Some retail shareholders expressed strong support for Musk and the package, celebrating at the shareholder meeting, while certain institutional investors and advocacy groups opposed it and voiced concerns over corporate governance and income inequality.

Musk's previous large pay packages have faced legal challenges, and Tesla recently moved its incorporation from Delaware to Texas after a court blocked an earlier compensation plan over concerns about board independence and transparency.

“What we’re about to embark upon is not merely a new chapter of the future of Tesla, but a whole new book,” said Musk. “He has hundreds of billions of dollars already… and to say that he won’t stay without a trillion is ridiculous” – analyst Sam Abuelsamid.

The SNAP program serves about 42 million Americans, costing between $8.5 billion and $9 billion per month. Initial plans to provide only 50% of benefits would have left nearly 5 million people with no payment for November.

A family of four now stands to receive about $646 for November under the revised 65% allotment rather than the initial $497 at 50%. SNAP typically provides $190 per person monthly on average.

“Without SNAP funding for the month of November, 16 million children are immediately at risk of going hungry,” said Judge John McConnell. “We shouldn’t have to force the President to care for his citizens,” said Skye Perryman of Democracy Forward.

According to labor market watchers cited by USA TODAY, the Challenger report’s announced layoffs do not always directly translate to actual job losses or future unemployment rates and have been historically a poor predictor of long-term labor market conditions.

Job cuts in October: 153,074 (up 175% from October 2024). Year-to-date layoffs: 1,099,500 (65% higher than the same period a year ago). Hiring plans for 2025: just 488,077, down 35% from 2024 and at their lowest since 2011.

Previous surges in layoffs of similar magnitude have occurred during recessions or major technological disruptions, such as in 2003 with cellphone adoption and 2020 with the pandemic shutdown, both leading to significant workforce restructuring.

Security modernization at the Louvre was estimated to cost 83 million euros ($95 million) but only 3 million euros ($3.5 million) was invested from 2018 to 2024. As of 2024 only 39% of rooms had cameras installed.

Communities and social media responded with disbelief and satire after learning the surveillance password was "Louvre" with many users mocking the simplicity and expressing concern over the security of cultural institutions.

In 2014 and 2017 official audits already highlighted the Louvre’s IT security weaknesses including simple passwords and outdated software. Despite previous high-profile thefts such as the 1911 Mona Lisa case, similar vulnerabilities persisted.