US President Donald Trump has stated that his former ally Elon Musk is “angry” about the elimination of incentives for electric cars and has warned him that he “stands to lose a lot more” under the current administration, to the point of hinting at a potential expulsion of the magnate from the United States.
“I’ll look into it,” Trump said when directly questioned about deportation in a brief meeting with reporters, hours after stating on social media that, without subsidies, “Elon would probably have to close up shop and go home to South Africa,” despite the fact that Musk also holds US citizenship.
In this regard, the president insisted that his former political ally’s companies have benefited from “a lot” of aid and that the Department of Government Efficiency, where Musk himself served, “might have to come back to eat” its former boss.
Trump justified the about-face regarding aid because “nobody wants an electric car.” “I don’t want an electric car,” the president added, despite having bought a Tesla in front of cameras in March to try to save the company’s image from its founder’s public outbursts.
