A fight between President Trump and Elon Musk that broke into the open over the “big, beautiful bill” earlier in the week escalated quickly Thursday afternoon on social media.
Trump, on his Truth Social platform, said “he just went CRAZY!” and threatened to cut Musk’s government contracts.
Musk, on his X platform, claimed Trump is in the infamous Jeffrey Epstein files, then reposted a comment calling for Trump’s impeachment. “Yes,” Musk replied to the influencer’s idea.
Earlier Musk accused Trump of “ingratitude” after the president suggested the billionaire’s criticism of the “big, beautiful bill” was self-interested.
Trump, in an Oval Office meeting, told the press Musk seemed to miss being in the White House and was upset about Republicans rolling back Biden-era electric vehicle incentives. Musk responded on X, saying Trump would have lost the election without him.
Trump, hosting a roundtable at the White House in late afternoon, did not take questions from the media.
Amid the fight, senators on the Hill continued to dig into the spending bill. Lawmakers were not immune to Musk’s accusations, with both House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) targeted in posts that recalled statements that were years old with a purpose of showing they’re twisting past beliefs to back the funding package.
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