Trump And Musk Have Had Another Falling Out
- 1.07.2025, 20:50
The U.S. president and the businessman exchanged sharp comments.
Businessman Ilon Musk has threatened to create an American Party if Congress passes a tax relief bill that US President Donald Trump calls "The Big Beautiful Bill".
"If this insane spending bill passes, the next day an American Party will be created. Our country needs an alternative to the one-party system of Democrats and Republicans so the people can actually VOTE," Musk wrote on social network X on the night of July 1 (author spelling retained).
Shortly before that, the businessman said that congressmen who support the tax credit bill would lose the 2026 primary "even if it's the last thing I do on this Earth."
After his critical remarks, Donald Trump threatened to deprive Ilon Musk of subsidies. Trump wrote on the social network Truth Social that he opposes a complete switch to electric cars, and Musk knew this when he endorsed him before the election.
Electric cars are good, but not everyone should be forced to buy them. Elon probably receives more subsidies than anyone in history, and without them he would probably have to close up shop and go back home to South Africa.
Trump believes that if the US doesn't support rocket and satellite launches or the production of electric cars, the country would save "a lot of money". The US president suggested that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which Musk headed until recently, "take a good look" at stripping the businessman of subsidies.
CNN believes that Ilon Musk's statement is the most serious political threat he has made since he left the US presidential administration at the end of May. As The New York Times notes, Musk is the largest donor to the Republican Party in the United States. The businessman began supporting the party in 2022, making significant public donations to Republicans.
Ilon Musk and Donald Trump already clashed over the "big beautiful bill" in early June. At the time, Musk called the bill a "disgusting perversion." Trump responded by threatening to leave the businessman without subsidies. On June 10, Musk publicly apologized, saying he "regrets" "some" of his posts to Trump. According to The Wall Street Journal, Musk ended the public spat after he received a phone call from Vice President J.D. Vance.