Trump lashes out at Musk for criticizing the budget and reminds him of his dependence on subsidies

U.S. President Donald Trump sharply criticized Elon Musk for his negative assessment of the new budget bill regarding taxes and government spending. Trump stated that Musk’s business empire might not exist without massive financial support from the government.

According to Trump, Elon Musk receives record amounts from the federal budget and, without these funds, would likely be forced to shut down his companies and return to South Africa, where he was born. “If it weren’t for the multibillion-dollar subsidies, we wouldn’t have seen any rocket launches or mass production of electric cars,” Trump emphasized.


The American leader also recalled that he himself, long before Musk expressed his support for him, had opposed forcing people to switch to electric vehicles. “I’m not against electric cars, but no one should be forced to buy them,” Trump said.


Earlier, Elon Musk criticized the proposed budget, calling it “crazy,” and even threatened to create a new political party in response to these initiatives.

Musk, as a reminder, was born in South Africa but, through his mother—the well-known model and nutritionist May Musk from the Canadian city of Regina—obtained Canadian citizenship and, subsequently, American citizenship. Thus, the entrepreneur currently holds three citizenships: South African, Canadian, and American.

This year in Canada, hundreds of thousands of signatures were collected on a petition demanding that Musk be stripped of his Canadian passport. The petition’s authors accuse him of undermining Canada’s national interests due to his close ties with Trump. They believe that by assisting the former U.S. president, Musk is effectively acting as a representative of a foreign government. Signatures were collected over several months, and the petition closed on June 20.

In addition, Elon Musk is currently in a standoff with South African authorities, with whom he has also had serious disagreements.

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