Elon Musk publicly urges US to exit NATO after heated Trump and Zelensky dispute
The controversial move would be ‘unprecedented’
Elon Musk has controversially urged America to withdraw from NATO in a social media post, coming shortly after US President Donald Trump’s fiery dispute with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Despite not formally holding a position within government, Elon Musk has become one of the current administration’s most important people following his support of Donald Trump during the election campaign trail.
The richest man in the world was appointed the head of a new private advisory board – the Department of Government Efficiency, otherwise known as ‘DOGE’ – and has been tearing through government spending in order to remove what he and his team deem to be ‘wasteful’ and ‘inefficient’.
Musk has also crucially used his power and influence as owner of social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to ignite conflict with foreign governments, criticizing the UK government’s handling of grooming gangs and even threatening invasion.
Contrastingly, he has also continually pledged support for far-right German political party AfD prior to their election, which many believe is also linked to his alleged Nazi salute at the presidential inauguration.
His involvement in foreign policy now extends to NATO and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as he has urged the US to withdraw from the global alliance following Trump’s repeated criticisms of Zelenskyy, as per the Mirror.
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I agree
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It’s time to leave NATO and the UN.
“I agree,” remarked Musk in a quoted post from political commentator David J. Freeman, who declared: “It’s time to leave NATO and the UN.”
Both organizations were formed following the conclusion of the Second World War, and the United States was a founding member of the two.
President Trump has heavily criticized Zelenskyy in recent weeks, calling him a ‘dictator’ who ‘should have never started’ the war between Ukraine and Russia. Trump’s administration has also held meetings with Russian officials regarding resolution to the conflict, and has demanded access to and ownership of Ukraine’s vast rare earth deposits.
Zelenskyy’s clash with Trump and Vance in the White House might have spurred Musk’s position (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
This also comes after a heated clash between Zelenskyy, Trump, and Vice President J.D. Vance in the White House, in which the president threatened to withdraw support for Ukraine if Zelenskyy couldn’t make a deal.
NATO has since held an emergency meeting on March 2 to discuss support for Ukraine, at which US officials were completely absent.
“Together, we reaffirmed our determination to work for a permanent peace in Ukraine, in partnership with the United States,” a statement from the UK government reads.
“We must not repeat the mistakes of the past when weak deals allowed President Putin to invade again,” outlines the statement, adding that “we have agreed that the UK, France and others will work with Ukraine on a plan to stop the fighting which we will discuss further with the US and take forward together.”
President Trump has also issued frustration with the lack of military spending from NATO members, requesting that the minimum spend to GDP ratio be raised from the current 2% to 5%.Featured Image Credit: Andrew Harnik / Staff / Getty
Updated 10:56 21 Feb 2025 GMTPublished 10:57 21 Feb 2025 GMT
Grimes forced to delete posts publicly pleading with Elon Musk after rumors she was being ‘shadowbanned’
She’s been forced to take her co-parenting issues public
Tom Chapman
We know that parenting isn’t easy, but imagine having to try and parent three kids with Elon Musk. The world’s richest man has a lot on his plate, and when he’s not trying to send the human race to Mars to try and save it, he’s lauding it up as the CEO of Tesla or being branded as an ‘national enemy’ of UK politics. Somewhere between his constant posting on X, he’s also finding time to head up the Department of Government Efficiency in hopes of cutting $2 trillion from government spending. If all of that wasn’t enough, he’s also finding time to (apparently) father 13 children.
While the eyes of the world are currently on his potential tryst with MAGA influencer Ashley St. Clair, one of his exes has publicly spoken out and asked for Elon’s help in raising their children.
Claire Boucher is better known under her stage name Grimes, and after a complicated relationship with Musk that started back in 2018, the pair engaged in a long-fought custody battle. The exact details of how they share parenting of X Æ A-X, Exa Dark Sideræl Musk, and Techno Mechanicus remain a secret, but in a public outburst, Grimes has sensationally blown the lid off their troubles.
Grimes and Musk haven’t revealed what their custody agreement involves (ROBYN BECK / Contributor / Getty)
In a series of now-deleted posts, the artist wrote: “Plz respond about our child’s medical crisis. I am sorry to do this publicly but it is no longer acceptable to ignore this situation. This requires immediate attention.
“If you don’t want to talk to me can you please designate or hire someone who can so that we can move forward on solving this. This is urgent, Elon.”
It caused quite the stir, but as fans rallied around Grimes and attempted to boost the post while calling out Musk, they were confused at why it said ‘unavailable’. While Musk didn’t publicly respond, there were swirling rumors that his team over at X was limiting visibility on Grimes’ post and might’ve even shadowbanned her.
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this is how the convo looks on my end
Boucher has since confirmed she’s deleted the posts herself, adding: “I am deleting them now because if they’re being shadow banned and not eliciting a response then all it is is a media circus at the expense of the kids.”
As for the potential shadowban, Musk’s critics were quick to call him out. One angry user wrote: “Elon out here hiding and deleting grimes’ replies about their son. Richest man in the world, still a deadbeat dad.”
Another added: “Grimes tweeted at Elon asking about her child and the tweets suddenly become unavailable while I’m looking at them. not deleted, removed, or for violating rules, just unavailable. It seems pretty clear these were not removed by Grimes herself. a truly technodystopian hell.”
A particularly vocal comment concluded: “God it is genuinely heart wrenching seeing Grimes get shadowbanned by that worthless piece of dogsh*t while she’s trying to take care of his sick little children. hope he is muscularly prevented from doing any more harm to people, very soon.”
It’s important to note that Musk hasn’t publicly responded to these claims, nor has anyone confirmed that Grimes was shadowbanned. Either way, the “Genesis” artist has pulled her pleas and refused to give further details on what’s going on between her and Musk.Featured Image Credit: Jason Kempin / Staff / Getty
Published 09:08 27 Feb 2025 GMT
Elon Musk issues shocking response to Canadian petition to revoke his citizenship in now-deleted post
Seems like Musk isn’t too happy with the pushback
Harry Boulton
Elon Musk’s response to a petition that seeks to revoke his Canadian citizenship has shocked many, as it continues to fan the flames underneath a faltering relationship between the United States and its close neighbor.
Thanks to his mother being born in Regina, Elon Musk was able to swiftly pick up Canadian citizenship in 1989 after moving there from his native South Africa at the age of just seventeen.
It took him a further 13 years before he was able to claim citizenship within the United States – where he now calls home – and despite previously claiming to be ‘proudly half-Canadian’, Musk’s recent relationship with the country has been somewhat rocky.
One of US President Donald Trump’s biggest post-election pushes has been against the Canadian government, which he now seemingly considers to be a rival.
Musk’s close relationship with Trump has led to major pushback from his fellow Canadian citizens (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
At the heart of it all is a conquest to ‘take over’ the country and claim it as a supposed ’51st state’, and tensions have been furthered by now-paused tariffs placed on goods from Canada to the United States.
While Elon Musk hasn’t been a leading figure in these rhetorical pushes, he has been caught in the crossfire after Ontario premier Doug Ford ‘ripped up’ a $100 million Starlink contract in response to the news.
Additionally, his keen support of Trump and involvement close to the president as head of the Department of Government Efficiency has led to major pushback from hundreds of thousands of Canadian citizens in the form of a petition.
‘Petition e-5353’, proposed by NDP MP Charlie Angus, calls upon the prime minister to ‘revoke’ Elon Musk’s dual citizenship status due to his involvement in a foreign government that “is attempting to erase Canadian sovereignty.”
As of the time of writing the petition has garnered 296,383 signatures, and will remain open until June 20, 2025.
It might not prove to be successful in its execution, as a lawyer has revealed that Canada is unlikely to revoke citizenship that has been legally and fairly obtained – which Musk’s has – but that still hasn’t stopped the richest man in the world from throwing a retaliatory punch on social media, as he always likes to do.
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Elon Musk: ‘Canada is not a real country.’
“Canada is not a real country,” Musk posted in a now-deleted tweet in response to the petition, and that’s certainly riled up many who were already exactly his biggest fans.
“Good,” argues the top comment on a post on the r/canadian subreddit, “then you won’t mind not being a citizen anymore.”
Another adds: “We’re a real country. He’s not even a real engineer.”
What many have also wondered is what Musk’s aforementioned mother thinks about statements like these, as she is Saskatchewan born and bred. “Apparently he’s so tweaked that he thinks the country his mother was born in isn’t a country. How about she’s not human and neither is he?”
It’s doubtful that this will be the last we hear from either side of this conflict, so we won’t have to wait long until Musk comes out with another controversial claim.Featured Image Credit: JIM WATSON / Contributor / Getty
Updated 12:31 3 Mar 2025 GMTPublished 12:23 3 Mar 2025 GMT
Elon Musk announces birth of 14th child days after MAGA influencer claimed she’s the mother of his 13th
It comes just a week after the reveal of his last child
Harry Boulton
We were only just getting over the announcement of Elon Musk’s last child but just over a week later it’s come out that he’s had another, making it 14 overall and his fourth with this specific woman.
Just over a week ago it was revealed that Elon Musk had parented his 13th child with MAGA influencer Ashley St. Clair, as she claims that tabloids forced her to reveal the news herself.
While this particular child was born a few months ago, it was seemingly significant as St. Clair filed a lawsuit against Musk to claim sole custody of their child, claiming that he had only seen the child on three separate occasions since its birth alongside ‘disturbing’ texts.
Less than a week later though it’s come to light that Musk has seemingly had another child – his 14th overall – with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis, who has given birth to an additional three of his children.
“Discussed with Elon and, in light of beautiful Arcadia’s birthday, we felt it was better to also just share directly about our wonderful and incredible son Seldon Lycurgus,” Zilis revealed in a post on X, adding that he’s “built like a juggernaut, with a solid heart of gold.”
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Discussed with Elon and, in light of beautiful Arcadia’s birthday, we felt it was better to also just share directly about our wonderful and incredible son Seldon Lycurgus. Built like a juggernaut, with a solid heart of gold. Love him so much ♥️
Musk responded to this post with a solitary heart emoji, implicitly confirming the news to the world.
As reported by the Independent, Musk is a self-described ‘pronatalist’ who believes in having as many children as possible in order to “help the underpopulation crisis.”
The news contrastingly comes at a time of parental controversy for the Tesla CEO, as he’s not only facing backlash from St. Clair through her custody case, but former partner Grimes – who is the mother to three of his children – has issued multiple pleas on social media, which she claims she was forced to delete following a shadow ban.
Zilis already has three children with Musk: Strider, Azure, and Arcadia (X/@shivon)
The internet has had much to say about this latest news, with one particular Reddit thread filled with bemusement at the latest child.
“Is this the one that was recently revealed or a different one because… I don’t care enough to keep track of how many kids he has or who all the moms are,” remarks the top comment of the thread.
Another adds: “I wonder how many of his kids Elon could pick out of a line up? Take each of his offspring, put him/her next to four other kids of the same age and have Elon pick a kid.”
One ever goes as far to claim: “I’m convinced, Elon has wayyyy too much time on his hands,” and you certainly have to wonder where he finds it between his multiple companies and government duties.Featured Image Credit: Shivon Zilis/X
Published 12:26 25 Feb 2025 GMT
Disturbing NSFW AI video of Elon Musk and Donald Trump projected onto screens in government offices
There are calls for those responsible to be sent to jail
Tom Chapman
There’s trouble in Washington, and while Donald Trump and Elon Musk might be pushing us toward a tech-savvy future where artificial intelligence reigns supreme, the President of the United States and his ‘First Buddy’ might’ve just stumbled over themselves. One of Trump’s first executive orders was signing the “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence” order, while Musk is a big champion of his Grok chatbot.
Now, a viral video that appears to show President Trump sucking Elon Musk’s toes has been projected onto screens at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The NSFW clip lasts for 19 seconds and was played on a loop for five minutes in areas including the cafeteria. It shows an AI recreation of the POTUS massaging and then sucking on Musk’s feet, while the words, “Long live the real king,” are overlayed.
Sources claim staff struggled to remove the NSFW video from screens (X / @JStein_WaPo)
It seems to be a nod to accusations about the power dynamic between the pair, with some branding the tech billionaire as ‘President Musk’ due to his new powers.
The fact that it comes on the day HUD workers were forced to return to their offices comes as no real coincidence, with complaints about Musk’s position as the head of the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency continuing to cause controversy.
Discussing the incident, HUD spokesperson Kasey Lovett told The Independent: “Another waste of taxpayer dollars and resources. Appropriate action will be taken for all involved.”
Journalist Maria Kabas explained the situation and claims that one anonymous agency source told her: “Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.”
In the aftermath of the DOGE gutting whole departments, and sweeping mandates that demand staffers justify their output via email or resign, there’s a lot of hostility toward Musk right now. As someone in the replies pointed out: “A disgruntled ex-employee, I bet. 🤔.”
Another angrily posted: “One more person who clearly doesn’t work while on the job…Now we can cut that job too.”
Someone else joked: “I can imagine the confusion when they call for the IT security and find out that everyone was fired and there’s nobody left who knows how to take the video offline. 🤦♂️.”
Others called for extreme punishments, as someone else said: “Arrest and prosecute the person who did this
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It’s worrying that Cyber Security haven’t blocked it – surely they’d be at risk of an attack. Department of VA has already fired the Head of Cyber Security – wouldn’t be surprised if this dept had too.
On the same note, another raged: “Insurrection, 30 years minimum. String up the gallows.”
A third concluded: “Whoever did this will be fired and supporting this unprofessional behavior is exactly why @potus has zero tolerance for federal workers who are not contributing to the mission. It makes everyone look bad especially the hard working employees.”
There’s been a recent rise in deepfake videos and proof that AI can create almost anything while looking realistic. Scarlett Johansson has again called out the ever-advancing tech after her likeness was included in a viral video calling out Kanye West. Speaking to People, the Hollywood star pleaded with officials to do something about AI and explained: “AI is a far greater threat than any one person who takes accountability for it.
“We must call out the misuse of AI, no matter its messaging, or we risk losing a hold on reality.”
Trump was even accused of using AI to draft his executive orders, but no matter what you think of AI advancements, it still remains a divisive topic of conversation. As the video of AI Trump sucking AI Musk’s toes shows, it can be used for some pretty sordid stuff.
