President Trump on Thursday said he was surprised that his former adviser Elon Musk is scorching the Republican megabill advancing most of Trump's biggest domestic policy priorities, but said he thought Musk was wrong and conflicted in his criticism.

"Elon and I had a great relationship. I don't know if we will anymore," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

"He's worn that hat, 'Trump was right about everything' -- and I am right about the great big, beautiful, bill," Trump said.

He said Musk "knew the inner workings of this bill better than almost anybody" and "never had a problem until right after he left." On X, Musk quickly countered, claiming "this bill was never shown to me even once."

Musk, who for months led the Trump administration's government-slashing unit until he left

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