Tesla CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump are at each other’s throats once again. Yet again, Musk blasted Trump’s signature spending bill Monday as the Senate worked through a marathon amendment session to send the measure to the Oval Office by July 4.
Trump took to Truth Social to remind Musk that his opposition to the electric vehicle (EV) mandate had always been a key part of his campaign platform. He said Musk was well aware of this when he offered his strong endorsement, calling the mandate “ridiculous.”
He continued by saying that electric cars were fine, but not everyone should be forced to own one.
Trump took a potshot at Musk by saying that Musk may get more subsidies than any human in history by far, and without them he would have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa.
“It is obvious with the insane spending of this bill, which increases the debt ceiling by a record FIVE TRILLION DOLLARS that we live in a one-party country – the PORKY PIG PARTY!!” Musk wrote on his social media site X.
“Time for a new political party that actually cares about the people,” the tech billionaire added.
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The White House initially responded to Musk’s comments by pointing to Trump’s remarks to Fox News over the weekend saying that the billionaire was upset the bill would end subsidies for EVs.
“I think Elon is a wonderful guy, and I know he’s going to do well, always. He’s a smart guy,” Trump said in the interview.
In a separate post, Musk doubled down on his rhetoric, saying every member of Congress who votes to pass the bill should “hang their head in shame.”
“[T]hey will lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I do on this Earth,” Musk said.
In a post later Monday, Musk said, “If this insane spending bill passes, the America Party will be formed the next day.”
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He added that the country needs “an alternative to the Democrat-Republican uniparty so that the people actually have a VOICE.”
Earlier in June, tensions ignited after Musk condemned Trump’s massive $3-5 trillion “One Big Beautiful Bill,” by calling it a disgusting abomination. Musk controversially referenced Trump in the Epstein files, posts he later deleted.
Musk’s break from Trump marked a sharp turn from his prior support, shocking political observers and investors alike.
Trump retaliated by threatening to revoke federal subsidies and government contracts for Tesla and SpaceX, arguing that Musk’s companies relied heavily on taxpayer funding. The clash shook the markets with Tesla shares falling over 14% and more than $150 billion in value wiped out. Prominent figures in business and politics reacted strongly to the feud, and by mid-June, Musk appeared to step back, expressing regret over his harsher posts and suggesting a desire to de-escalate.