He added that he has “no intention of speaking” to Musk anytime soon, saying “I’m too busy doing other things” and accusing Musk of disrespecting the presidency.
“I think it’s a very bad thing, because he’s very disrespectful. You could not disrespect the office of the President,” Trump said.
But the damage was already done. Musk had suggested Trump should be impeached, took credit for Trump’s election victory, and said his tariffs would cause a recession later this year. That’s after trashing Trump’s tax and spending bill in the days leading up to their meltdown.
“If he does, he’ll have to pay the consequences for that,” Trump told NBC News, without elaborating. “He’ll have to pay very serious consequences if he does that.”
Tesla didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
