President Donald Trump on Thursday publicly acknowledged for the first time his deteriorating relationship with Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur who once held a high-level

Musk departed from the Trump administration last week after leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to slash federal spending. Musk ignited the feud with Trump on Tuesday by denouncing his “big, beautiful bill” as a “disgusting abomination,” calling it a “massive, outrageous, pork-filled” bill on social media platform X.

Elon Musk has been using President Donald Trump 's past criticisms of raising the debt ceiling against him as he continues to attack the "big, beautiful bill." The former Trump ally shared several posts on X from the president, dating back more than a decade.