Elon Musk with his own party? Trump can only laugh. The situation in the morning

Good morning, dear readers! Or: Ohayo Gozaimasu! as the saying here in Japan. My colleague Yannik Schüller has already announced it: The morning | Stern continues after a little one -week summer break. We only moved a little further east – from Seoul to Tokyo. My name is Rune Weichert, and I am happy to inform you about the most important news (and more) every morning from Monday to Friday. Let’s start right away!

I don’t know how they are doing, values ​​readers. But let’s be honest: if two people argue violently and deliver a lot of drama, we all look. Especially when it is done in front of all the world public and two of the most powerful men in the world are. Ding thing! Ring free for the next round of the rose war between Elon Musk and Donald Trump!

It wasn’t that long ago that the tech billionaire Musk hung on the US president like hair on wet soap. But the Trump Adorant Musk has averted from his Maga model. The reason: Trump’s controversial tax reduction and expenditure law, the “Big Beautiful Bill”, which the Tesla boss vehemently rejects. On X, Musk wrote on the question of what made him no longer support Trump, but to attack him: this is due to the increase in the state deficit by the new law.

At the weekend, Musk announced that he wants to start his own party, the “America party”. This should give the Americans back “their freedom”. He wanted to fight “waste and corruption”. If you look at what Musk has given in the past few months, it will probably be a radical liberal and right -wing populist party.

And what does the “ex-partner” say? Trump mocked his new rival’s party plans as “ridiculous”. The Republican said that it is nonsense to found a third party. “Founding a third party only contributes to confusion … he can have fun with it, but I think it’s ridiculous.” Trump followed up on his Truth platform and etched that Musk was completely “derailed”.

How to continue? We don’t know that. Only that it will certainly not get bored with the two …

Jens Spahn defends himself. The former Minister of Health is still under pressure due to the procurement of protective masks during corona apandemia, the opposition has been calling for a committee of inquiry since the completely unwitted report of the special investigator Margaretha Sudhof. Does that fear him? His clear but relaxed answer to the star: “No.”

Instead, Spahn complains of malicious allegations in the debate about his person. “I hope that my actions will be assessed in the context of the emergency. We were completely unprepared,” says the Union faction leader. “Instead, five years later, standards are created as if there had been no pandemy of the century and viciously constructed allegations.”

Greens and Leftists in the Bundestag are now appealing to the CDU coalition partner SPD to clear the way for an investigation committee. The SPD’s commitment alone is missing for the establishment, said Green Group Managing Director Irene Mihalic the star.

Will the SPD initiate Jens Spahn’s fall? Or will she not endanger coalition peace and stay on the Spahn’s side? Either way: the Social Democrats are in a dilemma. The star-Politics boss Veit Medick and Jan Roskranz discuss the background in our “5-minute talk” podcast, the political podcast of the star-Aptadt offices:

After the violent floods in the US state of Texas, the extent of devastation becomes increasingly clear. Unfortunately, the number of dead also increases. More and more children have not survived the floods that came as a surprise to many. So far, a total of 78 deaths have been recovered. In the worst affected district of Kerr, 68 deaths were registered on Sunday, as Sheriff Larry Leitha announced. According to the authorities, at least ten bodies rose in the surrounding circles. Ten of the missing girls from a summer camp in Kerr were still not found. And one end is not in sight: the authorities warn that there could be flood again. The pictures of the disaster:

As you know, my colleague Yannik Schüller shared his Far Eastern wisdom with you at this point. Don’t worry, there will also be everyday observations and knowledge from Tokyo here and there. But I would like to make it a little different and leave space for good news here. Because unfortunately it happens far too much bad in the world and I think it also takes a bright spot in between – or at least something to smile.

Who says that only Bernhardiner or Bernese Sennen dogs can save people who have crashed in the mountains? A chihuahua can do it as well! One of the mini dogs in Switzerland demonstrated this: the Chihuahua had saved his owner’s life after he had fallen into a gap column. The man called for help with an amateur radio, a person nearby caught the radio message and alerted the emergency services. However, the rescuers could initially not locate the victims. Instead, the rescue workers noticed the small Chihuahua of the man, who stayed behind on the edge of the glacier crevice. Thanks to the animal, the search team was able to locate the exact scene of the accident. Well, not only big dogs can do big deeds.

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I wish you a good start to Monday! Warm, you