‘Frustrated’ by his criticism Mask In the bill to reduce taxation, the Donald Trump. “Say whatever you want,” the billionaire and a former close associate of the US president responds immediately.
The relationship of Donald Trump and Mask It seems to have been permanently broken, as Reuters reported on Thursday (05.06.2025).
According to the news media, the US president escalated his controversy with Tesla owner, telling reporters that he was “frustrated” by Musk’s public criticism in the Republican bill on spending and saying they are not sure if the two will continue.
Trump also argued that Musk’s attacks on the bill were motivated by the legislation proposed by the law on the abolition of consumer tax credit for electric vehicles. Tesla’s chief executive has stated that he is opposed to the bill because he will increase federal deficits.
“I am very disappointed with Elon,” Trump told the Oval Office, adding: “I have helped the elder a lot.”
As Trump spoke, Musk wrote on X: “Slim Beautiful Bill for the Win”, a reference to the official title of the bill, “Big Beautiful Bill Act”.
“Abolition of state subsidies for the purchase of electric vehicles/ solar energy even if oil and gas subsidies are not touched,” Musk commented.
Elon Musk denied Trump who said he knew about the bill: “Lies, this bill was not shown to me, never once.”
“Say what you want,” he said of the US president.
And by turning a Trump tweet since 2013 (“I can’t believe that Republicans are expanding the debt ceiling -I’m a Republican and I’m ashamed!”), Musk commented ironically: “wise words.”
Wise words https://t.co/6juH1jEjtc
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 5, 2025
Musk was a powerful Trump ally, spending nearly $ 300 billion to boost the Republicans in the 2024 elections and then overseeing Trump’s sweeping effort to cut spending on the federal government.
Tesla’s shares broke the losses after Trump’s criticism of Musk. The stock fell almost 6% lately- it had fallen 3% before Trump’s speech.