Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Friendship Implodes: All the Insults They Have Exchanged So Far Today

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's feud continues to escalate arsenic nan brace lobbed insults astatine 1 different complete societal media today.

The root of nan back-and-forth laic successful Musk's disapproval of what nan management has called nan "Big, Beautiful Bill," which has already passed nan House of Representatives. During an question and reply pinch CBS Sunday Morning that aired connected June 1, but was released earlier connected May 27, Musk said he was "disappointed to spot nan monolithic spending bill, frankly, which increases nan fund deficit, not conscionable decreases it," adding that it "undermines" nan activity nan Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was doing.

The measure is backing its taxation cuts and subject spending successful portion by cutting immoderate national wellness and power programs. However, it is besides poised to adhd an estimated $3.8 trillion to nan nationalist deficit, according to nan nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

A time aft portions of nan CBS question and reply were released, Musk confirmed he was leaving DOGE. On May 30, Musk went to nan Oval Office for an on-camera gathering pinch Trump.

The progressively nationalist feud betwixt Musk, 53, and Trump, 78, reached a caller level connected Thursday, June 5, opening erstwhile Musk shared a clip from his question and reply connected Fox Business, successful which he besides criticized nan "Big, Beautiful Bill." The 2 traded barbs connected X and Truth Social passim nan day.

Musk Criticizes nan "Big Beautiful Bill"

In nan Fox Business clip, Musk says, "I can't judge I'm present doing this. It's benignant of bizarre. But I benignant of deliberation that the...Yeah, we've sewage this tremendous national fund deficit. And it's a $2 trillion deficit. It keeps growing."

"Our liking payments, our higher than our defense section budget. That's, I deliberation was nan existent aftermath up telephone for maine was looking astatine seeing that nan liking payments, nan nationalist indebtedness exceeded nan Defense Department budget. And that was only increasing complete time, which meant if we didn't do thing astir this, uh, past location won't beryllium immoderate money for anything."

"That’s what it comes down to," Musk added connected X.

The bill, should it walk nan Senate and beryllium signed into law, would present important cuts to Medicaid and nan Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by implementing much requirements connected imaginable beneficiaries.

Musk Reposts A Tweet Supporting His Stance connected nan BBB

Musk subsequently shared a Tweet from a personification supporting his stance connected nan BBB, which read, "The mostly of statement *voters* powerfully work together pinch Elon and want nan BBB trimmed down
@elonmusk near nan Democratic Party and sacrificed overmuch successful his relentlessly supported nan GOP. The GOP activity should springiness his counsel superior consideration."

Musk captioned nan retweet pinch a elemental "Yes."

Musk Uses Trump's Words from 12 Years Ago to Criticize Him

Next, Musk reposted a tweet that Trump shared connected Jan. 23, 2013. "I cannot judge nan Republicans are extending nan indebtedness ceiling—I americium a Republican & I americium embarrassed!" Trump wrote astatine nan time.

"Wise words," Musk added.

Trump Responds pinch Claims connected Reducing nan Deficit connected Truth Social

"Shockingly, nan Democrat controlled CBO conscionable announced that nan Tariffs will beryllium reducing nan Deficit by astatine slightest $2.8 Trillion Dollars," Trump wrote connected Truth Social successful response."

"Too bad this accusation couldn’t person been released earlier, it would person kept group from knowingly saying untruths," he continued, alleging that Musk was lying astir nan national fund deficit.

"I don’t mind Elon turning against me, but he should person done truthful months ago," Trump wrote successful different Truth Social station during nan day. "This is 1 of nan Greatest Bills ever presented to Congress. It’s a Record Cut successful Expenses, $1.6 Trillion Dollars, and nan Biggest Tax Cut ever given. If this Bill doesn’t pass, location will beryllium a 68% Tax Increase, and things acold worse than that. I didn’t create this mess, I’m conscionable present to FIX IT. This puts our Country on a Path of Greatness. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"

Musk Responds With Another Old Trump Tweet

Musk retweeted different tweet Trump antecedently shared connected July 31, 2012, which read, "No personnel of Congress should beryllium eligible for re-election if our country's fund is not balanced---deficits not allowed!"

Musk captioned nan retweet, "I couldn't work together more!" followed by 2 American emblem emojis.

Musk Retweets About Trump's Cuts To California High Speed Rail Project

Musk besides reposted a tweet that read, "DOGE: Democrats are calling Trump's determination to extremity national backing for California's high-speed obstruction task 'heartless'. With conscionable 35 years near to complete nan task was 'so close' to completion you could almost ideate your grandchildren riding nan rails. The bully news is that they won't person thing to tear down."

"Sensible move by President @realDonaldTrump," Musk added.

Musk Posts Brief Thread On BBB

"Slim Beautiful Bill for nan win," Musk wrote successful 1 tweet, followed by different successful nan aforesaid thread that read, "Keep nan good, region nan bad."

President Trump Discusses Musk During Meeting pinch New German Chancellor astatine nan White House

During Trump's gathering pinch German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, nan president claimed Musk was alert of cuts to EV and star powerfulness incentives, which will effect his electrical conveyance and cleanable power company, Tesla.

"Elon is upset because we took nan EV mandate, which was a batch of money for electrical vehicles," Trump said. "They're having a difficult clip nan electrical vehicles, and they want america to salary billions of dollars successful subsidy. Elon knew this from nan beginning."

Musk Shares Clip of Trump Claiming Musk "Knew nan Inner Workings of This Bill"

"I'm very disappointed pinch Elon. I've helped him a lot," Trump said Thursday. "He knew nan soul workings of nan measure amended than anybody sitting here. He had nary problem pinch it. All of a abrupt he had a problem and he only developed nan problem erstwhile he recovered retired we're going to trim EV mandate."

Musk posted nan clip, alleging, "False, this measure was ne'er shown to maine moreover erstwhile and was passed successful nan dormant of nighttime truthful accelerated that almost nary 1 successful Congress could moreover publication it!"

Later, Musk reposted a clip of Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee stating his support for making changes to nan "Big, Beautiful Bill."

"I'm each successful for much cuts to nan bill. It's big, but it's not beautiful yet," Ogles, who voted for nan bill, said. "The Senate's occupation is to make nan measure amended earlier sending it backmost to us. The House's occupation is to walk DOGE rescissions and EO codification bills that are collecting dust. Not to spell home." Musk captioned nan repost pinch an American emblem emoji.

Musk Shares Screenshot of Multiple Old Trump Tweets Expressing Contrary Viewpoints to nan "Big Beautiful Bill"

Musk reposted different X user's collage of aged Trump tweets expressing contrary financial viewpoints to those of nan bill. "Where is this feline today??" Musk captioned nan repost.

"Without me, Trump would person mislaid nan election, Dems would power nan House and nan Republicans would beryllium 51-49 successful nan Senate," Musk claimed successful different tweet.

Musk Shares Video of Trump Supporting Tesla successful March

After respective retweets of support for himself, Musk returned to criticizing Trump by sharing a video from March 11, nan time Trump and Musk showed disconnected Tesla cars connected nan White House lawn.

"What astir Elon? Did he call? He ne'er moreover mentioned it to he ne'er complained until this moment. I'm conscionable bringing it up. Who would do that?" Trump said.

Trump continued to claim, "He has ne'er asked maine for a thing, and he's built this awesome company, and he shouldn't beryllium penalized because he's a patriot. He's an unthinkable patriot. And I don't moreover cognize if he's a Republican," to which Musk is seen laughing while holding 1 of his children's hands.

"Remember this? @realDonaldTrump," Musk wrote successful nan repost.

Trump Responds to Elon's Public Dissent for nan BBB

"Elon was 'wearing thin,' I asked him to leave, I took distant his EV Mandate that forced everyone to bargain Electric Cars that cipher other wanted (that he knew for months I was going to do!), and he conscionable went CRAZY!" Trump wrote connected a Truth Social post.

In different Truth Social post, Trump threatened to trim billions successful national subsidies and taxation cuts for Musk's companies.

“The easiest measurement to prevention money successful our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts,” nan president wrote, per the New York Times. “I was ever amazed that Biden didn’t do it!”

Musk shared a screenshot of this message, adding, "In ray of nan President’s connection astir cancellation of my authorities contracts, @SpaceX will statesman decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately."

"This is simply a shame this backmost and forth. You are some amended than this. Cool disconnected and return a measurement backmost for a mates days," an X personification replied, prompting Musk to write, "Good advice. Ok, we won’t decommission Dragon."

Musk Claims Trump Is "In The Epstein Files"

"Time to driblet nan really large bomb: @realDonaldTrump is successful nan Epstein files. That is nan existent logic they person not been made public. Have a bully day, DJT!" Musk claimed successful different tweet.

Trump's sanction has antecedently been publicly linked pinch Jeffrey Epstein. His sanction was mentioned successful formation logs released earlier this twelvemonth by Attorney General Pam Bondi a full of 7 times. The quality of Trump's sanction successful nan formation logs does not instantly implicate him, nevertheless — Trump was friends pinch nan disgraced financier and pedophile for decades until nan mid-2000s and galore of nan individuals named could person been connected Epstein's level for morganatic reasons.

A Justice Department spokesperson had nary contiguous remark connected calls to merchandise much Epstein-related files erstwhile the New York Times asked astir Musk's claim.

In different of his tweets Thursday, Musk predicted, "The Trump tariffs will origin a recession successful nan 2nd half of this year."