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Trump on Musk: «He’s got a problem»
Interviewed by ABC News and CNN, Trump visibly tries to reduce their breakup to the billionaire’s sudden instability, even claiming that he doesn’t think about him at all anymore, despite the humiliation inflicted when Musk publicly accused him of being in the Epstein Files.
President Donald Trump told CNN this morning that he is “not even thinking about” billionaire Elon Musk and won’t be speaking to him in the near future.“I’m not even thinking about Elon. He’s got a problem. The poor guy’s got a problem,” Trump said. Read more: cnn.it/4kU0BjJ
In the aftermath of their public clash on their respective social networks, Trump claims that he’s already stopped thinking about Musk, and that although Musk is, in his view, trying to contact him, he has little desire to talk to him.
When asked by an ABC News reporter if he had a call scheduled with Elon Musk in the next few hours, Trump countered by calling the billionaire a man who has simply « lost his mind ».
« You mean the man who’s lost his mind? », Trump reportedly retorted to the reporter before asserting that no, he wasn’t at all interested in talking to him before changing the subject.
On CNN , reporter Dana Bash, who met with the president several hours after the explosive events, reported that he was no longer thinking about Musk at all, and even described him as someone with a problem…
« Poor guy’s got a problem, » Trump reportedly quipped.
For now, Trump seems to be faring better than Musk, whose personal fortune, as well as that of his companies, has melted by billions of dollars in real time during their public feud.
Meanwhile, journalists who managed to obtain statements from Trump were visibly careful to avoid any questions about the accusations launched by Musk, who had notably suggested that the president was featured in the Epstein Files, a presence which, he claimed, would explain the non-disclosure of certain classified documents by Trump’s close allies, no less…
Donald Trump has broken his silence in the face of Elon Musk’s fierce criticism of his « Big beautiful bill », saying he was « very disappointed » and claiming he would have preferred Musk to attack him rather than his bill: « I’d rather he criticize me than the bill. »
BREAKING: President Trump says he's 'very disappointed' in Elon Musk's attacks on the GOP spending bill, suggests he's bitter about losing the electric vehicle mandate."I've helped Elon a lot."
Donald Trump seemed visibly surprised by the billionaire’s reaction, claiming that his revolt was only explained by the presence in the bill of the electric vehicle measures (EV mandates), which offered favorable tax credits to Tesla.
He adds that Elon Musk has known for a long time that these provisions were part of the text and claims that « Elon knew all along. »
While, according to NBC News, the president claims to have « always liked Elon » and enjoyed a « great relationship » with him, Musk’s characterization of his bill as a « disgusting abomination » seems to have been the last straw, and that Musk might be suffering, in turn, from « a form of Trump Derangement Syndrome »… or TDS.
Trump is now hinting that their friendship is probably in jeopardy.
But…
Whatever.
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.
In the entire history of civilization, there has never been legislation that both big and beautiful.…
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 5, 2025
The billionaire was keen to close the subject by reaffirming his own reading of the situation, suggesting that the relationship between the two men is well and truly broken.
Musk, who invested millions of dollars in the 2024 election to support Donald Trump, followed up his comments with a message…
…claiming that « without him », Democrats would have control of the House and Trump would have simply lost the election.
« Without me, Trump would have lost the election, » Musk asserts.
Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 5, 2025
It’s hard to say whether this verbal jousting will end there…
…as Trump seems to take Musk’s criticism as a direct attack against his mandate, while Musk openly claims his decisive role in the Republican victory.
Just days after leaving office under nebulous circumstances, sporting a black eye that many attribute to an altercation that precipitated his departure from the White House, Elon Musk railed against the Trump administration.
In an unexpected turnaround, he launched an offensive against the « Big Beautiful Bill », saying he could no longer remain silent in the face of what he described as a « massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill ».
To mobilize public opinion, Musk is now urging Americans to « kill the bill », sharing a poster of Quentin Tarantino’s film Kill Bill as a symbol of his crusade.
In another post, the billionaire tells Americans, « Call your senator, call your congressman, bankrupting America is NOT ok! KILL the BILL ».
According to the Wall Street Journal, Donald Trump is beginning to lose patience with Elon Musk, who is using his platform and 200 million subscribers to attack the presidential bill, despite their recent alliance.
The WSJ reports that Trump is frustrated by Musk’s growing influence over certain Republican elected officials such as Marjorie Taylor Greene (Georgia), Scott Perry (Pennsylvania) and Mike Flood (Nebraska), who now regret having supported the project and are publicly opposing it.
While Donald Trump’s representatives have adopted a measured tone in public in the face of Elon Musk’s virulent forwards against the « Big Beautiful Bill », asserting that the president already knew the billionaire’s positions, Musk’s outing risks provoking internal tensions within the administration.
By announcing his intention to target all elected officials who supported the bill in the 2026 mid-term elections, asserting, « In November of next year, we will fire every politician who has betrayed the American people, » Elon Musk is clearly testing Republican unity…
It remains to be seen whether his call to Kill the Bill will end up shaking some of the party’s elected officials, or whether it will remain without any real political effect!
A few days after Ukraine’s spectacular victory in the military operation Operation Spiderweb, which targeted Russian military aircraft at bases across Russia, the Ukrainian president has returned to the origins of the offensive.
In an interview with journalists following the attack, relayed by the Kyiv Independent, he asserted that the operation, which had been planned for over a year, would simply not have taken place if Vladimir Putin had agreed to a ceasefire during the various peace talks.
Ukraine’s surprise attack on June 1, carried out using drones boldly concealed inside cabin roofs that could be opened remotely, then delivered aboard trucks parked near their targets across Russia, took the world by surprise.
Even Donald Trump, the President of the United States, had not been informed of this operation, which had been planned in secret for over a year by the Ukrainian armed forces, while Zelensky claimed that the attack was avoidable in his opinion: « If there had been a ceasefire, would the operation have taken place? No. »
According to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Russia lost 41 military aircraft, including Tu-95s and Tu-22M3s, key bombers for launching long-range cruise missiles used against Ukraine, during Operation Spiderweb.
The damage inflicted on Russia is estimated at over 7 billion dollars, a major loss and, according to several experts, largely irreplaceable, as the destroyed bombers are among the rarest and most expensive strategic aircraft in the Russian arsenal.
After several days of silence, Donald Trump declared on Truth Social that he had had a talk of over an hour with the Russian president. According to him, they discussed the Ukrainian-led attack on aircraft stationed at Russian bases, as well as the multiple strikes carried out on both sides.
Elon Musk surprised many, no doubt including several members of the White House, by exploding on X against a pillar of Trump’s political agenda, and just days after officially stepping down from his DOGE role in the administration.
He lashed out violently at Trump’s gigantic bill and its allies, remarks that obviously didn’t fail to provoke a reaction.
Moreover, the billionaire threatened all elected officials who supported the bill in the 2026 mid-term elections:
« In November next year, we fire all politicians who betrayed the American people. »
Recall that the Republican bill supporting Trump’s agenda, passed by the House, would add $2.4 trillion to the debt over ten years.
A stark contrast to the drastic budget cuts implemented at DOGE under Elon Musk’s leadership, which actually provoked his ire on his own social network, where he lambasted elected officials who voted in favor of the Trump agenda.
Elon Musk’s divorce from the Trump administration is taking a stormy turn. In his latest public appearance at the White House, sporting a black eye, Musk fueled speculation.
He is said to hold strong grudges against certain team members, such as Peter Navarro, whom he called a « moron », but also against political decisions that have hurt his companies, XaI’s exclusion from a Trump administration contract with OpenAI, the end of the tax credit for electric cars.
The « Big, Beautiful Bill » was the last straw for Musk.
