President Donald Trump said it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia “fight for a while” before pulling them apart and pursuing peace.
In an Oval Office meeting Thursday with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Trump likened the war in Ukraine — which Russia invaded in early 2022 — to a fight between two young children who hated each other.
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Musk to Trump: ‘Whatever’
The billionaire responded swiftly to the president’s criticism on X, his social media platform.
“Either you get a big and ugly bill or a slim and beautiful bill,” Musk wrote. “Slim and beautiful is the way.”
He said it was “very unfair” that electric vehicle incentives were being cut while fossil fuel subsidies are left intact.
Musk also rejected Trump’s statement that he was aware of what the legisl