President Donald Trump reignited his feud with Elon Musk and touted having DOGE look into federal money received by the billionaire, who until May had spearheaded the very same department focused on slashing fraud and waste in U.S. government spending.
Trump took aim at Musk, the CEO of electric automaker Tesla and space tech firm SpaceX, after his former political ally sharply criticized the president’s flagship One, Big, Beautiful Bill for its impact on the federal deficit.
Musk also said he would form a new political party and work to oust any Congressional Republicans who said they were for cutting government spending, but then voted in favor of the bill, in primaries. He has also criticized Trump’s subsidies for fossil fuel firms while electric vehicle subsidies are being cut.
“Elon Musk knew, long before he so strongly Endorsed me for President, that I was strongly against the EV Mandate,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform late Monday night, referring to electric vehicles.
“It is ridiculous, and was always a major part of my campaign. Electric cars are fine, but not everyone should be forced to own one. Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far, and without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa.
“No more Rocket launches, Satellites, or Electric Car Production, and our Country would save a FORTUNE. Perhaps we should have DOGE take a good, hard, look at this? BIG MONEY TO BE SAVED!!!”
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