September 23, 2026

DOGE

Trump and Musk’s public attacks on each other add to questions about DOGE’s accomplishments, future– www.politifact.com

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President Donald Trump and adviser Elon Musk celebrated their efforts to slash federal spending before Musk stepped away from his White House work. Musk wore a black DOGE hat over a bruised right eye that he blamed on his young son’s punch. That was May 30 in the Oval Office. Days later, the two billionaires were punching at each other on social media platforms they own.

Their fight began over federal tax and spending legislation, with Musk calling a Trump-backed bill “a disgusting abomination” and Trump saying he was “very disappointed” with Musk. Soon, Musk claimed credit for Trump and Republicans winning in 2024 and Trump threatened to cut off Musk companies’ federal contracts.

The public display of animosity called into question the fate of months of Department of Government Efficiency work. 

Under Musk’s oversight and with Trump’s approval, DOGE axed billions of dollars in grants for state health departments and scientific research. It gutted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency created in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to protect consumers. It all but shuttered the U.S. Agency for International Development, the decades-old department that provides food and health care to people in other countries.

Still, as Musk ended his work with DOGE, it was clear that the group’s cost cutting achievements fell short of Musk’s goals. A week before Trump won his second term, Musk said he expected to cut “at least $2 trillion,” without identifying a timeframe for doing it. He later lowered that to $1 trillion.

Capitol agenda: GOP leaders rush into Elon Musk damage control– www.politico.com

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Hill GOP leaders are in full-on damage control as they scramble to save their megabill — and themselves — from the blast radius of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s breakup.

But Musk doesn’t seem interested in sparing any part of the GOP trifecta from his wrath on his way out of Washington. The president’s new enemy attacked both Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Thursday over the cost of the party’s sweeping domestic policy package. Thune brushed it aside.

Johnson, however, is mounting a multi-front rebuttal as he aims to keep Musk from hurting the megabill’s prospects. He’s questioning the tech mogul’s motives for opposing the bill and challenging his claims about its impact on the deficit. Johnson already had to reassure hard-liners concerned about the bill’s spending in order to squeeze the bill through the House last month.

“I’m the same guy that’s always been a deficit hawk, and now I’m the speaker of the House, and I’m working on a multi-step plan to reverse the fiscal insanity that has haunted our country,” Johnson told reporters Thursday. “We have to get the big, beautiful bill done.”

‘Massive crack in the MAGA coalition’: The Trump-Musk feud threatens the GOP’s future– www.politico.com

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Elon Musk just launched a war against the GOP. Now the party’s hopes of holding onto power are at stake.

Musk has gone from helping Republicans take total control of Washington — spending nearly $300 million to become the single biggest known donor last year — to attacking the highest-ranking leaders of the party and daring the rank and file to cross him.

“Trump has 3.5 years left as President, but I will be around for 40+ years,” Musk said on X.

The post was an unambiguous warning from the world’s richest man, who has the power to single-handedly reshape elections with his wealth. It was not long ago that Republicans hoped Musk could pour cash into their efforts to help maintain control of Washington. Instead, he’s becoming their public adversary.

Musk spent Thursday online attacking President Donald Trump over Republicans’ massive tax-and-spending bill, which Musk says does not cut enough government spending.

He’d already threatened to challenge Republicans who support the megabill; on Thursday, he blasted House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, took credit for Republicans winning trifecta control in November, and floated the idea of launching a third party.

“This is a massive crack in the MAGA coalition,” said Matthew Bartlett, a Republican strategist and a former Trump administration appointee. “This town is historically built on Republican versus Democrat, and this seems to be crazy versus crazy. It is asymmetric and it seems, for the first time, President Trump seems to be out-crazied.” 

“Please noooooo”: Ye implores Trump, Musk to reconcile– www.salon.com

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Ye is hoping to prevent the unraveling of Tesla CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s relationship.

The controversial rapper formerly known as Kanye West waded into the white-hot feud between POTUS and the one-time head of DOGE, encouraging them to call a truce in a post to X.

“Broooos please noooooo,” he wrote. “We love you both so much.”

Musk and Trump’s tiff began last week, when the former Trump adviser told CBS News last week that he was “disappointed” with Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” Musk continued to whale on this week, calling the bill a “disgusting abomination and encouraging voters to oust any Republicans who supported it.

The spat got worse on Thursday after Trump made his first public comments on Musk’s critiques, saying he was “very disappointed in Elon.” In a post to Truth Social, Trump speculated about the end of his relationship with the billionaire, saying that Musk “just went CRAZY!” The president then threatened to terminate Musk’s contracts with the federal government.

“The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts,” he wrote.

The White House Is Looking At Reviving Biden’s Investigations Into Elon Musk– www.politicususa.com

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The Trump/Musk situation is being described as escalating, and White House aides are considering potentially reviving the investigations into Musk that the Biden administration initiated.

Rolling Stone reported:

This week, two Trump administration officials tell Rolling Stone that the government may not be above revamping investigations into Musk’s business empires — probes that carried over from the Biden era and ones that Musk was extremely adamant he wanted to see a second Trump administration crush, if the Tesla billionaire helped elect Trump.

“THIS ADMINISTRATION COULD ALWAYS START THE INVESTIGATIONS AGAIN,” one senior Trump appointee messaged in all-caps.

A source with knowledge of the matter says that Trump White House staff have already begun the process of making phone calls and sending messages to prominent allies of both Trump and Musk, saying they need to pick sides and that, basically, it’s the easiest choice they’ll ever make in their lives.

Musk basically annoyed and ticked off a lot of people around Trump in the White House, and now that the split has come, those people are looking for revenge on Elon Musk.

Trump Not Speaking to Musk, Says ‘Poor Guy Has a Problem;’ ‘Wishes Him Well’ › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

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President Trump told CNN Friday morning that he “is not thinking about” billionaire Elon Musk after their shocking public spat yesterday, and does not plan to speak to him anytime soon.

Trump reportedly told CNN political correspondent Dana Bash, “I’m not even thinking about Elon. He’s got a problem. The poor guy’s got a problem.”

According to Bash, Trump said he had no immediate plans to talk with Musk, but that he “wishes him well.”

Fox News also reported Friday morning that Trump “does not intend” to speak with Musk today.

The freezeout comes after a very public clash between the two titans the day before caused their extraordinary alliance to flameout in spectacular fashion.

WHOA! Steve Bannon UNLOADS on Elon Musk: “President Trump empowered him more than anyone’s ever been empowered, and people like me said you’re making a mistake—This is a bad guy—He’s going to turn on us” [VIDEO] | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com

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When it comes to sharing his opinions on pretty much any topic, Steve Bannon has never been shy, and today, in defense of his good friend, Donald J. Trump, Bannon eviscerated the world’s wealthiest man, calling him ‘incompetent,” and suggesting Musk had no business receiving the kind of trust or praise Trump bestowed upon him.

Elon Musk and Donald Trump in the Oval Office with Elon’s son X. Credit: The White House

Today, while speaking with two of his co-hosts, former US Congressman Dave Brat and social media personality Jack Posbiec, Steve Bannon appeared to have had enough of the very public feud between Elon Musk and President Trump and mercilessly unloaded on Musk.

“Elon Musk is working for himself,” Bannon told his co-hosts. The outspoken War Room icon explained, “President Trump empowered him more than anyone’s ever been empowered in this government! He [President Trump] had his back. Promoted this guy. And when people like me, who said, ‘You’re making a mistake! This is a bad guy! He’s gonna turn on you! He’s not with us. He’s also totally incompetent!’ And when President Trump said, ‘Hey, give this guy a shot!’ and I trust President Trump‘s judgment,” Bannon said and explained how he backed off “a little.” Bannon explained to his audience that as soon as Elon didn’t think he was running things or didn’t “get the adoration,” he “turned” on President Trump. But according to Bannon, Musk didn’t just turn on President Trump, “He [Musk] turned on the country—on the American people—and President Trump has had enough of it!”

Bannon, arguably one of the most important figures in the conservative culture, wasn’t finished sharing his disdain for Musk’s childish behavior because Trump’s “One Big Beautiful” bill wasn’t written the way Musk thought it should be written. He began to attack Trump on social media. Bannon suggested that Musk could have spoken with some of the top Republicans, with whom he has relationships, but instead, he began “tweeting the most vicious stuff you could tweet!” In Elon Musk’s attempt to score points in his social media war with President Trump, he tried to group him in “with those pedophiles on the [Epstein’s] island!” And then, Bannon really unloaded, saying, “He called for the president to be impeached and JD Vance to take his role!” Bannon continued, “As hard as we’ve worked in all the years! Some punk is gonna sit there and go, he should be impeached!?”

Jake Paul Criticizes ‘Alpha Male Ego’ Republican Party, Calls For Trump And Musk To Squash Their Beef– dailycaller.com

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Jake Paul ain’t wrong … this beef is nonsensical.

A cultural icon in terms of social media fame and combat sports, Jake Paul took to Twitter recently to speak about what the entire United States of America (and the globe at that) is talking about, and that’s the current beef going on between President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk. (RELATED: Stephen A. Smith Flirts With Elon Musk Idea As He’s Clearly Taking Advantage Of Beef With Trump)

“One of the problems with the Republican Party is on display today (as a current Republican). We unfortunately have these Alpha male egos and leaders who aren’t mature enough sometimes. They’re 50+ years old and diss-tweeting each other. Elon and Trump are great but they need to work together and not make America look bad,” tweeted Paul.

Prior to the 2024 presidential election, Paul was a huge supporter of Trump and consistently called out the Democrats over several issues, including the nation’s problems with illegal aliens and crime waves.

NEW: Elon Musk Agrees He Should Make Peace With President Trump– wltreport.com

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The friendship between President Trump and Elon Musk has ended.

However, the biggest question is, can it be repaired?

On Thursday night, Musk signaled there may be a window for a peace treaty between the two.

Musk signaled possible peace between the two after the CEO of Pershing Square, Bill Ackman, posted on X, “should make peace for the benefit of our great country. We are much stronger together than apart.”

Musk then replied that he agreed.

Take a look:

Another user on X wrote to Elon, “You are both better than this. Cool off and take a step back for a couple of days.”

Musk responded, “Good advice.”

Top Lawyer Shuts Down Elon Musk’s Explosive Claim About Trump and Epstein– townhall.com

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Jeffrey Epstein’s defense attorney has blown a massive hole in entrepreneur Elon Musk’s claims about President Donald Trump’s connection to the deceased sexual predator.

Trump and Musk got into a high-profile cyber feud on Thursday that dominated the X platform. During the verbal donnybrook between the two men, things took an ugly turn when Musk claimed Trump “is in the Epstein files” and “that is the real reason they have not been made public.”

Time to drop the really big bomb:@realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public.

Have a nice day, DJT!

Musk provided no evidence to substantiate his claims, nor did he explain how he supposedly obtained this information. Nevertheless, his comment sparked debate and speculation about the issue since many have been waiting for the release of the Epstein Files since the president took office.

David Schoen, in a post on X, noted that he was “hired to lead Jeffrey Epstein’s defense as his criminal lawyer 9 days before he died.” The predator solicited Schoen’s advice for months before his death.

“I can say authoritatively, unequivocally, and definitively that he had no information to hurt President Trump,” Schoen wrote. “I specifically asked him!”

Elon Claims Trump ‘Is In The Epstein Files’ In Bombshell Post– trendingpoliticsnews.com

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What started as a disagreement over electric vehicle subsidies has now erupted into a full-blown war of words between two of the most powerful men in America. In a dramatic and unfiltered post on X Thursday afternoon, Elon Musk accused President Donald Trump of being named in the unreleased Jeffrey Epstein files — a stunning claim that sent social media into a frenzy.

“Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files,” Musk posted to his 200+ million followers. “That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!”

Musk offered no evidence in his post but doubled down minutes later. “Mark this post for the future,” he wrote. “The truth will come out.”

The post marks the lowest point yet in what has become a bitter and public unraveling of the once-close relationship between the SpaceX and Tesla CEO and the 47th president.

USAID Cut Bill Submitted to U.S. House

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Trump Admin Sends $9.4 Billion Rescissions Package to the House– www.breitbart.com
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The Trump administration sent a $9.4 billion rescissions package to the House of Representatives that would eliminate “wasteful foreign aid spending” at the Department of State and USAID, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) revealed.

In a joint statement, Johnson, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer R-MN), and Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI), highlighted how Republicans could now “fulfill” their “mandate and continue codifying into law a more efficient federal government.”

“Today, the House has officially received the rescissions request from the White House to eliminate $9.4 billion in wasteful foreign aid spending at the State Department and USAID and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR and PBS,” Johnson said in a post on X. “Now that this wasteful spending by the federal government has been identified by DOGE, quantified by the Administration, and sent to Congress, House Republicans will fulfill our mandate and continue codifying into law a more efficient federal government.”

“This is exactly what the American people deserve,” the statement continued. “Next week, we will put the rescissions bill on the floor of the House and encourage all our Members to support this commonsense measure.”

White House allies ‘disappointed’ at Musk’s opposition to megabill– www.politico.com

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Republican allies close to the White House are privately arguing that the former special government employee — who spent Tuesday afternoon blasting the spending bill and threatening to retaliate against its supporters — is opposing the bill because it harms the tech billionaire’s business interests.

The House-passed megabill represents the president’s chief — and potentially only — major legislative priority this Congress. But Elon Musk’s opposition suggests that the coalition that vaulted Trump to the White House is still facing internal disagreement over it as it makes its way through the Senate. It marks another dust-up between the MAGA and Tech Right. And it raises the possibility some members face pressure from Musk if they ultimately support it. 

“The West Wing is perplexed, unenthused, and disappointed” with Musk, who left the White House to attend to his ailing business empire, according to one White House official, who like others interviewed for this story were granted anonymity to be candid about an ally who spent hundreds of millions to ensconce them in the White House.

‘The View’ Host: Elon Musk Killed 300,000 People with DOGE Cuts – ‘Mostly Children’– slaynews.com

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ABC News propaganda show “The View” has pushed wild claims about Elon Musk’s service to the U.S. federal government.

On Wednesday’s episode of “The View,” co-host Sunny Hostin launched an eyebrow-raising attack on Musk.

Hostin blamed Musk, without citing any specific evidence, for the loss of “300,000 lives, mostly children.”

She attributed this alleged death toll to Musk’s involvement in President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

The initiative is focused on streamlining the federal government.

As part of the endeavor, DOGE proposed cuts in personnel, contracts, and foreign aid.

“But the damage that he did was just really incredible,” Hostin said.

Trump and Musk relationship implodes– thehill.com

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The relationship between President Trump and Elon Musk rapidly disintegrated on Thursday, fulfilling predictions of a messy breakup that the world’s most powerful man and its richest man had defied for months.

Trump told reporters in an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz that he was “very surprised” and “very disappointed” in Musk, who spent millions of dollars to help Trump get elected, served in his administration for four months but has since mounted a campaign against the president’s signature policy bill.

Musk responded on social media, claiming credit for Trump’s electoral victory last November.

It was a dramatic turnaround for the two men, who just days ago were together in the Oval Office as Trump presented Musk a ceremonial key to the White House.

Republicans Are At Each Other’s Throats As Elon Musk And Mike Johnson Go To War Over Big Beautiful Bill– www.politicususa.com

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There is only one question that needs to be answered when assessing Elon Musk’s criticism of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. Does Musk have the political juice with Republicans to derail the legislation?

This all started when Musk posted to X:

I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.

Musk went on to criticize the bill for adding to the deficit.

The post rocked Republicans in Congress just as the Senate is starting work on changes to the legislation.

Speaker Mike Johnson responded to Musk by starting out with political niceties, but his remarks to reporters transitioned into:

 I know that the, the EV mandate is very important to him. That is going away because the government should not be subsidizing these things as part of the Green New Deal. And I, I know that has an effect on his business.

And I lament that we, we talked about the ramp down period on that and, and how that should be duly considered by Congress, but for him to come out and hand the whole bill, is to me just very disappointing, very surprising in light of the conversation I had with him yesterday.

Johnson was asked if Musk’s concern for Tesla is driving this and he answered:

I’m gonna let others draw their own conclusions about that, but this is not personal between any of us. I just, I, I just deeply regret that he is made this, this mistake. I would tell you, listen, I’m gonna remind everybody again. Every hardworking American ought to be in favor of this bill…

And that is a dangerous thing for Elon or anyone who has, um, who cares about the US economy to, to be meddling with. And I think the risk is very great. We have to pass this legislation. The Senate is doing some good, thoughtful, deliberate work right now. We’re looking forward to moving it through the process and this, and the president is very much looking forward to signing that into law by Independence Day.

Watch: Elon Musk Loses His Mind on Trump– www.louderwithcrowder.com

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Elon Musk is still going after the Big Beautiful Bill, using whatever he can to get his point across. Today’s show breaks it down.

“You can argue that these cuts aren’t enough to offset the tax cut extension, but there’s no debating the fact that the left loves what Elon Musk is doing—and how he’s doing it,” Crowder said. “Even if you disagree, you’d better be absolutely sure, and make sure the left can’t use it to hurt your brothers and sisters in office.”

According to Musk, the bill would destroy any gains made by Doge.

“I understand that we cannot spend our way into prosperity, but the entire deficit increase comes from the extended tax cuts,” Crowder said.

According to the White House:

So-called “forecasts” (including by the CBO) predicting higher deficits are based on a false assumption that President Trump’s 2017 tax cuts will expire. In reality, extending the CURRENT tax rates — which this legislation does — has zero impact on the deficit.

Of course, the $1.7 trillion savings is partly offset by one-time spending on border security and additional tax cuts (NO TAX ON TIPS, NO TAX ON OVERTIME) — which brings the net deficit reduction to exactly $1.407 trillion.