Musk vs. Trump! The Plastic Relationship Between Top Billionaires and the President Has Crumbled
The Breaking Point:
Cutting Electric Vehicle Subsidies: Trump canceled clean energy credits, costing Tesla billions annually.
Dismissing White House Position: Musk's advisory role was quietly terminated, learned about departure on social media.
Tearing Up Starlink Contract: SpaceX’s defense orders suddenly canceled, rockets explode, falling into crisis.
Withdrawing Ally Nomination: Musk's close friend NASA director nomination was retracted, publicly humiliated.
Musk's Fury:
Burning Bridges: Helped Trump lay off 260,000 civil servants to save $170 billion, then introduced a $4 trillion debt bill, criticizing “America is bankrupt.”
Ungratefulness: Once spent $288 million to support, Trump turned around to accept $16 million in donations from traditional energy, countering with the “AI tax” on Tesla.
Severe Losses: Tesla’s profits plummeted 71%, sales collapsed; SpaceX exploded due to errors; a boycott movement surged across U.S. colleges.
Trump's Killing Move:
Threatening to Cut Off Resources: Threatened to terminate Musk's company’s $38 billion government contracts.
Opening Up Investigations: Investigating companies + digging up old immigration records.
Public Opinion Strangulation: The White House ridiculed the claim that Trump colluded with Epstein as “histrionics.”
Essence and Outcome:
Failed Marriage of Interests: Trump sought the tech halo, Musk aimed for policy dividends, ultimately turning against each other.
Mutually Assured Disaster: Mutual tearing led to Tesla’s stock price dropping 14% in a single day, Trump’s bill facing obstacles, leaving the netizens to watch the drama unfold.
Political and Financial Alliances are as short-lived as dew, after the honeymoon, only blades remain.
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