Elon Musk's ominous five-word reply to Trump's threat to deport him
Elon Musk
has officially responded to
Donald Trump's
comments about deporting him back to South Africa. In the tweet, Musk said that he was "tempered to escalate" the confrontation but "will refrain."
"So tempting to escalate this," wrote Musk
in response to a video of Trump's comments
about their fight. "So, so tempting. But I will refrain for now."
The comment from Musk comes minutes after
Trump slammed the X CEO
for continually bashing Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill that is currently facing a vote in the U.S Senate. Trump, who is on his way to
Florida
for the opening of his Alligator Alcatraz, reportedly had a few choice words for his former "first buddy."
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The comment from Musk comes minutes after Trump slammed the X CEO for continually bashing Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill that is currently facing a vote in the U.S Senate.
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Musk's renewed war with his former boss comes after a reporter asked Trump about the ex-DOGE head. "I don't know, I'll have to take a look," Trump, 79, told the reporter.
"We might have to put DOGE on Elon," he added. "You know what DOGE is?
DOGE is the monster
that might have to eat Elon. Wouldn't that be terrible?"
Musk's renewed war with his former boss comes after a reporter asked Trump about the ex-DOGE head
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According to Trump, "He gets a lot of subsidies,
but Elon is very upset that the EV mandate
is gonna be terminated." He added, "You know what, when you look at it, who wants an electric car? Not everybody wants an electric car. I don't want an electric, I wanna have maybe gasoline, maybe electric, maybe hybrid. Maybe someday, hydrogen. But there is one problem: it blows up. I'm gonna give that one to Peter. Let Peter test it out."
Another reporter asked Trump what happened with Musk. "Nothing, no, he's upset that he's losing his EV mandate and he's very upset about that, but he could lose a lot more I can tell you that."
According to Trump, "He gets a lot of subsidies, but Elon is very upset that the EV mandate is gonna be terminated."
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"Elon can lose a lot more than that," Trump reiterated while smirking. Trump's gaggle was the second time that he pushed the narrative again that Musk's gripe with him is over his move to revoke or reverse electric vehicle (EV) mandates as he wrote on Truth Social.
"Elon Musk knew, long before he so strongly Endorsed me for President, that I was strongly against the EV Mandate," wrote Trump. "It is ridiculous, and was always a major part of my campaign. Electric cars are fine, but not everyone should be forced to own one."
Trump, who is on his way to Florida for the opening of his Alligator Alcatraz, reportedly had a few choice words for his former "first buddy."
(Image: Getty Images)
The president continued his rant, accusing the Tesla CEO of benefiting disproportionately from government subsidies that, if taken away, would force him to return to his home country. He then threatened to get the cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency, which Musk was the face of during his time in the Trump administration, to look into its former leader.
"Elon may get more subsidies than any human being in history, by far, and without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa," he continued. "No more Rocket launches, Satellites, or Electric Car Production, and our Country would save a FORTUNE. Perhaps we should have DOGE take a good, hard, look at this? BIG MONEY TO BE SAVED!!!"
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