'Elon is upset because...': Watch Trump saying Musk is having 'a hard time's due to his EV decision

It was a night of drama, war of words and blame game in the US as President Donald Trump and his former protégé, Elon Musk, sparred publicly over the new tax bill, which eventually snowballed into an ugly spat.

The trouble between the two started brewing days ago, when Musk denounced Trump’s sweeping tax-cut and spending bill. The president initially held his tongue while Musk campaigned to torpedo the bill, saying it would add too much to the nation’s $36.2 trillion in debt.

During a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Trump said, “Elon’s upset because we took the EV mandate, which is a lot of money… I know that disturbed him…Elon and I had a great relationship. I don’t know if we will anymore.”

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Trump and Elon Musk are at each other's throat since couple of days .

Trump: “Elon's upset because we took the EV mandate, which is a lot of money... I know that disturbed him…Elon and I had a great relationship. I don't know if we will anymore." pic.twitter.com/CYDJhW8QQM

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The president has floated the idea of ending government subsidies and contracts for the companies run by Elon Musk as a way of saving money. “The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. I was always surprised that Biden didn’t do it,” Trump said on Truth Social.

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Meanwhile, Musk has put forth the idea of creating his own political party following his formal exit from the White House.

He began an online poll on X, asking, “Is it time to create a new political party in America that actually represents the 80% in the middle?"

In a rift that is growing bigger by the day, Tesla CEO dropped a bombshell, claiming that Trump has ties to convicted sex offender and financier  Jeffrey Epstein . In an explosive post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Musk said that the POTUS is in the Epstein Files.