DONALD TRUMP vs. ELON MUSK (Shutterstock).

President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, once powerful allies, are having a spectacular breakup in the media. But will it last?

The Associated Press is reporting that both parties were quiet on that issue as of Friday afternoon, but that followed some acid comments.

During an interview on Friday morning, Trump referred to Musk as “the man who has lost his mind.”
‘Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate,” alleged Musk on Tuesday, The New York Times reported.

Trump has threatened to end Musk’s government contracts and Musk claimed that Trump was in the “Epstein files,” referring to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

But many prominent Republicans are urging the two to make up.

“The world is a better place with the Trump-Musk bromance fully intact,” said Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah).

Deportee back from El Salvador

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who had been deported to El Salvador in error, is back in the United States.
According to The New York Times, he will be held in a jail in Tennessee and will face charges of transporting illegal aliens.

When it was discovered that his deportation was a mistake, courts ruled that he had to be returned from the maximum security anti-terrorism prison in El Salvador where he was being held.

But Department of Justice lawyers resisted and came close to being cited for contempt as compliance with court orders didn’t materialize.

Federal prosecutors accuse Abrego Garcia of being a member of a notorious El Salvadorian gang.

U.S. adds 139k jobs to economy

The American economy added 139,000 non-farm jobs in May, according to United Press International..

MORE JOBS added in May 2025 (Shutterstock).

That total was a bit better than had been predicted. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that employment by the federal government fell by 22,000 in May (59,000 since January), while health care jobs increased by 62,000 and leisure and hospitality (hotels, entertainment, travel) rose by 48,000.

The unemployment rate remained at 4.2 percent. Four percent is considered “full employment.”

Decreases in government employment appear to be connected to the mass layoffs prompted by the semi-official Department of Government Efficiency.

Weather: Unofficial summer is here

The arrival of summer isn’t technically until June 21, but in our West Orange County cities, it seems like it will soon arrive. Saturday will have a daytime high of 77 with an overnight low of 61 under mostly sunny skies. Sunday will be similar at 76 (61) and partly cloudy. Monday should be slightly cooler at 76 (62) with morning clouds and a sunny afternoon. Tuesday sees a warming direction with a high of 78 (62) and partly cloudy skies.

Great Thoughts

“They said it was against the rules to take sides on a controversial issue. I said, ‘I wish you had told me that during World War II, when I took sides against Hitler.’”
– Howard K. Smith, news broadcaster.

“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.”
– Albert Einstein, physicist