"Go back to South Africa," less than a month later, the war of words between Trump and Musk has reignited! This time, it's clear that Trump is really upset!
Musk has been continuously criticizing Trump's "Build Back Better" bill, and the latter finally couldn't take it anymore, launching a furious attack on Musk on social media:
"Musk has received more government subsidies than anyone in history, and without subsidies, Musk would probably have to shut down and go back to his hometown in South Africa! If the government doesn't provide subsidies for electric vehicles, rockets, and satellite launches, the US could save a lot of money!"
Evidently, Trump is trying to threaten Musk by threatening to cancel government subsidies.
The core conflict between the two lies in the fact that Trump's "Build Back Better" bill aims to eliminate tax subsidies for electric vehicle consumers, which Tesla's sales performance has long benefited from - in the United States, electric vehicles are almost synonymous with Tesla.
Some people should remember that as early as June, when Musk had just resigned as head of the Department of Government Efficiency, he had a verbal battle with Trump, but at that time, Trump's tone wasn't so intense, and his words weren't so direct. The two also reached a reconciliation on June 12th, and Trump even liked Musk's post about "repentance."
But this time, the nature of the incident is more serious than before, because Trump hopes to get the "Build Back Better" bill passed in Congress before Independence Day on July 4th, which is now his top priority - and Musk is now stirring up public opinion in the United States on this issue, trying every means to exert external pressure, which undoubtedly crosses Trump's red line.
Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1836432359004236/
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