US President Donald Trump said that entrepreneur Elon Musk will "pay a big price" if he chooses to fund Democratic candidates to challenge Republicans who vote for his "huge, beautiful project."
Trump explained in press statements that "if Musk does that, he will have to pay a very heavy price," adding that his relationship with him was almost over, noting that he could cancel Musk's federal contracts, but that he had never considered it.
Tensions between Trump and Musk have been escalating since Musk criticized the massive spending bill in Congress, calling it "horrible, full of crap, a disgusting, and repulsive act," shocking Republican leaders.
Musk escalated the controversy on Thursday when he shared old comments by Trump and other Republican lawmakers that raised concerns about US government spending and the deficit.
On Saturday, Musk deleted posts accusing Trump of involvement in the Epstein case, a post suggesting Trump be removed and replaced by Vance, and a post threatening to immediately ground the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.
