Elon Musk admitted Tuesday that his decision to wave a chainsaw over his head onstage at the Conservative Political Action Conference in February “lacked empathy.” Musk was responding to an X ...

ANALYSIS: In his feud with Donald Trump, the world’s richest person has the distinct disadvantage of not possessing nukes.

An attendee is dressed as the Statue of Liberty as she walks through the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md., Feb. 23, 2024.

Elon Musk hold a chainsaw as he arrives to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md.

When Elon Musk wielded a gleaming new chainsaw at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in February, he was creating a symbolic image of his Trumpian efforts to slash government spending ...

JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: For decades, the Conservative Political Action Conference was an annual D.C. fixture, but in recent years, it has gone international.

FILE - Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Feb. 20, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose ...