Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump have resumed their attacks at each other after weeks of relative silence following their public dramatic fall out.
As the US senate debated Trump’s contentious “Big, Beautiful
Bill” on Monday before a final vote, Musk threatened those in favour of the
proposal.
“Every member of Congress who campaigned on reducing
government spending and then immediately voted for the biggest debt increase in
history should hang their head in shame!” he tweeted on his social media
platform X.
“And they will lose their primary next year if it is the
last thing I do on this Earth.”
Musk also threatened to put their faces on a poster which
said “liar”, “voted to increase America’s DEBT” by $5 trillion.
The tech mogul also reposted tweets that criticised the bill
and praised his stance on the matter.
Trump’s reply was swift.
The president said Musk knew, long before he strongly
endorsed him, that he was strongly against the electric vehicle (EV) mandate.
In previous exchanges, Trump had accused Musk of developing
a problem with the bill only when he found out it was going to cut the EV
mandate out, but Musk denied the claims.
“Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history,
by far, and without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and
head back home to South Africa,” Trump continued on his Truth Social account
early Tuesday morning.
“No more Rocket launches, Satellites, or Electric Car
Production, and our Country would save a FORTUNE.
“Perhaps we should have DOGE take a good, hard, look at
this? BIG MONEY TO BE SAVED!!!”
THE FALL OUT
Musk headed the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)
before he abruptly quit his role — a day after he criticised Trump’s bill.
DOGE was Musk’s idea as he campaigned for Trump’s
re-election bid. The department was touted as a cost-cutting initiative.
Since January 20 when Trump was inaugurated, DOGE has shrunk
11 federal agencies, forcing about 250,000 federal workers out of their jobs.
The agency also claimed to have saved taxpayers $160
billion. Its promise was to save $2 trillion.
Since Trump and Musk fell out, they have both threatened
each other.
As part of the fall out consequences, Trump said he would
cancel federal contracts awarded to Musk’s companies.
Trump also said he had received calls from allies who have
recommended investigations into Musk’s business dealings and immigration
record.
The president spoke last month while clarifying that he had
no desire to mend his relationship with Musk.
Meanwhile, the Tesla CEO has re-echoed calls to form a new
political party.
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