Tue, 01 Jul 2025

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 Trump threatens to set Doge on Musk as pair feud again over budget plan

The US president suggests the cost-cutting agency the tech titan helped set up could be used against him.

* Trump has suggested using the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), which Musk helped set up, to hurt his companies due to their subsidies.
* Trump claims that Doge could "eat Elon" and save big money by cutting government spending on electric vehicles, a move that would affect Tesla's competitiveness.
* Musk has repeatedly criticized Trump's budget plans, saying they undermine efforts to cut government spending.
* The dispute between Trump and Musk has been ongoing since last month when Trump's so-called "big, beautiful bill" was introduced in Congress.
* The proposed legislation includes increased spending for border security, defense, and energy production that would be partially offset by cuts to healthcare and food-support programs.
* Trump has threatened to remove government subsidies from which Musk's companies benefit, while Musk has argued he is ideologically committed to cutting government spending.
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