Trump and Musk’s feud blows up again with threats of Doge and deportation

Reignited quarrel centers around Musk's opposition to the president's signature tax bill as it moves through Congress

Donald Trump and Elon Musk's feud reignited this week with the former political allies trading sharp public threats of retribution. The blowup, centered around Musk's opposition to Trump's signature tax bill as it moves through Congress, ends a period of rapprochement between two of the world's most powerful men.

Musk posted escalating attacks against Trump's sweeping spending bill on his social media platform X, calling the legislation insane" and vowing to form a new political party if it passed late Monday. In response, Trump claimed he could look into" deporting the South Africa-born billionaire, while also suggesting he could cut government subsidies for Musk's companies or set the so-called department of government efficiency" (Doge) on its former leader.