US President Donald Trump on Sunday praised Elon Musk as a “wonderful guy,” despite the Tesla and SpaceX CEO’s recent sharp criticism of Trump’s latest Senate-backed spending bill.
In an interview with Fox News, Trump described Musk as “smart” and predicted he would “do well always,” though he acknowledged their falling out, sparked by Musk’s repeated condemnations of the “big, beautiful bill”.
“He got a little bit upset, and that wasn’t appropriate,” Trump remarked, referencing a since-deleted tweet from Musk that linked Trump to Jeffrey Epstein, which stirred backlash earlier this month.
On his 54th birthday, Elon Musk took to X to slam the updated Senate draft of the bill, calling it “utterly insane and destructive,” claiming it would destroy millions of jobs and damage America’s strategic future by cutting environmental investments.
“The latest Senate draft bill will destroy millions of jobs in America and cause immense strategic harm to our country! Utterly insane and destructive,” Musk wrote in the post.
This marks a continuation of Musk’s opposition to the legislation, which he had previously dubbed a “disgusting abomination” filled with wasteful spending.
Despite the harsh words from Musk, Trump’s tone toward his former campaign supporter remains surprisingly friendly.
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