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‘The girls’ renew their feud as Trump considers deporting Musk



President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would consider deporting former ally
Elon Musk after the two influential right-wing figures renewed their
cringe-inducing feud.

Trump said he would “have to take a look” into deporting Musk after a reporter
asked him what his response was to a recent acrimonious back-and-forth between
the two.



Trump often makes idle threats and claims he will “look into” an issue, only
to never to address it again. But the statement was a clear sign that recent
attempts to reunite Musk and Trump after their public meltdown haven’t worked.

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York memorably mocked the
Musk-Trump spat back in June, telling reporters, “The girls are fighting,
aren’t they?”






 



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“The girls” are at war again, it seems, and the cause of the renewed divide is
the Trump-backed “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” which is currently under
consideration by Congress. What concerns Musk and Trump aren’t the provisions
of the legislation that would cut off access to health care for millions of
Americans, or the other proposals that would transfer even more wealth to the
richest Americans, such as Musk and Trump.

No, Musk—who is worth around $400 billion—is upset because the bill isn’t
cruel enough and doesn’t cut enough of the social safety net.

On X, Musk called the legislation an “insane spending bill” and said that if
it passes, he would swiftly form a new political party, titled the “America
Party.”

“Our country needs an alternative to the Democrat-Republican uniparty so that
the people actually have a VOICE,” he wrote on Monday.

Despite his claims, much of the Democratic Party’s platform is supported by a
decisive majority of the electorate.

Musk has also threatened to fund and support primary opponents to Republicans
“who campaigned on reducing government spending and then immediately voted for
the biggest debt increase in history.”




 



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As a reminder, Musk spent millions to elect Trump and other Republicans in
2024, often using deceptive advertising and open attempts to pay off voters.

Trump was not happy about Musk’s attacks on the bill and whined on his social
media account.

“Elon Musk knew, long before he so strongly Endorsed me for President, that I
was strongly against the EV Mandate. It is ridiculous, and was always a major
part of my campaign. Electric cars are fine, but not everyone should be forced
to own one. Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far,
and without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back
home to South Africa,” he posted just a little past midnight on Tuesday morning.

Trump also threatened to have the so-called Department of Government
Efficiency—which he created as a vehicle for Musk to attack the federal
government—look into Musk’s billions in government contracts.

The Trump-Musk fight was predicted shortly after the two men first united
during the 2024 campaign, and it has played out on the biggest public stage
that exists, to the amusement, annoyance, and harm of millions. They both have
such an inflated sense of self-importance there was never a chance they could
keep themselves in check for long.

But when they worked in concert, via the presidential campaign and then DOGE,
their unified work took a sledgehammer to decades of infrastructure, funding,
and international and domestic relations that helped and protected millions of
people. Also, a new study published in the esteemed medical journal The Lancet
estimated that ongoing cuts to the U.S. Agency for International
Development—one of Musk and DOGE’s top targets for elimination—could lead to 14
million additional deaths by 2030.

“The girls” are in a feud state again, but they have destroyed real lives
along the way, and everyone will be dealing with the murderous fallout from
their work for years to come.



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