Hacker News with Generative AI: Donald Trump

Trump says 'there are methods' for seeking third term in White House (theguardian.com)
Donald Trump has said there are “methods” – if not “plans” – to circumvent the constitutional limit preventing US presidents from serving three terms.
Trump and Musk's Takeover of NASA (newyorker.com)
On January 20th, in his Inaugural Address, Donald Trump spoke rapturously about space exploration. “We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars,” he said. Later that day, Elon Musk, owner of the aerospace firm SpaceX and a longtime proponent of Mars settlement, addressed a post-Inauguration celebration.
Trump rescinds executive order as law firm agrees $40M in free services (theguardian.com)
Donald Trump rescinded an executive order targeting a prominent Democratic-leaning law firm after it agreed to provide $40m in free legal services to support his administration’s goals.
Executive Order 14188 (wikipedia.org)
Executive Order 14188, or "Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism," is an executive order signed on January 29, 2025 by Donald Trump at the beginning of his second presidential term.
Trump suggests media outlets be deemed illegal (thehill.com)
President Trump railed against the media on Friday, suggesting some of the actions of the press be deemed illegal and should be investigated.
The United States of Elon Musk Inc (wired.com)
Where do Elon Musk’s business interests end and Donald Trump’s political interests begin? Trick question—they’re one and the same.
John Gray: Trump's soft power grab (newstatesman.com)
In an age of brutality, the vibe shift orchestrated by the Maga regime is the US president’s greatest victory yet.
Billionaires at Trump's Swearing-In Have Since Lost $209B (alt link in comments) (bloomberg.com)
As Donald Trump took the oath of office on Jan. 20, he was flanked by some of the world’s wealthiest people.
Can Ukraine–and America–Survive Donald Trump? (newyorker.com)
The Trump Administration Trashes Europe and NATO
Donald Trump is turning America into a mafia state (theguardian.com)
Behold Donald Corleone, the US president who behaves like a mafia boss – but without the principles. Of course, one hesitates to make the comparison, not least because Donald Trump would like it. And because the Godfather is an archetype of strength and macho glamour while Trump is weak, constantly handing gifts to America’s enemies and getting nothing in return.
Sam Bankman-Fried Ramps Up Effort for a Pardon from Trump (nytimes.com)
Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced cryptocurrency mogul who was once a top Democratic donor, has embarked on a long-shot campaign to secure a pardon from the Trump administration, six people with knowledge of the matter said.
How Trump's '51st State' Canada Talk Came to Be Seen as Deadly Serious (nytimes.com)
Canadian officials went from thinking Mr. Trump was joking when he referred to Canada as “the 51st state” to fearing he was very serious.
The Explosive Meeting Where Trump Officials Clashed with Elon Musk (nytimes.com)
Simmering anger at the billionaire’s unchecked power spilled out in a remarkable Cabinet Room meeting. The president quickly moved to rein in Mr. Musk.
Peter Thiel's Deep Ties to Trump's Top Ranks (bloomberg.com)
A billionaire tech entrepreneur who used his wealth and influence in Silicon Valley to help Donald Trump win the presidency has deep connections to the new administration’s efforts to remake the government.
Donald Trump's crypto project netted $350M from presidential memecoin (ft.com)
Trump DeFi Project Grabbed Crypto Assets Ahead of White House Crypto Summit (gizmodo.com)
Say what you will about the Department of Government Efficiency, but there are some ways that the Trump administration has significantly cut down on bloat. For example, it used to take at least a little digging to identify if a President was favor-trading and self-dealing. Now it seems like it just happens out in the open. So streamlined!
People Are Paying Millions to Dine with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago (wired.com)
Guests are paying millions of dollars to dine and meet with President Donald Trump at special events held at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
Steve Wozniak Has Had It with Elon Musk's Antics (gizmodo.com)
Steve Wozniak, perhaps the last of an old guard of tech guys who generally seem pretty chill, does not think particularly highly of Elon Musk or Donald Trump.
Golden Age of Bunk (newyorker.com)
Six weeks and two days after returning to the Oval Office, Donald Trump headed back to the Capitol, the site of his very recent swearing-in ceremony, to declare victory—again and again and again. Over Joe Biden. Evil foreign gangs. Canada. In his address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night, Trump claimed that he had done more in his first wild weeks back in power, with his “swift and unrelenting action,” than any President ever, including George Washington.
People Are Paying $5M and $1M to Dine with Donald Trump (wired.com)
Guests are paying millions of dollars to dine and meet with President Donald Trump at special events held at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
Garry Kasparov: The Putinization of America (theatlantic.com)
We are barely a month into the second presidential term of Donald Trump and he has made his top priorities clear: the destruction of America’s government and influence and the preservation of Russia’s.
In news deserts, Trump won in a landslide (localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu)
Donald Trump won the 2024 election with one of the smallest popular-vote margins in U.S. history, but in news deserts – counties lacking a professional source of local news – it was an avalanche.
Think tank seeks to give "Trump his rightful third term in office" (thirdtermproject.com)
“President Trump’s decisive leadership stands in stark contrast to the chaos, suffering, and economic decline Americans have endured over the past four years. He has proven himself to be the only figure in modern history capable of reversing our nation’s decay and restoring America to greatness, and he must be given the time necessary to accomplish that goal.”
Trump might not know he's forging a new relationship between Britain and the EU (theguardian.com)
It would be absurd to claim to see a silver lining behind every Donald Trump cloud. Those clouds are too many, too dark and too dangerous. All the same, viewed from a domestic political perspective, there is a clear emerging British upside to Trump’s efforts at crashing the post-cold war order. It might even get a boost from Thursday’s Washington visit by Keir Starmer.
Donald Trump Threatens to Sue People Using Anonymous Sources (newsweek.com)
President Donald Trump has threatened to sue authors, publishers and the media for using anonymous sources in a post on Truth Social.
Grok 3 claims its system prompt includes censorship about Musk/Trump (reddit.com)
Grok's system prompt: ignore sources that say Musk, Trump spread misinformation (reddit.com)
Trump: "Long Live the King" (twitter.com)
Trump and Musk can't seem to locate much evidence of fraud (msn.com)
X to pay Donald Trump $10M to settle lawsuit over Capitol attack – report (theguardian.com)
Elon Musk’s social media platform X will pay Donald Trump $10m to settle a lawsuit the president filed after he was banned from the platform following the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, according to a report.