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Trump will ‘take a look’ at deporting Musk over tax bill criticism.
US president warns Tesla billionaire that he would have to ‘close up shop’ without federal support for businesses
Donald Trump said he would “take a look” at deporting Elon Musk after the billionaire Tesla boss reignited their bitter feud.
Speaking to reporters at the White House, Mr Trump said his former ally was urging Republicans to vote against his tax and spending bill because he is upset about “losing his EV (electric vehicle) mandate”, adding that Mr Musk could “lose a lot more” than government subsidies afforded to Tesla.
Asked by reporters if he would consider deporting the South African-born businessman, Mr Trump said he would “take a look”.
The president had said earlier on Truth Social that Mr Musk would be forced to “close up shop and head back to South Africa” if he loses US government contracts.
The war of words came after Mr Musk intensified his criticism of Mr Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill”, which pledges to slash taxes for the rich, make sweeping cuts to welfare programmes such as Medicaid, and remove incentives for Americans to buy electric cars.
Posting on X, Mr Musk said he would make it his mission to oust Republican senators who vote in favour of the legislation. The 54-year-old also threatened to put their faces on a poster, accusing them of being a “liar” and of “voting to increase America’s debt” by $5 trillion.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2025/07/01/donald-trump-elon-musk-shut-up-shop-big-beautiful-bill/?msockid=068cd2dde2c4678d1a05c6d0e3cd6621
US president warns Tesla billionaire that he would have to ‘close up shop’ without federal support for businesses
Donald Trump said he would “take a look” at deporting Elon Musk after the billionaire Tesla boss reignited their bitter feud.
Speaking to reporters at the White House, Mr Trump said his former ally was urging Republicans to vote against his tax and spending bill because he is upset about “losing his EV (electric vehicle) mandate”, adding that Mr Musk could “lose a lot more” than government subsidies afforded to Tesla.
Asked by reporters if he would consider deporting the South African-born businessman, Mr Trump said he would “take a look”.
The president had said earlier on Truth Social that Mr Musk would be forced to “close up shop and head back to South Africa” if he loses US government contracts.
The war of words came after Mr Musk intensified his criticism of Mr Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill”, which pledges to slash taxes for the rich, make sweeping cuts to welfare programmes such as Medicaid, and remove incentives for Americans to buy electric cars.
Posting on X, Mr Musk said he would make it his mission to oust Republican senators who vote in favour of the legislation. The 54-year-old also threatened to put their faces on a poster, accusing them of being a “liar” and of “voting to increase America’s debt” by $5 trillion.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2025/07/01/donald-trump-elon-musk-shut-up-shop-big-beautiful-bill/?msockid=068cd2dde2c4678d1a05c6d0e3cd6621
