{"id":2443552,"date":"2025-06-05T18:43:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T22:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-completely-burns-the-bridge-agrees-trump-should-be-impeached\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T18:44:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T22:44:15","slug":"elon-completely-burns-the-bridge-agrees-trump-should-be-impeached","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-completely-burns-the-bridge-agrees-trump-should-be-impeached\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Completely Burns the Bridge, Agrees Trump Should Be Impeached"},"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\">20<\/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%2Felon-completely-burns-the-bridge-agrees-trump-should-be-impeached%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=2443552&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent social media outburst<\/a>, Elon Musk, the former head of the Department of Government Efficiency, sharply criticized the &#8220;One Big Lovely bill&#8221; Act, referring to it as a &#8220;disgusting abomination.&#8221; His comments on platform X generated notable attention, especially as he urged that the bill should be rejected due to its budgetary implications. Musk&#8217;s criticism coincided with former President Donald Trump&#8217;s initially muted response as he supports the legislation. As tensions escalated, Trump eventually addressed Musk&#8217;s remarks, expressing disappointment in his former supporter.<\/p>\n<p>Musk intensified his criticism, illustrating contradictions in Trump&#8217;s previous fiscally conservative stance by calling for accountability regarding Trump&#8217;s position as president, even suggesting the idea of impeachment and a potential replacement by Vice president J.D. Vance. This moment was seen as particularly provocative and could jeopardize any reconciliation with MAGA Republicans. Beyond the spending bill, Musk has raised concerns about Trump&#8217;s tariffs, claiming they could lead to a recession.<\/p>\n<p>Having recently stepped away from his role in DOGE, Musk is now focusing on his business ventures, including tesla and SpaceX, while continuing to challenge aspects of the current management&#8217;s policies. The future of the &#8220;One Big Beautiful Bill&#8221; remains uncertain as it undergoes revisions in the Senate amidst Musk&#8217;s outspoken opposition.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s been about 48 hours since a scathing post by former Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X&nbsp;raised all sorts of eyebrows with its commentary about the &ldquo;One Big Beautiful Bill&rdquo; Act.<\/p>\n<p>(Or, as Musk called it in that Tuesday post, a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-unleashes-big-beautiful-bill-just-cant-stand-anymore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disgusting abomination<\/a>&rdquo; of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/most-of-bidens-1-9-trillion-coronavirus-relief-bill-has-nothing-to-do-with-public-health\/\" title=\"Most Of Biden\u2019s .9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief ... Has Nothing To Do With Public Health\">congressional spending bill<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>The next day, Musk continued to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-escalates-war-big-beautiful-bill-kill-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ramp up<\/a> his rhetoric, strongly voicing his concerns with the budgetary impact of the bill and insisting it should be killed, while President Donald Trump &mdash; who firmly supports the legislation &mdash; remained <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-issues-cryptic-post-elon-big-beautiful-bill-eruption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oddly mum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>By Thursday, Trump was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-jabs-musk-big-beautiful-bill-elon-instantly-fires-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ready to respond<\/a>, noting his disappointment with his former DOGE leader.<\/p>\n<p>Those remarks then appeared to completely set off Musk, who went on a tirade on X.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Part of that rage included Musk digging up old, fiscally conservative X posts from Trump, using the president&rsquo;s own words against him.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Where is the man who wrote these words?<\/p>\n<p>Was he replaced by a body double!? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N4Mliip5U4\">https:\/\/t.co\/N4Mliip5U4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1930683435280167193?\">June 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As the jabs got more personal, Musk eventually took the shot that probably ended any shot of reconciliation: Calling out the president&rsquo;s very position.<\/p>\n<p>In a move widely viewed as unforgivable within MAGA Republican circles, Musk broached the topic of impeachment by flat-out agreeing with the scenario of Vice President J.D. Vance replacing an impeached Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"qst\">Yes <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rqRsX8B4Hg\">https:\/\/t.co\/rqRsX8B4Hg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1930719235770359903?\">June 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President vs Elon. Who wins?&rdquo; conservative social media influencer Ian Miles Cheong posted. &ldquo;My money&rsquo;s on Elon. Trump should be impeached and JD Vance should replace him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Musk re-posted Cheong, noting &ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; in seeming agreement with the Vance-replacing-Trump scenario.<\/p>\n<p>(Vance had not publicly commented on Musk&rsquo;s remarks as of late Thursday afternoon.)<\/p>\n<p>The future of the OBBB is getting murkier by the day. As it goes through provisional changes in the Senate before going through a final vote, Musk has effectively waged war on it and, by proxy, Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The former DOGE head has also recently expanded his attacks, needling the administration even beyond the spending bill.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, Musk has argued that Trump&rsquo;s highly publicized tariffs would cripple America financially &mdash; and soon:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Trump tariffs will cause a recession in the second half of this year <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rbBC11iynE\">https:\/\/t.co\/rbBC11iynE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1930722828481098043?\">June 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Trump tariffs will cause a recession in the second half of this year,&rdquo; he posted in response to another X account.<\/p>\n<p>Musk had recently left his position at DOGE &mdash; to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-gives-outgoing-elon-musk-special-gift-presentation-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">friendly sendoff<\/a>, at that &mdash; so he could better focus on his businesses, which include the aforementioned X, electric vehicle company Tesla, and space travel company SpaceX.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Musk referred to it as a &#8220;disgusting abomination&#8221; in his Tuesday post. The following day, he intensified his criticism, expressing strong concerns about the bill&#8217;s budget implications and calling for its rejection, while President Donald Trump-who supports the legislation-remained unusually silent. By Thursday, Trump expressed disappointment in Musk&#8217;s comments, which seemed to provoke an angry response from Musk on X. <\/p>\n<p>Musk&#8217;s fury included resurrecting past fiscally conservative statements from Trump and questioning his integrity with sarcastic remarks about whether he had been replaced by a body double. As tensions escalated personally between them, Musk made a controversial remark suggesting that Vice President J.D. Vance could take over if Trump were impeached-a statement seen as highly provocative within MAGA circles.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative influencer Ian Miles Cheong weighed in by suggesting that Elon would win against Trump and endorsed Vance as Trump&#8217;s potential replacement; Musk agreed with this sentiment publicly. As discussions around the OBBB become increasingly complicated ahead of Senate votes, Musk has declared war on both it and Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Musk has broadened his criticisms beyond just the spending bill; he claimed that Trump&#8217;s tariffs would lead to an economic recession later this year. Recently stepping down from DOGE to focus more on his businesses-including Tesla and SpaceX-Musk continues to make headlines with these bold assertions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2443553,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Musk-with-Trump-in-happier-times.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50410,32192,3636,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2443552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-controversy-2","tag-elon-musk","tag-impeachment","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Musk-with-Trump-in-happier-times.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443552","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2443552"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443552\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2443556,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443552\/revisions\/2443556"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2443553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2443552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2443552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2443552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}