WASHINGTON (TNND) — Elon Musk’s breakup with President Donald Trump and staunch opposition to the so-called “big, beautiful bill” working its way through Congress has spurred new questions about the billionaire tech CEO’s future in politics after occupying a front-and-center position in the White House and pushing to shape policy in his role as the president’s cost-cutting czar.
Musk was one of Trump’s biggest supporters on the campaign trail with appearances and donations and online, where he wielded his huge following on X — the social media platform he owns — to advocate for his candidacy and the administration’s work. Both could now be moving in the opposite direction after Musk has railed against Trump’s signature legislation, his massive tariff agenda and flung accusations that t