Trump relied on Musk for recommendations on dismantling federal agencies and firing tens of thousands of workers, but they are vehemently opposed to the president’s legislative priorities.
President Trump gives his thoughts on Elon Musk amid clashes over buildings
President Donald Trump responded to his criticism of his “big, beautiful bill” when Musk answered with X.
WASHINGTON – Elon Musk led a focused global strategy that encourages the demolition of federal agencies and lay off tens of thousands of workers, and continued to burn the bridge after quitting his special White House job advising President Donald Trump.
Musk’s lobbying days before the explosion to kill Trump’s Centerpiece Tax Bill spurred the president on June 5th to express his disappointment. Trump threatened to cancel billions of dollars in a federal contract with Musk’s company.
Meanwhile, Musk supported the third Trump bounce each. Not satisfied with predicting Trump’s tariffs would lead to a recession, Musk later accused Trump of placing him with the accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Steve Bannon, Trump’s political advisor and former White House aide, suggested that the president should return Musk to his hometown of South Africa.
Here are six takeaways about feuds and where it leads to:
Trump said “very disappointed” with Musk
Musk called the expenses of Trump’s legislative tax and spending “unpleasant hatred,” and urged lawmakers to kill it.
Trump responded at an oval office meeting with German Prime Minister Friedrich Merz, saying he was disappointed with the mask. Trump has denounced mask criticism of laws aimed at ending incentives for electric vehicles manufactured by mask company Tesla.
“I’m extremely disappointed in Elon. I helped Elon a lot,” Trump said.
“Elon and I had a great relationship,” Trump later added. “I don’t know if I’ll do that anymore.”
Musk supports Trump’s third round each
When someone else suggested that Trump should be fired each on social media and replaced him with Vice President JD Vance, Musk replied “Yes.”
The House of Representatives each played Trump during his first term. It once urged by Ukrainian President Voldimi Zelensky to investigate his democratic rival, Joe Biden. The second time was to incite a riot at Capitol on January 6, 2021.
The Senate acquitted both times after failing to win a two-thirds majority due to conviction.
Musk predicts a recession from Trump’s tariffs
Musk raised Ante by predicting Trump’s tariffs (the heart of his economic policy).
“Trump tariffs will cause a recession later this year,” Musk wrote on social media.
Trump argues that tariffs will bring billions of revenue to the government and force manufacturers to bring jobs back to the US.
Musk claims Trump’s ties with the accused trafficker Jeffrey Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein was a financier who was federally charged with sex trafficking. He died of suicide in August 2019 in a prison cell in New York. Conspiracy theorists speculate that powerful people silenced Epstein rather than revealing secrets.
Trump and Epstein were photographed together at a party and photographed. In 2002, Trump praised the wealthy businessman as a “great guy,” but he has since kept his distance from him.
Attorney General Pam Bondy said he will declassify the government’s files on Epstein, but that the roughly 200 pages released on February 27th has no involvement of anyone else.
“Time to drop a really big bomb,” Musk said in a June 5th post on X.
The White House responded that Musk was unhappy with Trump’s legislative packaging.
“This is an unfortunate episode of Elon, who is unhappy with one big beautiful bill because it doesn’t include the policies he wanted,” said White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt. “The President is focusing on passing this historic law and making our country great again.”
Trump threatens to cancel government contracts and subsidies for masks
Trump later threatened to cancel his mask’s government contracts and subsidies on social media.
“The easiest way to save money on our budget, billions, billions of dollars is to end Elon’s government subsidies and contracts,” Trump said. “I was always surprised that Biden didn’t do that!”
Tesla stock fell 14%, losing about $150 billion in market share on June 5th.
Trump’s legislative package aims to end government subsidies for electric vehicles. Musk’s SpaceX also relies on billions of dollars contracts to transport people and supplies to the International Space Station. After abolishing the space shuttle program, the government must rely on private or other countries’ rockets for such travel.
“In light of the President’s statement regarding the cancellation of my government contract, @Spacex will soon begin abolishing the Dragon’s spaceship,” Musk wrote.
Trump Advisor Steve Bannon urges Musk to be deported
Steve Bannon, one of Trump’s unofficial advisers, told the New York Times that he is urging the president to launch several investigations into masks, including whether he should be deported.
Musk came to the US on a student visa and later became a naturalized citizen, but critics questioned whether Musk had overstayed the terms of his original visa.
“They need to start a formal investigation into his immigration status because I strongly believe he is an illegal alien and he should be deported from the country soon,” Bannon said.
