{
  "id": 16588175,
  "title": "Stephen King clashes with Elon Musk over the midterms on X",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/stephen-king-clashes-with-elon-musk-over-the-midterms-on-x",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-26T10:04:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/life/stephen-king-elon-musk-james-talarico"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Once upon a time, Stephen King and Elon Musk enjoyed friendly banter on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. In 2019, they discussed King's ownership of a Tesla vehicle. However, seven years later, their relationship has deteriorated significantly. The latest dispute erupted on Sunday when Musk labeled Democratic candidate James Talarico, running for US Senate in Texas, as a \"far-left extremist.\" King, in turn, shared Musk's post and expressed his opinion, suggesting Musk's motivation was financial rather than principled. Musk responded, accusing King of having a \"pathetically stupid\" mental model for thinking beyond tribalism. The intensity of their feud is further fueled by Talarico's strong presence in the closely-contested Texas race, where Musk has invested heavily in Republican candidates.",
  "summary": "Stephen King and Elon Musk have clashed on X over the US Senate race in Texas.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}