Elon Musk appeared to accuse President Trump of “ingratitude” in a publish Thursday on social platform X, after the president urged the billionaire’s criticism of the “large, lovely invoice” was self-interested.
Trump was requested about Musk’s criticism throughout a gathering with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on the White Home.
Trump mentioned Musk appeared to overlook being within the White Home and was upset about Republicans rolling again Biden-era electrical car incentives. Musk responded on X, saying Trump would have misplaced the election with out him.
The tit for tat comes after Trump instituted a 12-nation U.S. travel ban Wednesday night time.
The Supreme Court docket issued six opinions Thursday morning because it barrels towards the top of its time period. Amongst them, it unanimously revived a straight girl’s “reverse discrimination” case against her former employer, decreasing the authorized hurdle for white and straight workers to carry such lawsuits. It additionally tossed out Mexico’s lawsuit towards the U.S. gun trade.
On Capitol Hill, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) continues to defend the Home’s “large, lovely invoice” towards flak from Musk and others. Johnson advised Bloomberg TV that he and Musk had texted Wednesday night time and deliberate to speak on Thursday.
However the invoice can also be in trouble in the Senate, with outspoken opposition from sufficient senators to probably damage its possibilities for passage earlier than July 4.
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