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A dramatic public fallout has unfolded between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump, as disagreements over economic policy gave way to deeply personal accusations and political recriminations. Image Source: RealJakeBroe on X The conflict, which intensified on Thursday, stems from Musk’s harsh criticism of President Trump’s recently passed domestic legislation—formally titled the One Big Beautiful Bill Act —which aims to extend Trump-era tax cuts while expanding defense and border spending. The bill passed the House by a narrow margin and now faces scrutiny in the Senate from fiscally conservative Republicans. Musk objected to the bill’s projected $3 trillion increase to the national deficit over the next decade, arguing it contradicts the stated mission of the Department of Government Efficiency. "This bill was never shown to me even once and was passed in the dead of night so fast that almost no one in Congress could even read it!" Musk wrote on the social pl...