Trump hints at deporting Musk over spending bill criticism: ‘we'll have to take a look'
Trump also said the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) – which Musk headed before stepping down in late May – might train its sights on the Tesla and SpaceX founder's government subsidies.
'I don't know. We'll have to take a look,' Trump told reporters at the White House when asked if he would consider deporting Musk.
'We might have to put Doge on Elon. You know what Doge is? Doge is the monster that might have to go back and eat Elon.'
Trump doubled down on the threat when he said he believed Musk was attacking his so-called 'One Big Beautiful Bill' because he was annoyed that it had dropped measures to support electric vehicles (EV).
'He's losing his EV mandate. He's very upset about things, but you know, he could lose a lot more than that, I can tell you right now. Elon can lose a lot more than that.'
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