WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has warned Tesla CEO Elon Musk of "serious consequences" if he gives funding to Democratic candidates to run against Republicans who vote in support of the GOP's sweeping budget bill.
Speaking to NBC News in a phone interview on Saturday, Trump said, "If he does, he'll have to pay the consequences for that." However, he refused to mention the consequences.
He further said, "He'll have to pay very serious consequences if he does that." Trump said he does not wish to repair his ties with Musk after the two had a public fallout. Musk and Trump have criticised each other on social media platforms X and Truth Social earlier this week.
When asked whether he wished to do so, Trump responded, "No."
When asked whether his ties with Elon Musk were over, Trump responded, "I would assume so, yeah."
Donald Trump said he has no plans to speak with Musk anytime soon. He stated, "I'm too busy doing other things," adding, "I have no intention of speaking to him," NBC News reported. He accused Musk of being "disrespectful to the office of the President." He further stated, "I think it's a very bad thing, because he's very disrespectful. You could not disrespect the office of the President."
Musk targeted Trump in a series of posts shared on X on Thursday, including a now-deleted post, where he highlighted the onetime connection between the US President and late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. (ANI)
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