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Posted on 06/05/2025 12:55:39 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to cut Elon Musk’s government contracts as their fractured alliance rapidly escalated into a public feud with Trump suggesting he would use the U.S. government to hurt his fellow billionaire financially.
The spectacular blow-up between the president of the United States and the world’s richest man played out on their respective social media platforms after Trump first broached the topic in a White House meeting with Germany’s new leader.
The rancorous breakup happened less than a week after they appeared together at the White House and Trump thanked Musk for his brief but tumultuous time in the U.S. government.
Trump had largely remained silent as Musk stewed over the last few days on his social media platform X, condemning the president’s signature tax cuts and spending bill. But Trump clapped back Thursday in the Oval Office, lamented their frayed relationship and said he was “very disappointed in Musk.”
Musk responded on social media in real time. Trump ratcheted up the stakes when he turned to his own social media network, Truth Social, and threatened to use the U.S. government to hurt Musk’s bottom line with his internet company Starlink and rocket company SpaceX.
“The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts,” Trump wrote on his social media network. “I was always surprised that Biden didn’t do it!”
“This just gets better and better,” Musk quickly replied on X. “Go ahead, make my day.”
The deepening rift unfurled much like their relationship started — rapidly, intensely and very publicly.
It also quickly hit Musk financially, even before Trump’s threat.
After Trump started speaking about Musk, shares of his electric vehicle company Tesla fell 9%, their latest notable move since the election.
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Great just what is neaded.
Another pissing match.
Needed.
Who didn’t know the Musk/Trump relationship would end up this way.
Trump just shut up. You’re a grown man stop acting like a child.
Both of you
5 year olds I guess, just children in men suits.
This is getting weirderer and weirderer.
Trump should cut him off from unprotected sex with loose women, now that would bother him.
I don’t think Trump threatened to cut off funds. I think he said as part of this bill, subsidizing green energy companies are being cut. I think.
Many people saw this coming.
Has the feel of a publicity stunt, to what purpose who knows.
Agreed. We just got rid of one bunch of knuckleheads this past January and it looks like we replaced them with another set.
They should knock it off, it looks juvenile.
The world is being run by clowns.
This make Trump look vindictive. Major fuel for the left.
No, Trump is literally threatening to cut funds to Musk’s companies:
“The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. I was always surprised that Biden didn’t do it!”
This whole thing is really dumb, and self-destructive. I blame Musk for starting it, but Trump is jumping into the mud and making things worse.
Trump can’t keep his mouth shut 5 minutes?
When Musk said he didn’t like the Big Bill Trump could just have said “everyone is entitled to their own opinion”
Nah, too adult, send in the crying toddler. Waaàaahhhhh
Trump Fights, that’s the way it is.
Very stupid move on the part of Trump. I think he is grossly underestimating how much Elon helped get him elected, how many of the younger techie crowd decided it was cool if Elon was involved etc. And he did the heavy lifting on Dodge, and now Congress and Trump are throwing it away… The only thing they can seem to be willing to cut is electric car tax credits.
Ugh
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