On June 7, local time, U.S. President Trump said that if Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk fund Democratic candidates who oppose the Republican budget, they will face “very serious consequences”. “If he does that, he’s going to pay for it,” Trump said. However, the specific measures were not disclosed. Mr. Trump added that he had no intention of repairing his relationship with Musk, “and I think it’s over.” The two recently clashed publicly on social media over a Republican-led budget, with Trump calling Musk “extremely disrespectful to the presidency.” Previously, Musk posted on the social media platform X criticizing the large-scale tax and spending bill pushed by the U.S. government, and attacked Trump, and even reposted content related to old Jeffrey Epstein news, which was subsequently deleted. Trump responded by calling the allegations against Epstein “old things” and denying any connection to him. In addition, Trump has threatened to cancel government contracts and subsidies for Musk’s companies, although no action has been taken on them at this time. He stressed that the Republican Party is unprecedentedly united and optimistic about the smooth passage of the budget.
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Trump warns Musk: Funding Democratic candidates will face serious consequences.
On June 7, local time, U.S. President Trump said that if Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk fund Democratic candidates who oppose the Republican budget, they will face “very serious consequences”. “If he does that, he’s going to pay for it,” Trump said. However, the specific measures were not disclosed. Mr. Trump added that he had no intention of repairing his relationship with Musk, “and I think it’s over.” The two recently clashed publicly on social media over a Republican-led budget, with Trump calling Musk “extremely disrespectful to the presidency.” Previously, Musk posted on the social media platform X criticizing the large-scale tax and spending bill pushed by the U.S. government, and attacked Trump, and even reposted content related to old Jeffrey Epstein news, which was subsequently deleted. Trump responded by calling the allegations against Epstein “old things” and denying any connection to him. In addition, Trump has threatened to cancel government contracts and subsidies for Musk’s companies, although no action has been taken on them at this time. He stressed that the Republican Party is unprecedentedly united and optimistic about the smooth passage of the budget.