President Donald Trump floated that his bromance with Elon Musk was over after the former ‘first buddy’ went on a social media tear over the Republicans’ ‘big beautiful bill.’
On Thursday, Musk highlighted several of the Trump’s vintage tweets demanding that lawmakers not be eligible for reelection if they don’t balance the budget and shaming Republicans for extending the debt ceiling.
Trump was asked about Musk’s recent criticism during his Thursday Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
‘Elon and I had a great relationship. I don’t know if we will any more, I was surprised,’ Trump told reporters.
The president suggested that Musk was angry – not over the bill ballooning the deficit – but because the Trump administration has pulled back on electric vehicle mandates, which negatively impacted Tesla, and replaced the Musk-approved nominee to lead NASA.
‘He became a little bit different. I can understand that. But he knew every aspect of this bill. He knew it better than almost anybody, and he never had a problem until right after he left,’ Trump protested.
‘If he saw the statements he made about me, which I’m sure – it is very fresh on tape. He said the most beautiful things about me. He has not said that about me personally. I’m sure that’ll be next,’ the president continued.
‘I’m very disappointed in Elon. I’ve helped Elon a lot,’ Trump added.
President Donald Trump floated that his bromance with Elon Musk was over after the former ‘first buddy’ went on a social media tear over the Republicans’ ‘big beautiful bill’
He also pushed that Musk has been disappointed by life outside the White House.
‘I think he got out there and all of the sudden he wasn’t in this beautiful office,’ Trump said.
The president’s comments come less than a week after he feted Musk in the Oval Office, giving him an official farewell as the billionaire moved out of special government employee status and back into the private sector.
