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Trump and Musk Fail to Silence the Press. They Aren't Done Trying.

The Alaska summit wasn't Trump's only failure on Friday. His attack on behalf of Elon Musk against liberal watchdog Media Matters and the First Amendment also failed — for now.

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Aug 17, 2025
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President Donald Trump participates in a press conference with departing DOGE adviser Elon Musk, Friday, May 30, 2025, in the Oval Office. | Official White House Photo by Molly Riley via Flickr

Donald Trump’s epic failure in Alaska this week will get a lot of attention. As much fun as it would be for me to go through all the ways he embarrassed himself a…

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Edwin hosts "It's The Economy Stupid" on Lincoln Square & a weekly radio show on WCPT820AM. Edwin is the former CEO of the Chicago Sun-Times, a former Chicago Alderman, HUD Regional Administrator and teacher in Chicago's public schools.
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