{"id":2443507,"date":"2025-06-05T17:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T21:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-doesnt-mind-elon-turning-against-me-in-first-post-since-musks-epstein-files-claim-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T17:03:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T21:03:56","slug":"trump-says-he-doesnt-mind-elon-turning-against-me-in-first-post-since-musks-epstein-files-claim-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-doesnt-mind-elon-turning-against-me-in-first-post-since-musks-epstein-files-claim-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he doesn\u2019t mind \u2018Elon turning against me\u2019 in first post since Musk\u2019s Epstein files claim &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-he-doesnt-mind-elon-turning-against-me-in-first-post-since-musks-epstein-files-claim-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2443507&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent statement on Truth Social, former President Donald Trump responded to Elon Musk&#8217;s accusations regarding Trump&#8217;s alleged connection to Jeffrey Epstein&#8217;s files. Trump stated he does not mind Musk distancing himself but criticized the timing of Musk&#8217;s remarks. He defended his proposed tax legislation as one of the greatest bills presented, arguing it woudl prevent critically important tax increases and promote economic prosperity, insisting he is committed to fixing the country&#8217;s issues. Musk, on the other hand, has expressed concerns about the potential impact of Trump&#8217;s tax bill on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-pushes-400-gas-price-relief-payments-as-california-fuel-prices-reach-record-levels\/\" title=\"Newsom Pushes 0 Gas Price Relief Payments As California Fuel Prices Reach Record Levels\">electric vehicle incentives<\/a>, suggesting it could hinder Tesla.This exchange follows a pattern of escalating tensions between the two, with Trump even hinting at the termination of Musk&#8217;s government contracts as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-security-update-first-round-of-february-payments-worth-4873-goes-out-in-14-days\/\" title=\"February&#039;s Social Security payments totaling ,873 will be distributed in 14 days\">potential cost-saving measure<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump says he doesn&rsquo;t mind &lsquo;Elon turning against me&rsquo; in first post since Musk&rsquo;s Epstein files claim<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2140866\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> appeared initially to take the high road amid former adviser <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk&rsquo;s<\/a> accusation that the president&rsquo;s name is in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeffrey-epstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Epstein<\/a> files and amid criticism of Trump&rsquo;s tax bill.<\/p>\n<p>Musk&rsquo;s tweet follows a slew of posts in which he criticized Trump and his &ldquo;big, beautiful bill,&rdquo; saying the legislation will beset the nation with crippling debt.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3433004\/musk-appears-endorse-trump-impeachment-social-media-spat\/\">Musk appears to endorse Trump impeachment as <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >social media spat spirals<\/a> out of control<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/3432345\/dhs-shutters-tsa-quiet-skies-program\/\">DHS shutters TSA Quiet Skies Program that let government surveil airline passengers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3432816\/trump-musk-simmering-feud-tax-bill-ev-mandates\/\">Trump and Musk at war: Simmering feud over tax bill and EV mandates spills out into open<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t mind Elon turning against me, but he should have done so months ago,&rdquo; Trump posted on Truth Social. &ldquo;This is one of the Greatest Bills ever presented to Congress. It&rsquo;s a Record Cut in Expenses, $1.6 Trillion Dollars, and the Biggest Tax Cut ever given. If this Bill doesn&rsquo;t pass, there will be a 68% Tax Increase, and things far worse than that. I didn&rsquo;t create this mess, I&rsquo;m just here to FIX IT. This puts&nbsp;our Country on&nbsp;a Path of Greatness. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Musk had accused Trump of being named in files regarding the late convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1930703865801810022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">writing<\/a>, &ldquo;Time to drop the really big bomb:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a>&nbsp;is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump previously shared on Truth Social that Musk is lashing out against Trump since the &ldquo;big, beautiful bill&rdquo; would end the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pushing-build-back-better-agenda-biden-claims-you-can-drive-across-the-country-in-an-electric-vehicle-on-a-single-tank-of-gas-figuratively-speaking\/\" title=\"Pushing \u2018Build Back Better\u2019 Agenda, Biden Claims You Can Drive Across The Country In An Electric Vehicle \u2018On A Single Tank Of Gas, Figuratively Speaking.\u2019\">electric vehicle tax credit<\/a>, a boon for Tesla and other electric vehicle manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3432816\/trump-musk-simmering-feud-tax-bill-ev-mandates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP AND MUSK AT WAR: SIMMERING FEUD OVER TAX BILL AND EV MANDATES SPILLS OUT INTO OPEN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump had also threatened to cut Musk&rsquo;s government contracts. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon&rsquo;s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. I was always surprised that Biden didn&rsquo;t do it!&rdquo; Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2140866\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2140866\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump responds to Musk&#8217;s Epstein claim, saying he doesn&#8217;t mind Musk&#8217;s opposition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2443508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/musk-trump-turning.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50410,32192,51209,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2443507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-controversy-2","tag-elon-musk","tag-epstein-files","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/musk-trump-turning.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2443507"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2443511,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443507\/revisions\/2443511"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2443508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2443507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2443507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2443507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}