{"id":2443517,"date":"2025-06-05T17:19:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T21:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-doesnt-mind-elon-turning-against-me\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T17:20:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T21:20:05","slug":"trump-says-he-doesnt-mind-elon-turning-against-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-doesnt-mind-elon-turning-against-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he doesn&#8217;t mind &#8216;Elon turning against me&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%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=2443517&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 post on Truth Social, Donald Trump responded to Elon Musk&#8217;s claims regarding Trump&#8217;s involvement in the Jeffrey Epstein files, indicating that he does not mind Musk&#8217;s criticism but feels it should have come earlier. Trump defended his tax bill, which he considers a meaningful financial relief measure, arguing that failure to pass it would result in a substantial tax increase. Musk had previously criticized this bill, linking it to Trump&#8217;s agenda, notably its implications for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-infrastructure-plan-could-boost-pelosis-investment-portfolio\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Infrastructure Plan Could Boost Pelosi\u2019s Investment Portfolio\">electric vehicle subsidies<\/a>, which benefit Musk&#8217;s Tesla. Trump further threatened to terminate Musk&#8217;s government contracts, framing it as a means to save on government expenditures. The ongoing feud highlights a clash between the two <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >prominent figures amidst broader political<\/a> and economic discussions.  <\/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 post follows a slew of others 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:\/\/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=\"Trump says he doesn\u2019t mind \u2018... against me\u2019 in first ... since ...\u2019s ... claim - Washington Examiner\">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 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. 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