06.06.2025 10:10
U.S. President Trump expressed great disappointment in the comments made by Elon Musk, who has been a strong critic of the tax cut proposal, stating, "We had a very good relationship, and now I don't know if that relationship is still good. He changed a lot after leaving the White House." In response to Trump's remarks, Musk said, "If it weren't for me, Trump would have lost the election."
US President Trump expressed great disappointment in what Elon Musk said, who has been critical of the tax cut proposal, stating, "We had a very good relationship with Elon, but now I don't know if that relationship is going well." Musk, who quickly responded to Trump's remarks, said, "Without me, Trump would lose the election, the Democrats would take the House of Representatives, and the Senate would be 51-49 for the Republicans."
TRUMP RESPONDS TO CRITICISMS FOR THE FIRST TIME
US President Donald Trump, while hosting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House, responded for the first time to the criticisms from American businessman Elon Musk. Trump stated that Musk had previously spoken positively about the tax cut proposal he criticized and praised many of the things he did, noting that Musk suddenly changed after leaving the White House. Trump said, "We had a very good relationship with Elon, but now I don't know if that relationship is going well. I was very disappointed with Elon; I helped him a lot. He hasn't said bad things about me yet, but I'm sure that will happen soon," he evaluated.
Trump argued that Musk was upset due to the removal of incentives for electric vehicles and claimed that Musk had known from the beginning that these incentives would be terminated and that his position on this matter had never changed. Trump also noted that Musk had suggested a name for the directorship of NASA, but this person was not appointed because they were not suitable, and Musk was disturbed by this as well.
MUSK'S RESPONSE CAME QUICKLY
American billionaire businessman Elon Musk responded to US President Donald Trump, who made the statement "I was disappointed" about him while hosting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House, via his social media account.
Reacting to Trump's statement that "the best person who knew the proposal was Elon Musk," Musk said, "This is wrong. The proposal was never shown to me even once, and it was passed so quickly at midnight that almost no one in Congress could even read it," he stated.
Musk also reacted to Trump's statement that he could win the presidential elections without Musk's support, citing the elections in Pennsylvania, saying, "Without me, Trump would lose the election. The Democrats would control the House of Representatives, and the Republicans would have a 51-49 majority in the Senate," he said.