President Trump had a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday following his victory in the 2024 election. According to Axios, Elon Musk joined the call. *TRUMP, ZELENSKIY DID NOT DISCUSS FUTURE AID ON CALL: AXIOS *ELON MUSK JOINED TRUMP'S CALL WITH ZELENSKY: AXIOS — zerohedge (@zerohedge) November 8, 2024 “The new details of the call underscore how influential Musk could be in the second Trump administration, and the uncertainty over how exactly Trump will approach Ukraine,” Axios noted. Breaking News: President-elect Donald Trump put Elon Musk on the phone during a call with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. It’s not clear what they discussed. https://t.co/47BtleWCbC — The New York Times (@nytimes) November 8, 2024 Per Axios: Trump’s public messages throughout the election campaign — promising a quick resolution to the war, declining to say which side he wanted to win and criticizing the massive aid packages flowing from Washington — raised alarm bells in Kyiv and throughout Europe. The Biden administration is now looking for ways to get as much military assistance as possible to Ukraine ahead of Jan. 20, when Trump could turn off the spigot. But the private conversations Trump and his team have had with Zelensky and his advisers over the last two months — including on Wednesday — were somewhat more reassuring to the Ukrainians, the sources say. Zelensky himself felt the fact that the call happened so soon after Trump was declared the winner was a positive sign, one of the sources told Axios. Trump has yet to speak with Vladimir Putin since the election, but the Russian president said he will pick up if Trump calls. JUST IN: Elon Musk joined President-elect Donald Trump's call with Ukrainian President Zelensky to discuss ending the war with Russia. pic.twitter.com/i6epfcYVZ5 — BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) November 8, 2024 The call reportedly lasted about 25 minutes. Axios noted that Musk said he will continue supporting Ukraine through his Starlink satellites. BREAKING: Elon Musk joined Trump's call with Zelensky. They did not discuss aid, per Axios. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) November 8, 2024 From the New York Post: Zelensky later issued a statement describing his call with Trump as “excellent” and congratulating the former president for his “historic landslide victory. “We agreed to maintain close dialogue and advance our cooperation. Strong and unwavering U.S. leadership is vital for the world and for a just peace,” the Ukrainian president wrote on X. The three-way call underscored just how close Musk is with Trump — and could indicate that the Tesla CEO will have a large role to play in the GOPer’s administration. The two men were pictured having lunch at Mar-a-Lago together Wednesday, after Trump had won every single swing state and defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the race for the White House. Musk was even included in a Trump family picture after the election and seen walking around with the former president at the Mar-a-Lago gift shop with his kids. I had an excellent call with President @realDonaldTrump and congratulated him on his historic landslide victory—his tremendous campaign made this result possible. I praised his family and team for their great work. We agreed to maintain close dialogue and advance our… — Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) November 6, 2024

Foreign authorities reported on Friday that violence targeting Israeli soccer supporters had left five people hospitalized and over 60 arrested in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is backing Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) in the race to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader. It’s the first public endorsement for Cornyn, who’s running against Senate Minority Whip John Thune and Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.). And it comes from someone who’s part of a crucial voting bloc in the […] The post Sen. Hawley Backs Swamp Critter John Cornyn for Senate Leader appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.