Trump threatens to terminate Musk’s government contracts as two spar in public fall-out | World News

Tensions between US President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk reached a breaking point after a flurry of online posts from both sides. President Trump took to Truth Social, writing two posts targeting Musk.
“Elon was wearing thin, I asked him to leave, I took away his EV mandate that forced everyone to buy electric cars that nobody else wanted (that he knew for months I was going to do!), and he just went CRAZY!” Trump wrote.
He then added that the “easiest way to save money” through his signature tax bill was to “terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts.”
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Meanwhile, Musk intensified his attacks on X, claiming that Trump “is in the Epstein files,” referencing government documents related to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “That is the real reason they have not been made public,” Musk wrote. In February, Attorney General Pam Bondi had announced the release of the “first phase” of declassified Epstein documents, though much of the information had already been public.
Musk also launched a poll on X, asking his followers if there should be a “new political party” representing “the 80 percent in the middle.” The billionaire, who had often portrayed himself as a centr despite frequent engagement with global right-wing leaders, had previously pledged $100 million to Trump-aligned groups—but had not delivered. Observers speculated he could redirect his vast resources into launching a new political project.
The public feud comes after Musk last week officially left his government post, where he was tasked with rooting out excessive spending through DOGE.