The richest man in the world, made millionaire donations to Trump’s campaign and then acted as his government counselor in public spending policy, but in recent months they are disagreeing with
The actions of the Tesla electric vehicle manufacturer plummeted to the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday (5), after exchanges of public barbs between his CEO, and the president of ,. At around 2:05 pm GMT, Tesla’s shares on Wall Street fell 8.64%, being quoted at $ 303.35. Musk, the richest man in the world, made millionaire donations to Trump’s campaign and then acted as his government counselor in public spending cutting policy. This Thursday, he accused the Republican of “ingratitude” on his social network X, stating that without his support, “Trump would have lost the elections.” “So much so,” Musk replied to a video in which Trump claimed that his anger was due to the loss of electric vehicle subsidies. “False,” then published the director of Tesla, rebutting an excerpt in which the president claims that Musk already knew the content of the bill.
Trump stated on Thursday that he was “very disappointed” with Musk’s criticism of his budget megapote. “See, Elon and I had a great relationship. I don’t know if she will continue. I was surprised,” the Republican president told journalists at the Oval Hall after Musk – until recently one of his closest advisers – classified the bill as an “abomination”. Musk announced last week that his role in the US government had come to an end shortly after criticizing Trump’s budget project. Musk considers that this proposal, already approved by the House of Representatives and still pending voting in the Senate, would increase the deficit and the work of the Government Efficiency Commission (Doge), which he presided over and was responsible for firing tens of thousands of civil servants.
*With information from AFP
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