Xinhua News Agency, New York, June 6th. There was an open "verbal spat" between US President Trump and billionaire Elon Musk on the 5th. On the 6th, Trump continued to criticize Musk, calling him "pitiful" and "having problems", and said he would not talk to him for now.

"He has problems, this poor guy has problems," Trump said in an interview with CNN on the 6th. "I won't talk to him for now, but I wish him well."

Some American media previously reported that the White House had arranged for Musk to talk with Trump on the 6th, hoping the two could ease their tense relationship. A White House anonymous official denied this report on the 6th and said, "The president does not plan to talk to Musk today."

According to ABC News, Trump showed little interest in talking with Musk and believed Musk had "gone crazy".

The open "verbal spat" between Trump and Musk happened on the 5th, with both parties' words becoming increasingly intense. Trump called Musk "crazy", while Musk called Trump "ingratitude".

Elon Musk, who had just left his position as head of the Department of Government Efficiency, posted a series of tweets on social media criticizing the so-called "big and beautiful" tax and spending bill that Trump called "big and beautiful". He said, "You either get a big and ugly bill or a small and beautiful one" and "the way out is small and beautiful".

In response, Trump said Musk's dissatisfaction stemmed from the proposal in the bill to eliminate tax credits for electric vehicle consumers, which affected Musk's interests as the CEO of Tesla, an electric vehicle manufacturer.

"As you can see, my relationship with Elon used to be very good. I don't know if it will be like that again," Trump said at the White House. "I am very disappointed in Elon. I have helped him a lot."

Musk responded by posting: "Without me, Trump would have lost the election" and "such ingratitude".

Trump counterattacked, saying he could win the election without Musk.

In his post, Trump claimed he let Musk go because he saw Musk was "exhausted" and "almost crazy". But Musk responded, saying, "This is clearly a lie, truly pitiful".

"The simplest way to save billions in the budget is to end Musk's government subsidies and contracts. I am always surprised Biden (when he was president) did not do this!" Trump wrote.

Musk also expressed dissatisfaction with Trump's withdrawal of Jared Isaacman's nomination to become NASA administrator. Musk and Isaacman are long-time allies.

After Trump criticized Musk, Tesla's stock price fell 14.26% on the 5th. This year, Tesla's stock price has fallen more than 30%.

Musk was once a staunch ally of Trump, investing nearly $300 million to support Trump's 2024 presidential campaign. After Trump won the election, Musk joined the newly established Department of Government Efficiency to oversee bureaucratic corruption and reduce national debt.

The work of the Department of Government Efficiency led to large-scale layoffs in the federal government, billions of dollars cut from foreign aid and other projects, causing huge controversy domestically.

Previously, Musk had repeatedly criticized the so-called "big and beautiful" bill on social media, calling it "nauseating". White House officials expressed "shock" and said they would not change Trump's efforts to promote the bill.

After continuously attacking the "big and beautiful" bill, Musk also launched a survey on social media on the 5th, asking whether it was time to create a truly representative new political party for the 80% middle class in America. As of the morning of the 6th Eastern Time, the survey had received over 5.31 million votes, with more than 80% voting in favor.

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