President Donald Trump hit again on Elon Musk following Musk’s rampage in opposition to his home megabill, saying on Thursday he is “very disillusioned” within the Tesla billionaire.
“Look, Elon and I had an awesome relationship. I do not know if we are going to anymore,” Trump mentioned.
Musk responded to the feedback in actual time on X, the place he continued to swipe on the laws and at Trump straight.
At one level, Musk responded to a person: “With out me, Trump would have misplaced the election, Dems would management the Home and the Republicans could be 51-49 within the Senate.”
“Such ingratitude,” Musk added. Musk spent more than $270 million to again Trump and different Republicans in the course of the 2024 election cycle.
Musk and Trump had not spoken as of Thursday morning, in response to two sources accustomed to the president’s conversations.
A number of administration officers have tried to achieve out to Musk and his representatives personally, however their calls and texts haven’t been returned, a number of sources inform ABC Information.
Elon Musk attends a press convention within the Oval Workplace on the White Home in Washington, Might, 30, 2025 and President Donald Trump throughout a press convention within the Oval Workplace on the White Home in Washington, Might 30, 2025.
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President Trump was requested about Musk’s relentless criticisms of the tax and immigration invoice whereas taking reporter questions alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz within the Oval Workplace.
“He hasn’t mentioned something about me that’s dangerous. I’d quite have him criticize me than the invoice, as a result of the invoice is unbelievable,” Trump mentioned of Musk.
The “One Massive Stunning Invoice Act” handed the Home final month by a single vote. The measure would lengthen Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and enhance spending for the navy and border safety, whereas making some cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and different help packages.
It now faces headwinds within the Senate, particularly amongst a small group of Republican fiscal hawks.
Musk has mentioned the the laws, estimated by the nonpartisan price range workplace so as to add $3 trillion to the deficit over the following decade, would undermine the Division of Authorities Effectivity’s aim to scale back authorities spending and trim the nationwide debt.
“The place is that this man at present??” Musk wrote as he reupped one other person’s compilation of previous Trump tweets criticizing excessive deficits, unbalanced budgets and extra.
Trump contended on Thursday that Musk, the CEO of Tesla, was actually “upset” as a result of the laws would take away tax credit for electrical autos.
“However I am very disillusioned as a result of Elon knew the interior workings of this invoice higher than virtually anyone sitting right here, higher than you individuals,” Trump mentioned. “He knew every part about it. He had no drawback with it. Impulsively, he had an issue.”
Earlier than talking out publicly in opposition to the invoice, Musk personally pushed some lawmakers, together with Home Speaker Mike Johnson, to maintain the tax credit for electrical autos within the invoice, in response to two individuals accustomed to conversations.
President Donald Trump speaks throughout a gathering with Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz within the Oval Workplace of the White Home, June 5, 2025, in Washington.
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Musk pushed again on X and instructed Trump was not telling the reality.
“False, this invoice was by no means proven to me even as soon as and was handed at the hours of darkness so quick that nearly nobody in Congress may even learn it!” he wrote.
In one other put up, Musk wrote: “No matter.”
“Hold the EV/photo voltaic incentive cuts within the invoice, though no oil & gasoline subsidies are touched (very unfair!!), however ditch the MOUNTAIN of DISGUSTING PORK within the invoice,” the put up learn.
“In your entire historical past of civilization, there has by no means been laws that each massive and delightful,” Musk added. “Everybody is aware of this! Both you get a giant and ugly invoice or a slim and delightful invoice. Slim and delightful is the best way.”
As of now, the Tesla that President Trump purchased to point out help for Elon Musk remains to be on the White Home complicated, in response to two sources.
The White Home declined to remark. A consultant for Musk has not but returned request for remark.
