Donald Trump Casts Doubt On Elon Musk Friendship Amid 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Drama

Donald Trump and Elon Musk's days as a team may be on its last leg thanks to their differences over the President's "Big Beautiful Bill."

The bad blood between the pals became evident after the tech billionaire vehemently slammed the MAGA agenda and Trump's massive spending bill, which he claimed would overwhelm American citizens with a crushing debt.

Elon Musk's sudden decision to stand against Donald Trump, whom he once passionately supported, has been met with criticism from MAGA fans and celebrities like Hollywood veteran Whoopi Goldberg. The POTUS has also condemned his actions.

Trump addressed his fallout with Musk over the "Big Beautiful Bill" during an Oval Office press conference on Thursday, June 5. When a reporter asked how he felt about his pal's scathing social media comments, the President of the United States implied their friendship had ended.

"Elon and I had a great relationship. I don't know if we will anymore," Trump declared. He stressed that their bridges did not burn by his doing, noting how "disappointed" he was in Musk, given their history.

The politician claimed he supported the billionaire a lot and accused him of changing his tune to serve his own agenda. Trump claimed Musk knew about the bill better than the public and initially had zero issues with it.

"All of a sudden, he had a problem, and he only developed the problem when he found out that we're going to have to cut the [electric vehicle] mandate because that's billions and billions of dollars," the POTUS said, per PEOPLE.

Although Trump claimed Musk had no problem with the bill, the latter first hinted he did not support the project last month. While speaking to CBS Sunday Morning, the former head of the Department of Government Efficiency subtly criticized the President.

"I was disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, not just decreases it," Musk confessed. He claimed it bill undermined the work he and the DOGE team did, adding:

"I think a bill can be big or it can be beautiful. But I don't know if it can be both. My personal opinion."

The massive bill was an extension of Trump's 2017 tax cuts and would reportedly "boost border security spending, impose work requirements on Medicaid, and roll back clean energy tax credits." Additionally, the spending package would increase the deficit by $3.8 trillion by 2034, according to reports.

Following Musk's social media rants, several people called him out for suddenly changing his tune after supporting Trump for months. The list of critics, including Goldberg, whom The Blast reported, slammed the businessman during an episode of "The View."

The Hollywood veteran implied that Musk was the last person who should be complaining about the bill, given his work with DOGE, which had destroyed so many lives. She claimed the department's relentless layoffs in the federal government did more harm than good.

"I do wonder why Elon thinks people are gonna listen to him again because he just spent several months destroying people's lives. Nowsuddenly you woke up? You came out [of] your fog?" Goldberg berated Musk.

Fellow panelist Sunny Hostin echoed similar sentiments, noting the billionaire did too much damage for anyone to care about his complaints.

Musk threw shots at Trump on June 3, vehemently slamming the president's "Big Beautiful Bill" on X. The Blast shared that he described the bill as a "massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill" that was "a disgusting abomination."

The business mogul further slammed those who voted for the bill, claiming they were wrong. He stressed that the agenda would burden "citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt" before continuing his rant in more posts about Congress making America bankrupt.

Unfortunately for Musk, his complaints received more criticism than support. MAGA fans bashed him for publicizing his differences with Trump, with someone claiming he had no respect for the president. Another implied Musk was against the public's will, claiming the majority voted for Trump's tax cuts.

The trouble between Musk and Trump has reportedly been brewing for months, with reports claiming he owed the president $100 million out of the $300 million he committed to support his re-election.

Another instance of trouble occurred when Trump set up a meeting with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, one of Musk's most outspoken critics. The Tesla CEO was allegedly upset when he found out about the meeting, and it was pushed back to pacify him.

The pair's friendship also endured tensions from Musk's frequent clashes with Trump's officials. He insisted that some of the POTUS' key appointees undermined his role at DOGE by refusing to acknowledge his efforts to reduce the government's spending.

Can Donald Trump and Elon Musk overcome this rift in their friendship, or are they officially over?