President Donald Trump threatened to terminate Elon Musk’s federal contracts amid a growing rift between the two.
A bubbling feud between Trump and Musk exploded on Thursday when the two blasted each other. Trump escalated the fight after Musk took credit for the president’s 2024 victory, saying he ordered him to leave the White House rather than the amicable separation both had previously claimed. The commander-in-chief also threatened to terminate Musk’s government contracts.
“Elon was ‘wearing thin,’ I asked him to leave, I took away his EV Mandate that forced everyone to buy Electric Cars that nobody else wanted (that he knew for months I was going to do!), and he just went CRAZY!” Trump fumed in a post on Truth Social.
“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!” he added.
“Such an obvious lie,” Musk said regarding Trump’s claim that he asked the Tesla head to leave.
Such an obvious lie. So sad. https://t.co/sOu9vqMVfX
