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Buzz Feed
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Buzz Feed
Fox News Clips About Elon And Trump Feud
If you somehow missed it, President Donald Trump and his former advisor (and bestie) Elon Musk got into a back-and-forth spat on social media yesterday. A lot was said. Trump accused Elon of backing down on his support for the president's championed "One, Big Beautiful Bill" because "he found out we're gonna have to cut the EV mandate." And Elon called said Trump was showing "such ingratitude" considering, "without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate." Not one to be upstaged, Trump threatened to "terminate Elon's Governmental Subsidies and Contracts." And Elon volleyed back by accusing Trump of being "in the Epstein files," despite Trump denying connections to Jeffrey Epstein. Obviously, the sitting president and the world's richest man getting into a very public feud was widely covered by news outlets, including Fox News — a conservative outlet Trump has openly admired... and also one that appears to go light on the president. So here's how they covered the quarrell: Fox News host Sean Hannity shared footage of Trump handing Elon a ceremonial, gold-colored key during Elon's government send-off last week. Host of her own Fox show, Laura Ingraham ran a segment on the pair called "When Friendship Gets DOGE'd," where she praised Elon while suggesting Trump should "simply disengage." And finally, we have Jesse Watters, who insisted that, "Sometimes when you're angry, you say things you don't mean." "Sometimes guys fight," Watters pressed on. "Guys will sometimes punch you in the face, and the next night you're having a beer. Sleep with your girlfriend, and you patch things up. Not your wife, your girlfriend!" Well! There you have it. What are your thoughts on the coverage? Let us know in the comments.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump and Musk feud escalates
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Just a week after Elon Musk left the White House, he and President Donald Trump have turned on each other. 'I'm very disappointed in Elon. I've helped Elon a lot,' President Trump said in the Oval Office Thursday. What started as a disagreement over the Republicans' tax bill quickly spiraled. 'Elon and I had a great relationship. I don't know if we will anymore,' President Trump said. Musk has now made dozens of posts on X, first opposing the budget reconciliation bill, then saying the president would have lost the election without him, and later writing, 'Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!' President Trump has previously denied any connection to Epstein. He posted on social media last year, 'I was never on Epstein's Plane, or at his 'stupid' Island. Strong Laws ought to be developed against A.I. It will be a big and very dangerous problem in the future!' Prior to that post the president hit back on Truth Social saying Musk 'went crazy' and 'the easiest way to save money in our budget… is to terminate Elon's Governmental Subsidies.' 'You know, Elon's upset because we took the EV mandate, and you know, which was a lot of money for electric vehicles,' President Trump said. The president says the bill's removal of clean energy tax credits, including those supporting electric vehicles and therefore Musk's company Tesla, sparked the fight. 'I know that disturbed him,' President Trump said. Musk responded on X, 'Whatever. Keep the EV/solar incentive cuts in the bill…but ditch the MOUNTAIN of DISGUSTING PORK in the bill.' While the president and Musk go back and forth, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) says Musk 'misperceives' the bill and says it's still on track to pass. 'There is no correlation between the size of the bill and how beautiful it is. He says it can't be big and beautiful. It certainly can be both,' Johnson said. The bill is now in the hands of the Senate, where a few Republicans are siding with Musk. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
