Is the bromance between president Trump and Elon Musk now over? Musk has made it clear multiple times this week that he is not happy with Trump's 'Big, beautiful bill', calling it a "disgusting abomination" while posting on X that Americans need to "KILL the BILL".
Well, today president Trump responded to the criticism during his Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Trump said he was "very disappointed" in Musk for his criticisms, adding "Elon and I had a great relationship. I don't know if we will any more, I was surprised,'' Trump told reporters.
When pressed about why specifically Musk was so angry, Trump replied, "'Elon's upset because we took the EV mandate, which was a lot of money for electric vehicles, and they're having a hard time the electric vehicles and they want us to pay billions of dollars in subsidy,' Trump said. 'I know that disburbed him.'
Trump also told the gathering he does not have evidence to support the claims of illegal autopen use during the Biden administration.
In response to Trump's comments, Elon Musk says Trump would have lost the 2024 election without him.