Trump warns of ‘serious consequences’ if Elon Musk funds Democrats

Trump told NBC News on Saturday that Musk would face ‘serious consequences’ if he were to fund Democratic candidates

 

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President Donald Trump warned on Saturday that there would be “serious consequences” for Elon Musk if he were to fund Democratic candidates. The president made the remark during a phone interview with NBC News.

“If he does, he’ll have to pay the consequences for that,” Trump told NBC News. However, according to the outlet, Trump did not detail what the consequences would be.

President Donald Trump said he was “disappointed” with Elon Musk after the billionaire criticized the Big Beautiful Bill. (Reuters)

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The president also told the outlet that he has no interest in repairing his relationship with the Tesla founder and CEO. When asked if he thought his relationship with Musk was over, Trump reportedly told NBC News, “I would assume so, yeah.”

Trump also apparently has “no intention” of speaking with Musk — which is what he told Fox News Chief Political Anchor Bret Baier.

Trump and Musk have been engaged in a heated feud that has rapidly escalated in a matter of days. The spat began when Musk criticized the Trump-backed “Big Beautiful Bill” after his time with the administration ended.

“I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination,” Musk said in a Tuesday post on X. “Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.”

U.S. President Donald Trump is joined by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, and his son, X Musk, during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

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Musk later had two explosive posts on X, both of which are now deleted. In one, Musk accused Trump of being in files related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Then, he agreed with a post calling for Trump’s impeachment and suggested that Vice President JD Vance take charge.

In one of his posts criticizing the bill, Musk argued that the bill “more than defeats all the cost savings achieved by the DOGE team at great personal cost and risk.”