Trump reveals why Musk is angry with him
US President Donald Trump said that businessman Elon Musk was angry because
I ended policies encouraging the purchase of electric cars, indicating that
he considers him "a wonderful and successful man.".
Following a public disagreement with American businessman Elon Musk
US President Donald Trump stated that he considers Musk
"a wonderful and successful man.".
Trump said:
"Musk provided support during the presidential race, I think he's a great person.
I haven't talked to him much, but I think Elon is an amazing person
and I know he will always be a success," he said.
"He didn't get what he wanted," the U.S.president added, speaking of
Musk's desire to maintain government support for the electric vehicle market.
Yesterday
American businessman Elon Musk criticized :
the latest version of President Donald Trump's comprehensive bill to cut taxes
and spending before voting on it in the Senate, explaining that it is "political suicide
for the Republican Party, and will destroy millions of jobs in the country.".
Musk's criticism comes after a public dispute between him and Trump earlier this
month, over the bill proposed by the US President to reduce federal expenditures.
"Bloomberg"
noted that "the Senate tax bill would accelerate the end of
the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric vehicles".
It also clarified that
the previous proposal would have ended the incentive at the end of this year for
most EV sales, and the new version ends the credit after September 30.
Tax credits for purchases of used and commercial
electric vehicles will expire at the same time," he said.
Musk apologized for his words against
Trump after a phone call between them
US businessman Elon Musk spoke by phone to US President Donald Trump on
Monday following their public spat, which led to
a "public expression of regret" by the businessman.
On Wednesday
Musk expressed regret for some of his messages about Trump that he wrote last
week, saying they crossed the line. Before that, Musk commented sarcastically on
his recent statements, noting that no one harms his reputation like he himself did.
"Trump received a call from Elon Musk late Monday evening, after which
the billionaire publicly apologized Wednesday morning for the attacks he made on
the president during their extraordinary public confrontation last week"
the New York Times :
reported :
citing three unnamed sources with knowledge of the call.
Two unnamed sources confirmed that Musk's call to Trump came afte
the businessman spoke with US Vice President
Jay D.Vance and White House Chief of Staff Susan Wiles.
Last Friday :
Politico reported that Trump's advisors planned a phone call between
the president and Musk on Friday to "make peace," but the media later
reported that the planned phone call between Trump and Musk was not scheduled.
Last week witnessed :
a public argument between Elon Musk and Trump over the huge bill proposed
by the US President to reduce federal expenditures
which Musk described as "disgusting filth.".
The businessman also called for "killing the bill," and Trump responded by saying
he was disappointed in Musk because he "did so much for him.". After that, Musk
expressed his opinion that Trump became president and Republicans gained
control of both houses of Congress thanks to him.
What do we conclude from the epic confrontation
between Trump and Musk?
The world's richest man and the world's most powerful man are feuding in one of
the most embarrassing and potentially damaging bickering ever.
Liz Beck – Fox News Observers of :
the intimate relationship between President Donald Trump :
and Tesla founder Elon Musk have wondered for months when it will end
not if it will end. The two men's achievements have given them great vanity, and
both are impetuous and quick to anger, and are not shy about spreading any idea.
Both men
accustomed to achieving their goals and getting things done, joined forces to
confront the status quo in Washington, and collided
with bureaucratic inertia :
- making their tasks almost impossible.
- Trump, in his second term in the Oval Office
- had expected this. However, Musk did not accept the resistance well.
The feud between Musk and Trump, which unfolded on X and Truth Social
respectively, has been something of a mud-wrestling affair. It began when Musk
described the president's "huge and beautiful" bill as an abhorrent act that would
add trillions of dollars to the country's debt.
At a time when Republicans are :
struggling to pass a key item on their agenda, inciting public opinion against
the legislation was a slap in the face for the White House.
- Trump acknowledged to
- reporters some doubts about
- the future of his relationship
with Musk :
which prompted the latter to attack the bill again, specifically canceling tax breaks
for electric cars, which could cause great harm to Tesla's fortunes. Musk then took
credit for the GOP's victories in last year's election, posting: "What ingratitude.".
The exchange of accusations continued for a few hours, as Musk and Trump
escalated their anger and accusations. Trump posted that Musk "went crazy" when
he asked the SpaceX founder to leave the government, and because
he "withdrew his mandate on electric cars.".
In the end
- Musk posted what he described as "heartbreaking news,"
- claiming that Trump was "involved" in the Jeffrey Epstein files
- which is why they were "not released.". But that accusation is false
the public has known for years that Trump flew on Epstein's plane;
if there was
anything particularly damaging in those files
then former President Joe Biden would certainly have leaked it.
The brazenness continued
with Musk predicting that "Trump's tariffs will cause an economic recession in
the second half of the year.
"Finally
after threatening to shut down the Dragon :
spacecraft that was transporting astronauts home from the International Space
Station, which will harm the country and Musk's prestigious leadership of our
space efforts, someone on X advised Musk to calm down, and he calmed down.
This is not the first time in recent months that Musk has attacked members of
the Trump administration. After the election, he got into a verbal altercation
with Trump's lawyer, Boris Epstein, as the two men competed for influence in
the choices of ministers. He was also reported to have recently had a heated verbal
altercation with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over who should head the IRS.
As Axios reported
"Musk has had high-profile disputes with Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy
and Commerce Advisor Peter Navarro as well".
As these battles raged :
some members of management concluded that Musk had "overacted," while
another told NBC News that the entrepreneur was "acting as if he were a co-chair.".
Recently :
Musk exploded in anger when his nominee for NASA administrator
Jared Isaacman :
was disqualified at the last minute, as punishment for criticizing
the Better Business Bureau. According to a Wall Street Journal report
"this decision angered Musk, who complained to aides over the weekend that
he had donated hundreds of millions of dollars to help elect Trump"
suggesting that he was expecting to return the favor.
Overall :
Trump has succeeded in controlling the prominent figures on his team.
After Musk and Pesent met :
- White House press secretary Carolyn Levitt stated in a statement
- "It's no secret that President Trump has put together a team of people
- who are very passionate about the issues that affect our country".
And sometimes passion is out of control.
Summary of the epic dispute in 5 points:
First, Elon Musk is an eccentric genius who founded some of the most important
companies of our time. But he knows little about how the government works
and what it takes to pass legislation. Although the Better
Business Bureau is not perfect, it is probably the best Republicans can do.
Second :
if Musk thinks he can make new friends with the left, he is wrong.
They hate him for opposing labor unions and his consciousness
for ensuring free speech on Twitter (X), and for winning Trump votes.
He expressed :
his opinion on establishing a new political party, which will not be achieved.
Third
Musk has done the United States a great service by exposing some of the cases of
waste and fraud that he and his team discovered in the DOGE project.
We hope that this effort will move forward :
as bipartisan estimates indicate that the waste of taxpayer money
could reach hundreds of billions. This is unacceptable and intolerable.
Fourth
as we rush into the realm of AI, Musk's cutting-edge artificial intelligence (xAI)
will be key to balancing. Do we want to give up all future directives
and rewrite history to leftists in Google or Meta?
No :
Musk's company will offer an alternative, which should be encouraged.
Fifth
Trump harnessed Musk's genius to serve the nation.
He also benefited from Musk's significant support during the election.
For these two reasons :
the president should do everything he can to rebuild his relationship with Musk
who can keep our technology and space industries the envy of the world.
For his part, Musk must remember: There is only one president.
Musk and Trump have forged a partnership that has benefited the country
but it hasn't been perfect; the government is a dangerous place to stir up trouble.
Those who benefit from the status quo have risen up to resist
change;
With every dollar cut, a bull gets hurt, but the work must move forward
and this rift between Trump and Musk must be healed.