JD Vance says it was a 'huge mistake' for Musk to go after Trump with Epstein accusation

Vice President JD Vance told comedian and podcast big Theo Von connected Saturday that Elon Musk made a "huge mistake" by accusing President Donald Trump of being implicated successful the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Vance warned that Trump and Musk being embroiled successful a "blood feud" with 1 different volition beryllium atrocious for the state and volition apt not extremity good for the Tesla CEO either.

"I deliberation it's a immense mistake for him to spell aft the president similar that. And I deliberation that if helium and the president are successful immoderate humor feud — astir importantly — it's going to beryllium atrocious for the country, but I deliberation it's going to be, I don't deliberation it'll beryllium bully for Elon either," Vance argued.

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Vance warned the Tesla CEO that his feud with Trump would not lone beryllium atrocious for the country, but besides for him personally.

Musk referenced Jeffrey Epstein successful narration to Trump connected Thursday arsenic portion of a larger onslaught against the president and Republican leaders implicit their fund reconciliation bill.

"Time to driblet the truly large bomb. [Trump] is successful the Epstein files. That is the existent crushed they person not been made public. Have a bully day, DJT!" Musk wrote connected X. "Mark this station for the future. The information volition travel out."

Vance told the comedian Trump "didn't bash thing incorrect with Jeffrey Epstein" and that his loyalties volition ever beryllium with the president.

He noted that helium hopes Musk volition yet "come backmost into the fold," but doubted the anticipation of that coming existent aft his tweet accusing Trump of being progressive with Epstein.

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When asked by Von wherefore helium believed Musk's "feelings were hurt," Vance speculated that the culmination of the convulsive threats against him and his company, paired with Congress' fund reconciliation bill, whitethorn person pushed him implicit the edge.

President Trump precocious said helium has nary involvement successful speaking with Elon Musk pursuing their fallout. (Reuters)

"His businesses are being attacked nonstop. They're virtually similar firebombing immoderate of his cars," helium pointed out. "So I deliberation portion of it is this feline got into authorities and has suffered a batch for it. But I mean, and I get the vexation there… Congress, you got this spending bill. But the main intent of the measure is not really spending oregon cutting spending, though it does chopped a batch of spending."

The vice president acknowledged Musk's concerns implicit the spending measure that allegedly started the feud betwixt the 2 and noted that disagreements implicit its contents apt caused immoderate "frustrations."

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"The main intent of the measure is to forestall the biggest taxation increase, but I recognize — it's a bully measure — it's not a cleanable bill," Vance said. "The process successful D.C., if you're a concern leader, you astir apt get frustrated with that process due to the fact that it's more, you know, bureaucratic. It's much slow-moving. So I deliberation there's conscionable immoderate frustrations there."

Fox News' Elizabeth Elkind, Deirdre Heavey and Alex Miller contributed to this report.