Trump asks Elon Musk to step down as head of the Government Efficiency Board after scathing criticisms of the budget bill. Musk described the project as "massive and disgraceful" and a "disgusting abomination," while Trump referred to it as "big and beautiful." This public dispute comes less than a week after a farewell party Trump held for Musk in the Oval Office.¹

Musk supported Trump's impeachment and the appointment of JD Vance as president, and he also posted a poll on his "X" account asking about the creation of a new political party in America representing the middle class, which garnered over a million votes.

The disagreements between Trump and Musk included threats to cancel massive government contracts awarded to Musk, including for launching space rockets and using the Starlink satellite service, worth $18 billion. Musk responded that his company "SpaceX" would begin "withdrawing" the Dragon spacecraft from service. $BTC $ETH $XRP #TrumpVsMusk