Tesla founder Elon Musk, who up until recently was joined at the hip with President Donald Trump, accused the president of being in the Epstein files. The two have had a public falling out after disagreement over Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," with Musk, who has led Trump's Department of Government Efficiency since Trump returned to the White House, maintaining it was wasteful spending. Now, Musk has significantly escalated the spat, liking the president to the notorious sex trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein. In an X post Thursday afternoon, Musk wrote, "Time to really drop the big bomb: [Trump] is in the Epstein files.""That is the real reason they have not been made public.""Have a nice day, DJT!". The public spat ignited when Must posted about Trump's Big Beautiful Bill. "This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it," wrote Musk on Tuesday. "It will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion (!!!) and burden American citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt.".Musk on Wednesday urged his followers to pressure Congress to reject the bill, using the rallying cry "KILL the BILL." He emphasized concerns over the bill's projected $2.5 trillion addition to the federal deficit over a decade..Trump was asked on Thursday about Musk's rejection of the bill. "I'm very disappointed in Elon. I've helped Elon a lot," he said. "Look, Elon and I had a great relationship. I don't know if we will anymore.".Musk responded in real-time on X, asserting that he had not been shown the bill prior to its passage and accused Trump of ingratitude. He claimed, "Without me, Trump would have lost the election... Such ingratitude.".The feud intensified as Trump threatened to terminate federal subsidies and contracts with Musk's companies, including SpaceX and Starlink, suggesting it would be "the easiest way to save billions of dollars.".Musk continued his assault on the bill, sharing past tweets from Trump criticizing high deficits and unbalanced budgets, questioning, "Where is this guy today??".The grizzly exchange continued to escalate all week, culminating in Musk's remarks about Trump and the Epstein files Thursday afternoon. .CNN reported Musk sent more than 70 tweets aimed at the president in the last 24 hours..Musk even created a poll asking Americans if they want a new political party that "actually represents 80% of the middle," and pinned it to the top of his profile. .Tesla stocks took a nosedive amid the heated exchange between the two former besties. Latest figures show Tesla fell 16.91% on Thursday. .Musk hit back at Trump for saying he would cancel his goverment contracts, announcing SpaceX "will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately."
