Published on : 22:59 PST, Jun 5, 2025 FOLLOW Things took a sharp turn when Elon Musk called President Donald Trump's bill 'an abomination,' claiming it would blow up the federal deficit (Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt found herself in hot water on Thursday, June 5, trying to mop up the fallout between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. The POTUS and his "first buddy" had what can be described as a very public breakup. President Donald Trump walks past Elon Musk as they attend the America First Policy Institute Gala held at Mar-a-Lago on November 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Appearing on 'Hannity', Leavitt didn’t shy away from the feud but instead framed it as business as usual. “Tonight, the president’s focus and the focus of the entire White House remains on passing the one big, beautiful bill,” she said, referencing Trump’s sweeping budget-slashing proposal. Just days before the spat, Musk had actually been in the Oval Office praising Trump. “On Friday, just days ago, the president graciously hosted Elon Musk in the Oval Office, and Elon thanked the president for his incredible leadership to cut waste, fraud, and abuse in our government, which this one big, beautiful bill does,” Leavitt pointed out. She added, “So the only difference between Friday and today is Elon went back to his companies. And, as a businessman, he has a right to speak for his companies. But as president, President Trump is responsible for fighting for this country.” Elon Musk slams Donald Trump's bill, POTUS hits back Things took a sharp turn when Elon Musk called Donald Trump's bill “an abomination” and “pork-filled,” claiming it would blow up the federal deficit. The POTUS, however, wasn’t having any of it. He told reporters on Thursday that he was “very surprised” and “disappointed” by Musk’s sudden heel turn. Soon, they were trading jabs on social media, The Hill reported. Elon Musk leaps on stage with President Donald Trump during a campaign rally from behind bullet-resistant glass at the Butler Farm Show fairgrounds on October 5, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Trump accused Musk of throwing a tantrum because the megabill scrapped a tax credit for electric vehicles—a direct hit to Tesla. “I took away his EV Mandate that forced everyone to buy Electric Cars that nobody else wanted (that he knew for months I was going to do!), and he just went CRAZY!” Trump ranted. “The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts,” Trump fumed on Truth Social. “I was always surprised that Biden didn’t do it!” If Trump thought Musk would back down, he clearly underestimated his former ally. Musk fired back on X, “Go ahead, make my day.” This just gets better and better 🤣🤣 Go ahead, make my day … https://t.co/APmy7cV8iL