When Elon Musk denounced Republicans’ hefty spending plan as a “disgusting abomination” earlier this week, he largely steered clear of President Donald Trump, who has thrown his support behind the One Big Beautiful Bill. That changed on Thursday afternoon when the world’s richest man went after the world’s most powerful man.

President Donald Trump on Thursday publicly acknowledged for the first time his deteriorating relationship with Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur who once held a high-level