Team Trump vs. Team Musk: Republicans torn as billionaire bromance ends

Published June 5, 2025 5:56pm ET



Multiple Republican lawmakers appeared split as the feud between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, one of the president’s biggest allies, escalated into an all-out social media war on Thursday.

At the heart of the breakup is their disagreement over Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” which Musk has called a “disgusting abomination.” Trump has maintained that his plan is “one of the Greatest Bills ever presented to Congress,” adding that Musk “should have” turned on him “months ago.”

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