum during the Twitter Files scandal, Team Biden’s attempts to curb pandemic critics and Cancel Culture’s impact on the First Amendment.
He didn’t speak up for author Jeanine Cummins, aggressively canceled for writing a book (“American Dirt”) from a different culture than her own. The Boss didn’t rage against sensitivity readers or the scolds who censored books by literary giants like Roald Dahl and Agatha Christie.
You’d think an artist of his caliber would have had their backs, even if they worked in different media. Not Springsteen.
A true blue-collar troubadour wouldn’t let partisanship get in the way of the truth. Heck, the old Springsteen might have penned an ode to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/laken-rileys-alleged-illegal-immigrant-killer-was-flown-to-georgia-on-taxpayer-dime">Laken Riley</a>, the young woman killed by an illegal immigrant in 2024.
This version? Not a chance.
The New Jersey legend refused to stand up to longtime fans alarmed at his sky-high ticket prices. He put his blue collar bona fides on a shelf and said <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bruce-springsteen-covers-lp-fan-outrage-ticket-prices-1234632658/">he was worth the price of admission.</a>
Some Everyman.
Recently, two well-known rockers rode to Springsteen’s defense. Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder has backed The Boss on stage, covering the singer’s “My City of Ruins” and blasting Trump from his <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/eddie-vedder-trump-bruce-springsteen-2074454">concert soap box</a>.
<blockquote>Part of free speech is open discussion, part of democracy is healthy public discourse. The name calling is so beneath us. Bruce has always been a true American with his values of freedom and liberty and his justice has always remained intact…This freedom to speak will still exist in another year or two when we come back to this microphone.</blockquote>
Like Springsteen, Vedder stood down during the relentless attacks on free speech over the past decade. He said nothing about Cancel Culture, of fellow artists forced to grovel for forgiveness for past jokes and comments.
Nothing.
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That goes double for Tom Morello. The Rage Against the Machine singer joined his fellow, far-Left rockers in <a href="https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5320025-rage-against-the-machine-tom-morello-trump-bruce-springsteen/">blasting Trump and backing The Boss</a>.
<blockquote>Bruce is going after Trump because Bruce, his whole life, he’s been about truth, justice, democracy, equality … And Trump is mad at him because Bruce draws a bigger audience. F— that guy!</blockquote>
And let’s not forget their collective silence on one of the biggest news stories of the past decade. Neither Springsteen, Vedder or Morello publicly spoke out against the Oct. 7 atrocities, the ongoing hostage crisis or the 2023 Nova Music Festival massacre.
The latter should have been a moment for musicians from all genres to sing in one voice against an attack that hit so close to home. U2’s Bono <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/oct/10/u2-changes-lyrics-song-pride-israeli-music-festival-supernova">briefly spoke out</a> against the Nova massacre, as did <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/10/09/attack-on-israel-exposes-cowardice-of-social-media-celebs/">Madonna</a>.
The aforementioned rockers stayed silent.
And where are the pleas for Hamas to release the hostages held captive for more than a year? How hard is it to share that message?
John Ondrasik of Five for Fighting fame has just done that, almost nonstop, since Oct. 7. He’s put politics aside to pen songs tied to the Ukraine War, the Hamas barbarism and more.
His chilling anthem “OK (We Are Not OK),” a reaction to the Oct. 7 atrocities, is a must listen.
We may disagree on the power of celebrity messaging, but Ondrasik’s moral authority remains strong. What a shame Springsteen and friends can’t say the same.
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Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News’ Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>.
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Actor Russell Brand pleaded “not guilty” to charges of rape and sexual assault on Friday.
The 49-year-old appeared at Southwark Crown Court in London for a very short pre-trial hearing. Brand pleaded not guilty to the five charges filed against him.
As The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/russell-brand-charged-rape-sexual-assault">reported</a>, the <a href="https://news.met.police.uk/news/russell-brand-charged-by-the-metropolitan-police-service-495944">accusations</a> stem from four alleged incidents; one in 1999 in which a woman said she was raped in the Bournemouth area, one in 2001 in which a woman claimed she was indecently assaulted in the Westminster area of London, one in 2004 when a woman said she was orally raped and sexually assaulted in the Westminster area of London, and one between 2004 and 2005, in which a woman claimed she was sexually assaulted in the Westminster area of London.
Brand will remain on conditional bail until his trial begins in June 2026, per <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/arts/russell-brand-pleads-not-guilty-rape.html">The New York Times</a>. The actor will have to keep the court advised of any address changes going forward until the trial begins. The celebrity is being represented by lawyer Oliver Schneider-Sikorsky, who also defended actor Kevin Spacey against sex assault allegations in 2023.
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Brand released a lengthy video in response after the charges were made public, admitting he used to be a sex addict but claiming that all sexual behavior in his past was consensual.
“I’ve always told you guys that when I was young and single before I had my wife and family… I was a fool,” he said in a video shared on social media on April 4. “Man, I was a fool before I lived in the light of the Lord. I was a drug addict, sex addict, and an imbecile. What I never was was a rapist.”
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“I’ve never engaged in non-consensual activity,” Brand stated at the time. “I pray that you can see that by looking in my eyes.”
He thanked fans again and said he was “grateful” for the opportunity to “defend these charges in court.”

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On Wednesday, President Donald Trump’s envoy for special missions Ric Grenell condemned Broadway star Patti LuPone for giving &#8220;comfort to the crazies&#8221; with recent anti-Trump comments.
The New Yorker earlier this week published an <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/06/02/patti-lupone-profile">interview</a> in which the &#8220;Evita&#8221; star said that the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts “should get blown up&#8221; now that Trump and Grenell have taken over.
“We should have every Democrat, every left-leaning person condemning what she said,” Grenell <a href="https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/patti-lupone-richard-grenell-kennedy-center/2025/05/28/id/1212738/">told</a> Newsmax on Wednesday.
“Do I actually believe Patti Lupone is going to build a bomb and throw it inside the Kennedy Center? No, I don&#8217;t believe that. However, she is giving aid and comfort to the crazies.”
He then warned of the potentially dangerous influence the actress’ remarks could have.
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&#8220;She is giving aid and comfort to somebody who says, &#8216;Patti LuPone wants me to go blow up the Kennedy Center.&#8217; We need to call this out. This needs to stop — this radical Left extremism that&#8217;s morphing into violence. This has to stop.&#8221;
Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/broadway-star-patti-lupone-says-trump-led-kennedy-center-should-get-blown-up?intcmp=tw_fnc&amp;taid=68365459684c790001347e59&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter">reported</a> that Grenell described the far Left as “violent extremists” and said that &#8220;everyone should condemn these radicals.”
LuPone has been an outspoken critic of Trump over the years. In 2017, she claimed she would never perform for him because she “hates the mother****er.”
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Along with firing the Kennedy Center’s president and chairman of the board upon his entrance in office, Trump expelled other board members who were appointed by the Biden administration. He told the new board that the former appointees spent “tremendous amounts of money,” The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/should-get-blown-up-broadway-legend-goes-off-on-kennedy-center-under-trump?author=Hank+Berrien&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=32&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=Anti-Trump+Broadway+Star+Calls+For+Kennedy+Center+To+Be+%E2%80%98Blown+Up%E2%80%99">reported</a>, and that he did not know what they spent it on.

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