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Musk, Trump Relationship Implodes Over Budget Bill, President Threatens EV Credits, SpaceX Contracts


Trump hits back at Musk's criticism of his Big Beautiful Bill, arguing that the Tesla CEO is mad about him canceling the 'EV mandate.' Musk denies it, and uses X to unload on the president.

With emotions running high, and rumors of ketamine in the mix, the Tesla CEO unleashed over 30 tweets (and counting) in the past day in a full-on campaign to kill Trump's budget proposal, known as the Big Beautiful Bill. Trump responded on Truth Social, claiming he asked Musk to leave DOGE because he was "wearing thin," adding, "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! Musk's companies have been awarded $38 billion over the years, according to The Washington Post, including a pivotal$465 million loan to help get Tesla off the ground.Trump was evaluating more subsidies for Starlink satellite internet in March.

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