After head back to South Africa jibe, Trump 'looking into' deporting Elon Musk
"Perhaps we should have DOGE take a good, hard look at this?" Trump added, referring to the Department of Government Efficiency, the very agency Musk once headed. "BIG MONEY TO BE SAVED!!!"Musk, in response, posted on his platform X, "I am literally saying CUT IT ALL. Now."He has been publicly critical of Trump's sweeping USD 4 trillion tax and spending legislation - which he dubbed the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' - calling it a "disgusting abomination" and accusing it of exploding the national debt. Musk also accused lawmakers of betrayal, saying, "Every member of Congress who campaigned on reducing government spending and then immediately voted for the biggest debt increase in history should hang their head in shame."advertisementIn a series of posts, the Tesla CEO threatened to form a third political outfit, the 'America Party', declaring that both the Democratic and Republican parties had failed. "It is obvious with the insane spending of this bill that we live in a one-party country - the PORKY PIG PARTY!!" he wrote.Musk also claimed the bill would add over USD 3 trillion to the national debt, warning it could push the US toward bankruptcy.Trump responded by accusing Musk of hypocrisy, saying the billionaire had benefited massively from the very government support he now criticises. "Elon knew, long before he so strongly endorsed me for President, that I was against the EV mandate," Trump said, reiterating his long-standing opposition to electric vehicle regulations. "Electric cars are fine, but not everyone should be forced to own one."The feud has also reignited earlier calls for Musk's deportation. Steve Bannon, a former Trump strategist and close aide, told The New York Times, "They should initiate a formal investigation of his immigration status because I am of the strong belief that he is an illegal alien, and he should be deported from the country immediately."Bannon's comments come amid a broader Trump administration crackdown on illegal immigrants in the United States. He also appeared on Real America's Voice suggesting that the federal government should "seize" Musk's aerospace firm SpaceX.advertisementMusk, who was born in Pretoria, South Africa, in 1971, became a naturalised US citizen in 2002 after several years of working and living in the country.Congressman Adam Smith echoed Bannon's views, writing in a post on X, "Far be it for me to offer Trump advice but if he wants to get back at Musk there's a simple option. Send ICE after him. Deport him for lying about his immigration history when he applied for citizenship. Come on Don. Don't let Musk push you around."Musk has refuted claims about any illegal conduct tied to his immigration history. "I was on a J-1 visa that transitioned to an H1-B," he stated last year. "They (Democrats) know this, as they have all my records. Losing the election is making them desperate."'DOGE IS THE MONSTER THAT MIGHT HAVE TO EAT ELON'Trump escalated his rhetoric further, saying "DOGE is the monster that might have to go back and eat Elon," referring again to the Department of Government Efficiency - an office Musk previously headed in the Trump administration.advertisementThe public clash between the President and the billionaire tech mogul marks a dramatic deterioration in a once cordial relationship. What started as a 'big, beautiful' bromance has now collapsed into an all-out political and personal feud.The tipping point came when Musk called for Trump to be impeached and labelled what the president once hailed as the 'Big Beautiful Bill' as 'The Big Ugly Bill'. Musk later accused Trump of being featured in the Epstein files - a claim he subsequently retracted.Intensifying his attack, the Tesla CEO had said that the Republican may have never returned to the White House had it not been for him and his support.Trump, in turn, slammed Musk for ingratitude, saying his success was propped up by government subsidies and contracts that the President now wants to scrutinise and possibly eliminate.- EndsMust Watch
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