In a post on Truth Social, Trump took aim at Musk for the subsidies his companies have received, particularly for electric vehicles. The president said that without them, "Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa."

President Donald Trump said he will 'have to take a look' at deporting Elon Musk to his native South Africa as their fight reached new heights.

The world’s richest man started the party after Trump enacted his “Big Beautiful Bill,” which Musk called an “abomination”