Trump Fires Back at Musk: 'I'm Very Disappointed in Elon'
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President Donald Trump made his dissatisfaction with Elon Musk clear during a stunning Oval Office press engagement on Thursday.
Speaking with reporters alongside the chancellor of Germany, Trump fired back at Musk who has been relentless in his criticism of the "Big, Beautiful" budget bill which is the centerpiece of Trump's 2025 agenda.
"Look, I've always liked Elon," Trump said. "And so I was very surprised. You saw the words he had for me. And he hasn't said anything about me that's bad. I'd rather have him criticize me than the bill because the bill is incredible."
He added, "Elon and I had a great relationship. I don't know if we will anymore."
Trump made clear to point out the infamous hat Musk donned in the White House which read "Trump Was Right About Everything" and argued that the budget bill is no exception.
"I am right about the great big beautiful bill," Trump said.
The president also suggested self-interest may be a factor for Musk in his criticism of the budget bill — as the legislation does away with subsidies for electric vehicles. Musk, in a post on X responding to the president's comments, denied this was the case.
"Whatever," Musk wrote. "Keep the EV/solar incentive cuts in the bill, even though no oil & gas subsidies are touched (very unfair!!), but ditch the MOUNTAIN of DISGUSTING PORK in the bill."
Whatever.
Keep the EV/solar incentive cuts in the bill, even though no oil & gas subsidies are touched (very unfair!!), but ditch the MOUNTAIN of DISGUSTING PORK in the bill.
In the entire history of civilization, there has never been legislation that both big and beautiful.…
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 5, 2025
Trump spoke for more than 8 minutes straight but largely focused on the budget bill itself. But as he wrapped up his monologue, the president left very little room for interpretation on where things stand with Musk.
"I'm very disappointed in Elon," Trump said. "I've helped him a lot."
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Thats the fricking kiss of death. Ask Ron DeSantis.
the half billion musk spent to get trump elected just went poof ...
it's only a matter of time before trump requires loyalty pledges to him from every member of the armed forces ...
That bromance ended in tragedy...
a predictable outcome from the beginning. trump will patch it back up before the primaries next year ...
$$$,$$$,$$$
What's really sad is that Donald Trump actually does believe he's some sort of Godfather.
"I know it was you, Elon. If I have a heart, you broke it. You broke it! But what am I saying, not even I believe I have a heart so as long as you come back and kiss my ass like you were doing last week, I'll forget the whole thing. Come on Elon, assume the position...".
... or maybe not, now that the personal attacks have started.
That's rich coming from the King of Self-Interest
This would be a lot funnier if these narcissistic assholes werent ruining our country.
Musk thinks Trump is an ungrateful prick and Trump thinks Musk is an ungrateful prick, they both get what they deserve.
not enough room on the planet for those 2 egos ...
If you do not agree with everything Trump does, you are his enemy.
This was predictable of course. Trump has no shades of gray. He is a petulant child.
musk is now a legitimate risk to our national security ...
Have head this for years and NONE have come to be true.
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Musk is likely the force that pushed Trump over the edge in the swing states. If not for Musk, Trump could very well be wearing an ankle bracelet right now as a private citizen felon.
Note how he admitted quid pro quo. The PotUS should not be "helping out" private citizen donors with the powers of his office.
trmp keeps telling on himself but nobody does anything about it
The cuts are getting close. Musk just posted that Trump would have lost the election without him.
Well, it's true
There's an article on Alternet about the coming MAGA civil war.
cool, they love guns. I can't wait for those videos on youtube ...
Do you know how Musk got that black eye?
He says his little boy X punched him in the face. Some people think Stephen Miller gave it to him.
I think Miller did it too
I think Musk is spot on about that. So Musk is illustrating how bad it is for one person to have so much money as to influence an election (albeit legally) to produce, no doubt, the worst PotUS we have ever had.
Harris outspent Trump by hundreds of millions. How much more did she need to spend to buy a victory?
where's your source to back that up?
It's general knowledge. If you don't know a fact, look it up.
... it's covered by a thin layer of cotton.
No it's not general knowledge. You present an opinion as fact you are the one who needs to back it up. Don;t throw the burden on me. I don't have a problem continuing to believe that you make things up
It's not an opinion. Calling Harris dumb is an opinion. Pointing out that Democrats spent hundreds of millions more than Republicans during the 2024 campaign is a fact that was referenced all the time during the campaign. It can be objectively verified for those so inclined. I'm not going to waste my time providing facts that are known to anyone who paid attention just a few months ago. It's like asking for proof that Trump is the President.
I do not know; does not really matter now. What is your estimate?
The swing states were tight. Musk focused on the swing states. Trump narrowly wins.
Meh. Were they?
Wisconsin was tight. Most of the others weren't that close.
I can't access it but I appreciate you providing a link
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Sorry. I didn't think of that.
Here is other data from US News:
The points being that it wasn't Elon's money that made the difference, and people only seem to care about campaign money after they've lost an election.
I have no idea. At some point money has extremely diminishing returns in an election. To pick up another couple hundred thousand votes in the rust belt might have cost another half a billion.
Didn't Democrats? I can't believe they were stupid enough to spend hundreds of millions more than Trump only to be outspent in swing states.
Since neither of us can obtain the details of the internal workings of the campaigns, I think it is reasonable that Musk's $288 million investment and his celebrity involvement could have been the factor that put Trump over the top in the swing states.
There is no way of knowing, but Musk's claim seems credible.
If Harris had won WI (0.87%), MI (1.41%), and PA (1.781%), she would be PotUS. I think that 'tight' is a good description.
Just adding up numbers is not definitive. Musk created a war room, engaged in questional practices to buy votes, and lent his considerable weight to the process (not everyone has an X in their back pocket).
I would not be so dismissive of Musk's claim that he was the factor that put Trump over the edge.
Trump won each of those states by more than Biden did in 2020.
I said it wasn't his money.
His endorsement was significant, but for other reasons.
Well Biden certainly had it in 2020. It would probably be an interesting study to see how influential that change actually was.
Irrelevant.
His money was most definitely a factor . He used his money to fund his plan. While I agree that Musk merely throwing money at the problem (if that were all he did) would likely not be effective, that is not what he did.
I think Musk's claim that he was the factor that pushed Trump over the top has merit.
I think Musk substantially changed Twitter's (X's) bias and allowed for much more campaign propaganda. Regardless, having a media voice like X is clearly significant nowadays. Unfortunately, too many people think that when they read the same basic crap repeatedly that it mus be true and they consider this to be 'research'.
Nonsense.
I think it all depends on what we count as part of that "factor".
If we're talking about the home stretch of the actual campaign when Harris threw away her significant lead, I'm not sure Elon had much to do with that.
If we're counting things like taking away the Twitter bias, then yeah, I agree completely and yes obviously his money was also hugely influential. That's just not what most people consider when they talk about supporting a candidate during a campaign.
Jack, it does not matter that Biden won those states. We are talking about the 2024 election and the fact that Trump won by a small margin in three states that would have made Harris PotUS.
It flat out does not matter what happened in 2020.
And there is no way to know for certain. I get that you do not think Musk's claim is true. I think his claim has merit. No point debating it.
You're calling it "tight" when it was significantly looser than last time.
I think that, like a lot of what he has said recently, it's exaggerated.
Trump benefited far more from the actions of Democrats than he did any of his allies.
So what? I am not making assessments relative to 2020, I am making assessments based on the numbers.
Yes, I know that is your view. You know my view. No big surprise that we do not see things exactly the same way.
Trump Says Germany Being Liberated From Nazis Was “Not a Great Day” | The New Republic
During a press conference with Merz Thursday, Trump seemed confused when the foreign leader brought up the anniversary of the D-Day invasion, when U.S. troops landed on the beaches in Normandy during World War II, on June 6, 1944. The military operation marked a significant turning point in the war against the Nazis.
“That was not a pleasant day for you?” Trump asked Merz. The U.S. president then turned to the press, adding, “This was not a great day!”
“No, that was not a pleasant—well, but in the long run, Mr. President, this was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship,” Merz said, as the U.S. president laughed.
Trump quickly composed himself. “That’s true, that’s true,” he said.
Trump’s wild comment about Germany’s defeat in World War II betrays a weak understanding of world history, framing the Nazis as simply a German political party and not a genocidal regime responsible for the murder of six million Jewish people, and millions of others.
we are being led by an idiot
…and a laughing stock abroad.
Was Merz even alive when Germany was liberated from the Nazis?
D-Day is a great day and thanks for the reminder that it's tomorrow
They should both be put in time out.
Two narcissistic egomaniacs collaborating. What could possibly go wrong?