Trump says he is 'very disappointed' in Elon Musk's attacks on the GOP policy bill

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump connected Thursday sharply criticized Elon Musk aft the Tesla CEO criticized the House-passed GOP argumentation bill arsenic an "abomination."

"I’ve ever liked Elon," Trump told reporters successful the Oval Office during a bilateral gathering with Germany's chancellor, but helium said helium was "very surprised" by Musk's comments denouncing the legislation.

"You saw the words helium had for me. He hasn't said thing astir maine that’s bad. I’d alternatively person him knock maine than the bill, due to the fact that the measure is incredible," the president said.

Trump said that the reconciliation measurement would beryllium the "biggest taxation cut," saying that it would particularly assistance middle-income Americans and tiny businesses.

"Elon’s upset due to the fact that we took the EV mandate, which was a batch of wealth for electrical vehicles and they’re having a hard clip with electrical vehicles and they privation america to wage billions of dollars successful subsidy," Trump said. "Elon knew this from the beginning."

He was referring to the bill's provisions that would chopped taxation credits implemented by the Biden medication that were designed to incentivize purchases of electrical vehicles.

Trump besides suggested that Musk was partially upset with him due to the fact that the White House pulled Musk state Jared Isaacman's information to pb NASA. The president said, "I didn't deliberation it was appropriate" due to the fact that the prospective nominee was a Democrat.

"He wanted that person, a definite person. I tin recognize wherefore he’s upset," said Trump, who added that helium had a "great relationship" with Musk, but said, "I don't cognize if we volition anymore."

"I'm precise disappointed due to the fact that Elon knew the interior workings of this bill," Trump continued. "I'm precise disappointed successful Elon. I've helped Elon a lot."

Musk reacted to Trump’s comments in a station connected X, saying “Whatever.”“In the full past of civilization, determination has ne'er been authorities that some large and beautiful,” helium added.

After officially leaving the Trump medication past week, Musk has publically denounced the House reconciliation bill, calling it this week a "disgusting abomination." The mentation narrowly passed by the House would widen Trump’s 2017 taxation cuts, destruct taxes connected tips and overtime work, boost backing for migration enforcement and the military, would marque cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and rise the indebtedness ceiling by $4 trillion.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office predicted successful a caller estimate released Wednesday that the authorities would adhd $2.4 trillion to the nationalist indebtedness implicit the adjacent decade.