President Trump and Elon Musk break up, exchanging words: 'Elon has gone crazy' and 'Trump's name is in the Epstein files'
President Trump and Elon Musk, who held a key position in the second Trump administration, have suddenly and rapidly fallen into a state of conflict, with President Trump describing Musk as 'going crazy' at a press conference, while Musk has revealed that 'President Trump's name is in the Epstein file, which is suspected of child prostitution.'
Trump, Musk feud explodes with threats of cutting contracts, backing impeachment | Reuters
Musk grew close to Trump during the 2024 presidential election campaign. They built such a close relationship that Trump praised Musk as a 'new star' in his victory speech.
'A new star has been born. It's Elon,' Donald Trump said in his victory speech after the US presidential election, praising Elon Musk - GIGAZINE
During the second Trump administration, Musk led the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which worked to cut government spending, a role he held until his retirement at the end of May 2025.
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Musk, who left the administration, began criticizing the tax cut policy promoted by the Trump administration. In response, President Trump mentioned Musk at a press conference held on June 5th local time. While watching the press conference, Musk responded in real time to the exchange.
'I'm disappointed in Elon. I've helped him a lot. He knew the inside story of the bill better than anyone sitting here,' Trump said at the press conference. 'He knew the EV mandate was going to be lifted, and that's when the problem arose.' Musk responded, 'That's a lie, I've never been shown this bill, and it was passed in the middle of the night so fast that no one in Congress could read it.'
False, this bill was never shown to me even once and was passed in the dead of night so fast that almost no one in Congress could even read it! https://t.co/V4ztekqd4g
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 5, 2025
Musk also responded to President Trump's claim that 'I would have won Pennsylvania without Elon,' saying, 'Without me, Trump would have lost the election.'
Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 5, 2025
After the press conference, Trump described Musk on his social media account, Truth Social, saying, 'I told him to stop the EV mandate and get out, and he went nuts.'
He added, 'Elon can be hostile towards me, but I think he should have done so within the last few months. This is one of the greatest bills ever introduced in Congress. It's a record $1.6 trillion in spending cuts, the biggest tax cut ever.'
Musk, who has grown tired of President Trump, started a survey asking, 'Is it time for a new political party in America that represents 80% of the middle class?'
Is it time to create a new political party in America that actually represents the 80% in the middle?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 5, 2025
He also said, 'It's time to drop the big bombshell,' revealing that 'President Trump's name is on Epstein's list .'
Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 5, 2025
Have a nice day, DJT!
Musk also announced that SpaceX would immediately retire its Dragon spacecraft following 'threats of contract termination' from the government.
SpaceX announces retirement of Dragon spacecraft following threat from President Trump - GIGAZINE
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