The simmering tension between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk exploded in public, with the president sharply criticizing the Tesla CEO's attacks on the Republican spending bill and Musk firing back that the president would have lost the election without his help.
“I’m very disappointed because Elon knew the inner workings of this bill,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
"I’ve helped Elon a lot.”
Reacting to Trump's comments on Thursday, Musk first brushed them off as "whatever," before quickly escalating to claims that Trump would have lost the election without him.
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