President threatens consequences: Trump declares relationship with Musk over

The relationship between Trump and Musk was once close. The US president and the billionaire allegedly pursued the same goals. Then, suddenly, everything changed – the accusations flew back and forth. Now Trump put an end to the male friendship – and issued a threat.

US President Donald Trump has warned tech billionaire Elon Musk of "very serious consequences" if he supports Democrats in the future following their public falling out. "If he does that, he's going to have to pay the price," Republican Trump told NBC News in an interview .

Trump threatened Musk with unspecified consequences if he supported Democratic candidates in an effort to harm Republicans who voted for the president's tax and budget bill.

The budget bill sparked a public dispute this week between Musk, the world's richest man, and Trump, the world's most powerful man. Musk is demanding far more drastic spending cuts. Since Thursday, Musk and Trump have been engaged in an open mudslinging match after months of unusually close cooperation.

Trump has no desire to talk to Musk

In the NBC interview, when asked if he thought his relationship with Musk was over, Trump said, "I think so, yes." Trump also reiterated that he wasn't interested in reconciling with Musk. He was too busy with other things. "I have no intention of speaking with him," Trump reportedly said.

On Thursday, the president abandoned all restraint in the face of Musk's criticism, writing that he had "gone crazy." Musk then posted further posts on his X platform with fierce attacks on Trump.

Among other things, Musk proposed founding a new centrist party on Platform X. He also claimed that Trump would never have won the presidential election without his support. Trump, in turn, also spoke on his platform Truth Social about cutting contracts and subsidies for Musk's companies, such as Tesla and SpaceX, in order to save billions of dollars. Trump told NBC News that he had the right to do so, but he hadn't looked into it further.

Musk had funded Trump's election campaign with more than $250 million and had become a confidant of the Republican. Until the end of May, he led Trump's cost-cutting committee, Doge, with which he implemented massive cuts and job losses.