Open war between Trump and Musk
The relationship between Donald Trump and Elon Musk was severely damaged, on Thursday night they went on direct charges. The quarrel between the two billionaires led to the actions of Tesla, owned by Musk.
Trump said on a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House, that Musk criticized the draft law because it eliminates subsidies for electric vehicles.
« I am very disappointed with Elon. I helped him a lot, » Trump told journalists at the White House.
« The easiest way to save billions and billions of dollars in our budget would be to cancel the subsidies and government contracts » for the head of Spacex and Tesla, he threatened in a message on Social Truth.
Around 7:05 pm GMT, shares decreased by 14.04%, reaching $ 285.41, losing over $ 140 billion. This collapse brought Tesla back below the symbolic threshold of $ 1 billion capitalization.
Elon Musk, critical messages to Trump
« Trump has 3.5 years of presidency, but I will be here for at least 40 years, » Musk wrote. The message is directed to the Senate, where the draft law is located, which has already been approved by the Chamber of Representatives.
Musk also launched an X poll, where he asks his 220 million accounts that follow him.
« It is time to create a new political party in the American, which even represents the 80% of the middle class, » Musk asked.
« Trump has 3.5 years of presidency, but I will be here for at least 40 years, » Musk wrote.
The billionaire has accused, in another post, of « Donald Trump appears in the Epstein file »
« It’s time to throw the big bomb. Donald Trump is in the Epstein file. This is the real reason why they (the files/lists of the Epstein investigation, no) were not made public. You have a wonderful day, DJT, » said Elon Musk.
Elon Musk left the Trump administration, after being in charge of the so-called Department for government efficiency (Doge), in charge of reducing federal expenses.
