Trump-Musk feud live updates: President threatens Tesla boss with ‘serious consequences’ if he funds Democrats
President Donald Trump has said that he has “no intention” of speaking to Elon Musk following their public blowup over the Republican spending package up for debate in Congress.
“I’m too busy doing other things,” Trump told NBC News on Saturday. “I have no intention of speaking to him.”
“I think it’s a very bad thing, because he’s very disrespectful. You could not disrespect the office of the president,” he added.
Trump also said that Musk will face “serious consequences” if he chooses to use his significant wealth to fund Democrats. Musk’s opposition to the spending bill could lead the billionaire to fund challengers to Republicans who voted for it.
“If he does, he’ll have to pay the consequences for that,” Trump told NBC News.
This comes after Musk deleted his tweet in which he claimed that Trump is in “the Epstein Files.”
Musk initially shared the post on Thursday as the spat between him and the president exploded. The billionaire also suggested that Trump should be impeached.
“The Epstein Files” is a phrase used to describe information that U.S. authorities hold on the disgraced financier and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
