The feud reignited on Monday when Musk, who spent hundreds of millions on Trump's re-election, renewed his criticism of Trump's tax-cut and spending bill, which would eliminate subsidies for electric vehicle purchases that have benefited Tesla, the leading U.S. EV maker. That bill passed the Senate by a narrow margin midday Tuesday.

Republicans breeze by Elon Musk's threats to fund primary opponents over President Donald Trump's agenda, with Rep. Tim Walberg stating, "I don't worry about Elon Musk" as the House prepares to vote.

And Musk seemingly can’t let that go. “Physics sees through all lies perfectly,” Musk posted this week on his social-media platform X. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO’s political power in Washington—which just a few months ago seemed limitless —was always about proximity to the president.

Billionaire’s political threats have not stopped the president’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ hurting the electric-car maker’s profits