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Trump admin live updates: Trump says Musk will 'pay the consequences' if he funds Democrats

The president added that he "doesn't have to" try to repair their relationship.

Last Updated: June 7, 2025, 1:54 PM EDT

A bitter public feud between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk erupted on Thursday, with the Tesla billionaire agreeing to calls for Trump's impeachment while Trump suggested ending Musk's government contracts.

Musk showed some signs of softening his tone, but Trump on Friday told ABC News Musk was a "man who has lost his mind" and that he was "not particularly" interested in talking to him right now.

The spat began in part because of Musk's criticism of Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," a sweeping immigration and tax bill that would fund much of the president's domestic agenda.

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Jun 03, 2025, 1:45 PM EDT

Musk slams Congress over spending bill, 'Shame on those who voted for it'

Elon Musk took to X on Tuesday to express his opposition to President Donald Trump's spending bill, claiming, "I just can't stand it anymore."

"This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination," he wrote. "Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it."

When asked about the post, Leavitt reiterated that the president supports the bill.

"This is the president's bill and he's sticking with it," she said.

Elon Musk attends news conference with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, May 30, 2025, in Washington.
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Jun 03, 2025, 1:32 PM EDT

FEMA taking hurricane season seriously, emergency funding to get more scrutiny, Leavitt says

Acting FEMA Administrator David Richardson has come under fire for comments where he allegedly joked that he didn't know that hurricane season started.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed the reports and claimed on Tuesday that FEMA and the federal government were taking the season seriously.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, May 3, 2025, in Washington.
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The press secretary, however, warned that Trump will "review requests for emergency aid and carefully considering them," when it came to disaster aid.

"This president has made it clear we're not going to enable states to make bad decisions with federal tax dollars and then have the federal government later have to bail these states out," Leavitt said. "We want to see states be responsible with their tax dollars to do as much as they possibly can and then the president will deeply and thoughtfully consider any requests for federal aid that come to his desk."

Jun 03, 2025, 1:26 PM EDT

Leavitt says president will look at executive action against blue state vaccine regulations

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about states such as California and Connecticut that have restricted religious exemptions for student vaccine mandates.

The press secretary said the president supports religious vaccine exemptions and would follow up.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, May 3, 2025, in Washington.
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"I'll have the administration in the White House look into it and see what executive action, if any, we can take on that front," Leavitt said.

Jun 03, 2025, 1:25 PM EDT

White House reiterates Trump views antisemitic violence as 'terrorism'

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters in Tuesday's press briefing that President Donald Trump views recent attacks against the Jewish community in the U.S. as acts of "terrorism." She said the administration will look into any policy measures and actions to take in response.

"The president has made it very clear, as he said in his statement yesterday, that, yes, these antisemitic acts of violence are, do qualify as terrorism. And he does not want to see terrorism or violence of any form taking place in the United States of America," Leavitt said.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, May 3, 2025, in Washington.
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