Overview

• On June 5, Trump wrote that eliminating Elon Musk’s federal contracts and subsidies would save “billions and billions” in government spending.
• He reiterated that he rescinded Musk’s electric vehicle mandate after allegedly asking the Tesla CEO to leave the White House for “wearing thin.”
• Elon Musk took to Twitter to call Trump’s account of his White House expulsion “an obvious lie.”
• The public barbs follow a growing rift that deepened when Musk claimed credit for Trump’s 2024 election victory.
• The dispute casts uncertainty over Musk’s advisory role and the future of Tesla’s ties with federal agencies.