Trump-Musk Rift Deepens Over EV Incentive Cuts

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President Trump’s public fallout with Elon Musk has escalated over proposed cuts to electric vehicle incentives embedded in a sweeping tax bill. The drama unfolded as Trump decried Musk’s criticisms and hinted at a ruptured relationship, with both sides now locked in a blunt, if not bickering, dispute over policy and profit.

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foxnews.com / Trump 'disappointed' with Musk criticism of 'big, beautiful bill,' saying it's related to EV incentive cuts

theepochtimes.com / Trump Says He’s ‘Very Disappointed’ With Musk Over Criticism of GOP Megabill

thefp.com / The Elon-Trump Bromance Is Over—And That’s a Good Thing

theamericanconservative.com / Trump and Musk Split

nypost.com / Trump threatens to cut ‘Billions and Billions of Dollars’ in federal funding for Elon Musk’s companies as feud goes nuclear

nypost.com / Tesla shares tumble as Trump, Musk escalate attacks: ‘Elon’s politics continue to harm stock’

cnbc.com / Musk says 'whatever' after Trump claims Tesla CEO is upset over NASA post, EV credit

axios.com / How Trump and Musk's relationship detonated in real time over X and Truth Social

axios.com / Musk goes nuclear: "Without me, Trump would have lost the election"

axios.com / Trump admits rupture with Musk: "I'm very disappointed in Elon"

cbsnews.com / Trump threatens to cut off Musk's subsidies. That could cost Tesla and SpaceX billions.

cbsnews.com / Trump reacts to Musk's budget bill criticism, doubts "great relationship" with billionaire

cbsnews.com / Trump says he's disappointed by Musk criticism of budget bill, Musk says he got Trump elected

cnn.com / Why Tesla now needs the EV tax credit that Musk once said should go away - CNN

permalink / 14 stories from sources in 24 hours ago #trump #musk #economy

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