Tr*mp slams Elon Musk as his megabill drops AI protections and hits snags in Senate [View all]
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Source: Yahoo News
President Trump slammed Elon Musk's subsidies and Republican senators struck down a plan to shield artificial intelligence from state regulations, two middle-of-the-night developments Tuesday that reinforced a growing schism between Trump and Silicon Valley supporters over his "big, beautiful bill."
The first development came at 12:44 a.m. ET, when Trump responded to Tesla (TSLA) CEO Musk's ongoing critiques of the package with a focus on the government grants that Musk's companies receive.
"Without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa," wrote the president in a Truth Social post, adding, "perhaps we should have DOGE take a good, hard, look at this?" It was a reference to the government efficiency group that Musk ran until recently.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/trump-slams-elon-musk-as-his-megabill-drops-ai-protections-and-hits-snags-in-senate-114100423.html
I wouldn't be surprised if he tries to deport Musk.