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Billionaire Brawl: Trump vs Musk-Here is WHY They are Fighting
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are embroiled in a heated public spat, with their disagreement centered around Trump's decision to cut subsidies for electric vehicles, which directly impacts Musk's business interests. Here's a breakdown of the situation :
The Cause of the Conflict
Trump's administration plans to terminate the EV tax credit, previously established under Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act.Musk claims he wasn't aware of the law's specifics before it passed, contradicting Trump's assertion that Musk had approved it.
The Public Exchange
Trump accused Musk of "going crazy" after the EV regulations and suggested terminating his government subsidies and contracts to save billions of dollars in the budget.Trump stated, "The easiest way to save billions of dollars in our budget would be to terminate Elon's government subsidies and contracts. I've always been surprised Biden didn't do that."Musk retaliated, claiming Trump wouldn't have won the election without his support, saying, "Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate." He also added, "Such ingratitude".
Escalation
Musk hinted at Trump's involvement in the Epstein files, stating, "[Donald Trump] is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public."Musk also suggested impeaching Trump, responding with a simple "Yes" to a post about it.Furthermore, Musk announced that SpaceX would begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft in response to Trump's threat to cancel contracts awarded to his companies .
The Cause of the Conflict
Trump's administration plans to terminate the EV tax credit, previously established under Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act.Musk claims he wasn't aware of the law's specifics before it passed, contradicting Trump's assertion that Musk had approved it.
The Public Exchange
Trump accused Musk of "going crazy" after the EV regulations and suggested terminating his government subsidies and contracts to save billions of dollars in the budget.Trump stated, "The easiest way to save billions of dollars in our budget would be to terminate Elon's government subsidies and contracts. I've always been surprised Biden didn't do that."Musk retaliated, claiming Trump wouldn't have won the election without his support, saying, "Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate." He also added, "Such ingratitude".
Escalation
Musk hinted at Trump's involvement in the Epstein files, stating, "[Donald Trump] is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public."Musk also suggested impeaching Trump, responding with a simple "Yes" to a post about it.Furthermore, Musk announced that SpaceX would begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft in response to Trump's threat to cancel contracts awarded to his companies .
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