Trump and Musk feud explodes online and turns personal

The simmering tension between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk exploded Thursday into a inhabitants brawl between the greater part powerful man in the world and the richest man in the world filled with personal attacks and financial threats The spat began when the president criticized the Tesla CEO s modern attacks on the Republican procedures measure winding its way through Congress which Trump has dubbed the big beautiful bill and speedily escalated into social media volleys Trump suggested the U S regime could cut its major ties with Musk s businesses And Musk shot back promoting a post that called for Trump s impeachment and alleging a link between the president and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein I m very disappointed because Elon knew the inner workings of this bill Trump stated reporters in the Oval Office during a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz I m very disappointed in Elon I ve helped Elon a lot The comments and the flurry of online retorts from both men that hastily followed mark the latest progress in a remarkable break between the two Musk donated over million in backing of Trump s campaign and after his November win Trump invited the entrepreneur into his administration