Tech billionaire Elon Musk backed a name to question President Trump on Thursday, one of many newest swipes on the president by the billionaire in an ongoing disagreement between the previous allies.
“President vs Elon. Who wins? My money’s on Elon. Trump should be impeached and JD Vance should replace him,” Ian Miles Cheong, a Malaysia-based right-wing author, stated in a Thursday afternoon publish on Musk’s social platform X.
“Yes,” Musk stated in response to Cheong’s publish about 20 minutes later.
Dwell updates: Trump, Musk feud blows large open on Thursday
On Thursday, Trump and Musk’s relationship rapidly fell aside in a really public manner. In an Oval Workplace assembly with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the president advised reporters that he was “very surprised” and “very disappointed” in Musk, who has not too long ago mounted a marketing campaign in opposition to the president’s signature coverage invoice.
In response, Musk claimed on social media that he was behind the president’s November 2024 election victory. He additionally alleged in a midafternoon publish on X that Trump had ties to convicted intercourse offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein.
“Time to drop the really big bomb,” Musk stated within the X publish. “[Trump] is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public.”
“Mark this post for the future. The truth will come out,” Musk stated in a subsequent publish.
In his first Fact Social publish after Musk’s Epstein information declare, Trump touted the Home’s “big, beautiful bill” and instructed Musk ought to’ve turned in opposition to him a very long time in the past.
“I don’t mind Elon turning against me, but he should have done so months ago. This is one of the Greatest Bills ever presented to Congress. It’s a Record Cut in Expenses, $1.6 Trillion Dollars, and the Biggest Tax Cut ever given. If this Bill doesn’t pass, there will be a 68% Tax Increase, and things far worse than that. I didn’t create this mess, I’m just here to FIX IT. This puts our Country on a Path of Greatness. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
The White Home responded later Thursday to Musk’s and Cheong’s posts.
“This is an unfortunate episode from Elon, who is unhappy with the One Big Beautiful Bill because it does not include the policies he wanted. The President is focused on passing this historic piece of legislation and making our country great again,” White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated in an emailed assertion to The Hill in response to the posts.
Up to date at 7:04 p.m. EDT
