US President donald trump and tesla chief Elon Musk are face to face over the Republican tax bill. There seems to be a rift in their deep friendship. When donald trump expressed his displeasure over the tax bill, Elon Musk retorted by saying that if he was not there, donald trump would not have won the election.
Elon Musk wrote on X, "Without me, trump would have lost the election, the Democrats would have controlled the house and the Republicans would have been 51-49 in the Senate." Earlier, donald trump said that he is very disappointed with Elon Musk because he opposed the Republican tax bill. trump said that Elon Musk misses the white house and is suffering from trump Derangement Syndrome. According to the news agency Associated Press, donald trump said, "I am very disappointed with Elon. I have helped Elon a lot."
The US President has criticized his close friend Elon Musk at a time when a few days ago the tesla CEO opposed the US President's spending bill and called it disgusting.
What did Elon Musk say?
Musk wrote on social media platform X, "I'm sorry but I can't stand it. This massive, insulting, pork-filled congressional spending bill is disgusting. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it."
Criticizing the bill, Elon Musk urged people to contact their lawmakers to abolish this law. He wrote, "This spending bill includes the largest increase in the debt limit in US history! It is a debt slavery bill."
What did the white house say?
This criticism of Musk comes at a time when trump is personally lobbying Republicans on the bill in the Senate. The White House said Musk's public criticism of the bill would not change his opinion on the President. White house Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said, "The President already knows what Elon Musk's stance is on this bill. It does not change the President's opinion. It is a big, beautiful bill and he is firm on it."
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