President Trump on Thursday floated canceling government contracts with Elon Musk’s companies amid a feud that has exploded into full public view.
Trump, in a Truth Social post, said the tech billionaire had been "wearing thin" and that the president had asked Musk to leave the administration. In taking away electric vehicle provisions that benefited the Tesla CEO's company, Trump said Musk "just went crazy."
"I took away his EV Mandate that forced everyone to buy Electric Cars that nobody else wanted (that he knew for months I was going to do!), and he just went CRAZY!" Trump posted, referencing the repeal of a tax credit for electric vehicles that is part of a major reconciliation package.
In a subsequent post, Trump threatened to cancel government contracts with Musk's companies that