Today, President Donald Trump spoke out against the criticism of Elon Musk, who used to work for him.
Musk, who is the richest person in the world and was a big part of Trump’s victory, was named head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
But Musk said last week that he was leaving Trump’s government.
But cracks became more obvious when Musk criticized Trump’s big tax bill and asked Congress to “kill the bill.” These cracks were already there before Musk left.
In public, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX criticized the GOP plan for possibly adding trillions of dollars to the deficit. In private, he was upset that tax credits for electric vehicles that were in place during the Biden administration were taken away, among other things.
As if that wasn’t bad enough, Musk also called the Big Beautiful Bill, a law that Trump left behind, a fat mess.
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office before his meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz that Musk knew how the bill worked and that there was never a problem until right after he left.
It was great to be friends with Elon. Now I’m not sure if we will. He hasn’t said anything bad about me yet, but I’m sure he will. But I’m really upset… I’ve been very helpful to Elon.
“He’s not the first.” When people leave my administration, they love us, but then they miss it so much that some of them become upset, while others become friendly. I don’t know what it is; I think they call it “Trump derangement syndrome.” They lose their cool, the world changes, and they become aggressive. I’m rather let down.
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