{"id":2288,"date":"2025-06-06T09:48:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T04:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=2288"},"modified":"2025-06-06T08:50:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T03:50:43","slug":"trump-musk-publicly-clash-over-policy-and-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2025\/06\/06\/trump-musk-publicly-clash-over-policy-and-partnership","title":{"rendered":"Trump, Musk Publicly Clash Over Policy and Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"561\"><strong>ISLAMABAD: Tensions between US President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk erupted publicly on Thursday, revealing a dramatic breakdown in their once-close relationship.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"561\">Trump expressed being \u201cvery disappointed\u201d with Musk\u2019s recent criticisms of his tax and spending legislation, while Musk fired back on social media, accusing Trump of \u201cingratitude\u201d and claiming Trump would not have won the 2024 election without his support.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"563\" data-end=\"1028\">The dispute unfolded during a press briefing in the Oval Office, with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz present but silent.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"563\" data-end=\"1028\">Trump criticized Musk for turning against him despite Musk\u2019s prior knowledge of the bill\u2019s details, calling it a sudden problem.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">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! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4ztekqd4g\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4ztekqd4g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1930662301792977094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"563\" data-end=\"1028\">Musk responded in real time on his X platform (formerly Twitter), denying Trump\u2019s claims about being briefed in advance and highlighting his major financial contribution of nearly $300 million to Trump\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1030\" data-end=\"1075\">Public Spat Impacts Business and Politics<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1077\" data-end=\"1476\">Musk\u2019s public denunciation sent Tesla\u2019s shares tumbling by eight percent on Wall Street, signaling investor concern over the escalating feud.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1077\" data-end=\"1476\">Musk further fueled speculation about his political ambitions by posting a poll asking if it was time to form a new party representing the majority \u201cin the middle.\u201d His followers overwhelmingly agreed, suggesting potential shifts in the political landscape.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Whatever.<\/p>\n<p>Keep the EV\/solar incentive cuts in the bill, even though no oil &amp; gas subsidies are touched (very unfair!!), but ditch the MOUNTAIN of DISGUSTING PORK in the bill.<\/p>\n<p>In the entire history of civilization, there has never been legislation that both big and beautiful.\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1930660788739698878?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1478\" data-end=\"1757\">Meanwhile, Trump took to Truth Social, accusing Musk of going \u201ccrazy\u201d after losing electric vehicle subsidies he had long been aware would be cut.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1478\" data-end=\"1757\">Trump also suggested terminating Musk\u2019s government contracts could save billions in the budget, a move Musk called an \u201cobvious lie.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1759\" data-end=\"1787\">From Farewell to Fallout<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1789\" data-end=\"2270\">The explosive breakup followed Musk\u2019s recent farewell ceremony in the Oval Office after stepping down from his government role.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1789\" data-end=\"2270\">Trump recalled Musk arriving with a black eye from an incident with his son and declining makeup, portraying Musk as authentic despite growing tensions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1789\" data-end=\"2270\">The public airing of grievances between one of the world\u2019s most powerful men and the richest entrepreneur highlights the fragile nature of their alliance and raises questions about future cooperation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Tensions between US President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk erupted publicly on Thursday, revealing a dramatic breakdown in their once-close relationship. Trump expressed being \u201cvery disappointed\u201d with Musk\u2019s recent criticisms of his tax and spending legislation, while Musk fired back on social media, accusing Trump of \u201cingratitude\u201d and claiming Trump would not &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1129,1130,58],"class_list":["post-2288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","tag-dispute","tag-musk","tag-trump"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2288"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2291,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288\/revisions\/2291"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}