1. Donald Trump stated that he is disappointed in Elon Musk, who, according to him, has "helped a lot" in the political arena. "He knew how the tax bill was structured better than anyone. He had no problems until we decided to cut the incentives for electric vehicles," Trump said.
2. Musk responded harshly: "Lie. This bill was not even shown to me. It was passed in the dead of night, and almost no one in Congress had time to read it," he wrote on X.
3. Then Musk added that without him Trump would have lost the elections: "Democrats would control the House of Representatives, while Republicans would have only 51–49 in the Senate."
Meanwhile, Tesla shares are declining amid the public conflict between the billionaire and the US president.
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Trump vs Musk — the conflict is escalating
1. Donald Trump stated that he is disappointed in Elon Musk, who, according to him, has "helped a lot" in the political arena.
"He knew how the tax bill was structured better than anyone. He had no problems until we decided to cut the incentives for electric vehicles," Trump said.
2. Musk responded harshly:
"Lie. This bill was not even shown to me. It was passed in the dead of night, and almost no one in Congress had time to read it," he wrote on X.
3. Then Musk added that without him Trump would have lost the elections:
"Democrats would control the House of Representatives, while Republicans would have only 51–49 in the Senate."
Meanwhile, Tesla shares are declining amid the public conflict between the billionaire and the US president.