President Donald Trump floated that his bromance with Elon Musk was over after the former 'first buddy' went on a social media tear over the Republicans' 'big beautiful bill.'
On Thursday, Musk had highlighted several of the Trump's vintage tweets demanding that lawmakers not be eligible for reelection if they don't balance the budget and shaming Republicans for extending the debt ceiling.
Trump was asked about Musk's recent criticism during his Thursday Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
'Elon and I had a great relationship. I don't know if we will any more, I was surprised,' Trump told reporters.
The president suggested that Musk was angry - not over the bill ballooning the deficit - but because the Trump administration has pulled back on electric vehicle mandates, which negatively impacted Tesla, and replaced the Musk-approved nominee to lead NASA, which could hinder SpaceX's government contracts.
