If it were not for state support, the American billionaire, the owner of Tesla and SpaceX, Ilon Musk would be forced to return to South Africa, said US President Donald Trump.
In the message published on his account on the social network Truth Social, Trump commented on the recent disagreements with the magician.
The President noted that he was aware of the views of the mask on electric cars even before he came to power, but still provided him with support.
“There are no problems with electric cars, but no one should be forced to buy them,” Trump emphasized.
Criticizing the mask for receiving state support, Trump said that if not for state subsidies, Elon would probably have closed the business and would return to his house in South Africa.
According to him, if Mask companies stopped the production of electric cars and launching missiles and satellites, the country “would only win financially.”
“Perhaps this should be of interest to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE),” the head of the White House added.
On June 12, Trump signed a resolution blocking California’s state plan on a phased abandonment of gasoline cars by 2035.
Dispute between Trump and Mask
Previously, Trump expressed disappointment with the statements of a mask, who left the White House as an adviser and made a sharp criticism of a project to reduce taxes in question in Congress.
“Ilon and I had a great relationship, but now I’m not sure if they continue. I am very disappointed in Ilon, because I did so much for him,” Trump said.
In response to this, Musk wrote on social networks X wrote that without him Trump would lose the election.
“Democrats would control the House of Representatives, and the Republicans would have only 51 places against 49 in the Senate,” the billionaire said.
Also referring to the publication of Trump about the public debt, Musk asked a rhetorical question. “Where is this person today? A large ugly law will increase the budget deficit by another 2.5 trillion dollars!”, Musk wrote.
In addition, Musk argued that Donald Trump’s name appears in the so -called Epstein case – about the sexual exploitation of minors and the creation of a prostitution network, within which billionaire Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in the prison cell.