Musk says ‘no matter’ after Trump claims Tesla CEO is dissatisfied over NASA put up, EV credit score

President Donald Trump on Thursday stated that Elon Musk has been criticizing his proposed tax invoice for the reason that Tesla CEO is “upset” concerning the removing of EV credit within the package deal, and the president nixing his pick out to run NASA.

“I’m very disappointed in Elon. I’ve helped Elon a lot,” Trump advised newshounds on the White House.

Musk briefly fired again at Trump in a put up on his social media website online X.

“Whatever,” wrote the mega-billionaire, who additionally leads SpaceX and a number of other different firms along with Tesla, a number one producer of electrical automobiles.

“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,” Musk wrote.

“In the entire history of civilization, there has never been legislation that both big and beautiful.”

Trump spoke after days of Musk condemning what Trump calls his “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” over considerations it’s going to blow out federal deficits.

Musk on Tuesday referred to as the invoice, which is being regarded as through the Senate, a “disgusting abomination.”

Musk ultimate week left his transient executive put up overseeing DOGE, the Trump management’s effort to slash federal spending and worker headcounts.

Musk used to be additionally the most important monetary backer of Trump’s 2024 marketing campaign, spending greater than $250 million on that effort.

Last weekend, quickly after Musk used to be lauded through Trump for his executive carrier in an Oval Office tournament, the president stated he used to be retreating Musk’s most well-liked nominee, tech billionaire Jared Issacman, to run the gap company NASA.

“You know, I’ve always liked Elon,” stated Trump on Thursday. “I’d rather have him criticize me than the bill, because the bill is incredible.”

“Elon is upset because we took the EV mandate, and you know, which was a lot of money for electric vehicles,” Trump stated. “And you know, they’re having a hard time, the electric vehicles, and they want us to pay billions of dollars in subsidy.”

“Elon knew this from the beginning,” Trump stated, regarding the removing of the tax credit within the invoice for electrical automobiles. “He knew it … a long time ago.”

“I’m very disappointed, because Elon knew the inner workings of this bill better than almost anybody sitting here, better than you people. He knew everything about it. He had no problem with it.”

“All of a sudden he had a problem, and he only developed the problem when he found out that we’re going to have to cut the EV mandate, because that’s billions and billions of dollars, and it really is unfair,” Trump stated.

The president additionally stated, regarding Isaacman,  “I’m sure [Musk] respected him, but to run NASA … I didn’t think it was appropriate.”

“You happen to be a Democrat, like totally Democrat,” Trump stated of Isaacman. ” And I say, you know, look, we won. We get certain privileges. And one of the privileges we don’t have to appoint a Democrat. NASA is very important.”

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