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Source: AFP
Tensions betwixt Donald Trump and Elon Musk exploded into nationalist presumption Thursday, arsenic the US president said helium was "very disappointed" by his billionaire erstwhile aide's criticisms and Musk deed backmost successful existent clip connected societal media.
"Look, Elon and I had a large relationship. I don't cognize if we volition anymore," Trump told reporters successful the Oval Office aft Musk slammed his taxation and spending mega-bill arsenic an "abomination".
The world's richest antheral responded by live-tweeting connected his X societal media level arsenic Trump spoke connected television, saying that the Republican would not person won the 2024 predetermination without him and slamming him for "ingratitude."
In an bonzer rant arsenic visiting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz sat mutely beside him, 78-year-old Trump unloaded connected SpaceX and Tesla brag Musk successful his archetypal comments connected the issue.
"I'm precise disappointed, due to the fact that Elon knew the interior workings of this measure amended than astir anybody sitting here... All of a sudden, helium had a problem," Trump said erstwhile asked astir Musk.
The clash comes little than a week since Trump held a expansive Oval Office farewell for Musk arsenic helium wrapped up his clip starring the cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
South African-born Musk, 53, deed backmost minutes later, saying Trump's claims helium had beforehand show of the measure were "false."
"Whatever," helium added supra a video of Trump saying Musk was upset astir the nonaccomplishment of subsidies for electrical vehicles.
Musk past ratcheted up the nationalist spat adjacent further, saying the Republican would person mislaid the predetermination without his support. He was the biggest donor to Trump's campaign, to the tune of astir $300 million.
"Without me, Trump would person mislaid the election," Musk said connected X. "Such ingratitude."
Tesla shares fell sharply connected Wall Street, down 8 percent, aft his comments, successful a motion of the immense stakes for a falling retired betwixt the world's richest antheral and its astir powerful.
'A small make-up?'
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A wistful-sounding Trump took reporters done the break-up with Musk connected unrecorded television, successful what astatine times sounded much similar a therapy league than a gathering with a overseas leader.
Trump talked astir Musk's farewell quality successful the Oval Office connected Friday, erstwhile helium turned up with a achromatic oculus that helium said was caused by a punch from his son.
Musk astatine the clip was besides facing reports of cause usage connected the Trump run trail.
"You saw a antheral who was precise blessed erstwhile helium stood down the Oval desk, and adjacent with the achromatic eye. I said, you privation a small makeup? We'll get you a small makeup," Trump said.
"But helium said, 'No, I don't deliberation so,' which is absorbing and precise nice. He wants to beryllium who helium is."
Trump said helium could recognize wherefore Musk was upset with immoderate steps helium had taken, including withdrawing a nominee to pb the NASA abstraction bureau whom the tech tycoon had backed.
Through it all, the visiting German chancellor sat silently.
Merz had prepared to debar a repetition of the ambushes that Trump unleashed connected the Ukrainian and South African presidents successful the Oval Office -- but successful the extremity it was Musk that the US president ambushed.
At the halfway of the bitter enactment is Trump's "big, beauteous bill" connected taxation and spending.
The centerpiece of his home agenda, it aims to proceed taxation cuts from his archetypal word -- and could specify his 2nd word and marque oregon interruption Republican prospects successful the 2026 midterm elections.
Musk nevertheless called it a "disgusting abomination" connected Tuesday, connected the grounds that it volition summation the US deficit.
A time later, the magnate called for Republicans to "kill the bill," and for an alternate program that "doesn't massively turn the deficit."
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Source: AFP
