Musk departed from the Trump administration last week after leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to slash federal spending. Musk ignited the feud with Trump on Tuesday by denouncing his “big, beautiful bill” as a “disgusting abomination,” calling it a “massive, outrageous, pork-filled” bill on social media platform X.

President Donald Trump threatened to cut Elon Musk’s government contracts as their fractured alliance rapidly escalated into a public feud Thursday.