Tesla, Trump and Elon Musk
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On his social media platform X on Tuesday, the billionaire posted "Shut up, Dan," just hours after the analyst and Tesla fan recommended that the electric car maker's board of directors curb the CEO's political activity.
AI removed numerous Grok posts on Tuesday after the chatbot praised Adolf Hitler and made antisemitic jokes. Now Musk says it's coming to Teslas.
Trump, making his first comments on Musk’s criticism of his bill during an Oval Office press conference, insinuated the Tesla CEO opposes his “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” because he is “upset” the electric vehicle tax credit was removed, adding he’s not sure he’ll remain friends with Musk and alleging Musk “knew the inner workings of the bill.”
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Trump's Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk faced resistance while attempting to reduce federal workforce and address the $37 trillion national debt.
Elon Musk announced his intention to launch a third party, reigniting his feud with Donald Trump and sending Tesla shares spiraling. Max Chafkin and Mark McKinnon discuss on The 11th Hour.
Musk, who earlier advocated for cryptocurrencies, has confirmed that the political party would embrace Bitcoin as "fiat is hopeless," as he claimed. Notably, Tesla holds 11,509 BTC worth more than $1.25 billion on its balance sheet, making it the eighth-largest public Bitcoin corporate treasury.
The president said Elon Musk 'was a tremendous help' a day after the world's richest man announced he would be limiting his government role. Tesla's stock tanked in the last quarter.
The fallout between Elon Musk and Donald Trump came as no surprise to those who have worked closely with the individuals, such as OpenAI's Sam Altman.