During a recent meeting with the New York Post, the President seemed to throw shade at his old tech ally by saying: “Nothing catches me by surprise.”
Musk used to work hand in hand with Trump on the political revival project, as head of the Department of Government Efficiency that was humorously called DOGE.
However, their partnership quickly declined when Musk spoke out against Trump’s key legislation, which was the Big Beautiful Bill aimed at tax reform and had been adopted by the House majority.
Musk’s strong words that the bill is an “abomination” caused Trump to issue a strong and quick rebuttal.
The bill was well explained to him. Trump said, “It is a great bill because everyone, even him, will benefit.”
One only needs to read the recent job report to see what is happening. The numbers show that stocks are rising, and the market has added 600 points to its total today.
Musk heated up the situation with a tweet that he later pulled claiming Trump was named in the files on Jeffrey Epstein.
During his phone interview with Kristen Welker of NBC, Trump talked about how their friendship had ended.
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He remarked, “I am focused on things that matter more to me. My margin of victory was very big. Throughout my first term, Elon relied on my strong supporting hand to save his job. It is not something I want to do.”
The president cautioned Musk against participating in Democratic politics, implying that doing so would face ‘serious consequences’.
“He’ll face consequences, should he act targeted,” Trump stated, without going into further details — this comment suggests the statement could more than just political talk, thanks to Musk’s significant work with the government.
According to Karoline Leavitt on CNN, the reason for Musk’s disagreement is that the bill does not reflect his preferred policies.
According to the press secretary, the President is making a priority of getting this important bill passed and restoring our greatness.
Talking with Hannity, Leavitt mentioned that Musk recently supported Trump for taking action to cut government waste and fraud, which is a vital part of the new bill.
She said that as a businessman, Elon is allowed to express his opinions. It is President Trump’s obligation to defend the interests of American people.
