The friendly relationship between President Donald Trump and the world’s richest man Elon Musk has suddenly turned sour. What started as a disagreement about money has now become a full-blown public fight with serious accusations flying back and forth.
Last week, Musk left his White House advisory role and immediately began attacking Trump’s new tax bill. He called it “disgusting” and claimed it would add too much to America’s debt by raising the borrowing limit by $4 trillion. Musk said lawmakers passed this huge 1,038-page bill too quickly for anyone to properly read it.
Trump didn’t take this criticism well. Speaking from the Oval Office, he claimed Musk only got upset after finding out the bill would cut electric car incentives that help Tesla, Musk’s car company.
“He knew every part of this bill,” Trump said. “He never had a problem until right after he left.”
The argument quickly moved to social media, where both men have huge followings. Musk boasted that Trump wouldn’t have won the election without his support – he spent $300 million helping Trump and other Republicans during the campaign.
Things got worse when Trump threatened to cancel government contracts with Musk’s companies. This worried investors, and Tesla’s stock price dropped 14% in one day, erasing $153 billion in value.
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The breaking point came when someone asked Musk on X (formerly Twitter) if Trump should be impeached, and Musk simply replied “Yes.” He then made a shocking claim without any proof, saying Trump’s name appears in unreleased files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
In his anger, Musk even threatened to stop letting NASA use SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, which takes supplies and astronauts to the space station. He later backed down after cooler heads suggested both men take a break from fighting.
This fight matters because Musk’s opposition could endanger Trump’s tax bill, which barely passed the House by just one vote (215-214) and still needs Senate approval.
Trump suggested Musk might be feeling withdrawal from no longer being close to presidential power. “People leave my administration and they love us. Then they miss it badly and some become hostile,” he said.
For regular Americans, this high-profile feud shows how quickly powerful friendships can fall apart when money and ego are involved. It also highlights how personal disputes between influential figures can affect everything from the stock market to government space programs to tax laws that impact everyone’s wallet.
