The billionaire bromance exploded on June 5, 2025, when Elon Musk torched Trump’s spending bill as a “disgusting abomination.” Musk rallied followers to “KILL THE BILL” while exposing Trump’s old tweets about deficit reduction—talk about awkward. Trump fired back, calling Musk “disappointing” and threatening to axe government contracts for his companies. The feud escalated when Musk claimed Trump would’ve lost without his support. Their war is splitting Republicans and reshaping political alliances in ways nobody saw coming.
When two of the world’s biggest egos collide, the fallout is spectacular. The Elon Musk-Donald Trump feud exploded into public view on June 5, 2025, and it’s been a masterclass in political theater ever since.
The drama started brewing over Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” – a massive Republican tax and spending package that Musk absolutely hated. He called it a “disgusting abomination” and a “massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill” on X. Classic Musk subtlety, right?
The Congressional Budget Office projected the bill would balloon deficits by $2.4 trillion over the next decade. Musk seized on this number like a dog with a bone. On June 4, he urged his followers to “KILL THE BILL” by calling Congress. Things escalated fast.
Between June 3-5, Musk went on a posting spree, attacking the bill and its supporters. The coup de grâce came when he dug up Trump’s old tweets about balancing budgets and eliminating deficits. Talk about receipts. At 11:20 a.m. and 11:46 a.m. on June 5, Musk systematically exposed Trump’s hypocrisy using his own words from 2012.
Trump fired back from the Oval Office while meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. He called Musk’s behavior disappointing and claimed their relationship was hanging by a thread. Trump said Musk was “wearing thin” and revealed he’d previously asked him to leave. The kicker? Trump threatened to terminate government subsidies and contracts for Musk’s businesses.
Musk didn’t take this lying down. He claimed Trump would’ve lost without his support and campaign funding, stating: “Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate.”
Then he went nuclear – supporting calls for Trump’s impeachment and linking him to Jeffrey Epstein.
This isn’t just Twitter drama. Musk reportedly pumped hundreds of millions into Trump’s 2024 campaign. Now that same support has turned into political poison. The feud has split Republican and business supporters, proving that in politics, today’s kingmaker can become tomorrow’s enemy. Ironically, just months earlier, Musk had received a golden key from Trump during a White House ceremony celebrating his role in government efficiency. His departure was inevitable given the 130-day limit for special government employees that forced him out in May 2025. Money talks, but apparently it also screams.
