Elon Musk, the tech entrepreneur, was threatened by US President Donald Trump on Saturday with “serious consequences” if he tries to penalize Republicans who support a contentious funding measure.
Trump’s remarks to NBC News follow the acrimonious and dramatic breakdown of the world’s richest and most powerful person’s relationship this week.
Musk’s scathing critique of Trump’s alleged “big, beautiful” spending bill, which is presently before Congress, sparked the furious split, which was primarily conducted on social media in front of an enthralled public on Thursday.
Musk, one of the Republican Party’s largest financial donors in the previous presidential race, was urged by several members opposed to the bill to finance primary challenges against it.
