A seismic clash between two titans of power—President Donald Trump and billionaire innovator Elon Musk—has erupted into a full-blown public feud, threatening to reshape the political and economic landscape.

What began as a partnership built on shared ambition has spiraled into a war of words, with Trump hinting at deporting Musk and unleashing federal scrutiny on his business empire.

At stake: billions in government contracts, the future of Tesla’s electric vehicle dominance, and the trajectory of Trump’s signature legislative agenda.

President Trump escalated his feud with former ally Elon Musk on Tuesday, threatening to sic the Department of Government Efficiency, once led by Musk himself, on the billionaire’s sprawling business interests.

The president’s remarks, laced with biting sarcasm, suggested DOGE would conduct a deep dive into the subsidies fueling Musk’s companies, including Tesla and SpaceX.

Trump even floated the idea of deporting Musk, a naturalized U.S. citizen, back to his native South Africa

"Elon may get more subsidies than any human being in history, by far, and without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa," Trump posted on Truth Social early Tuesday. "No more Rocket launches, Satellites, or Electric Car Production, and our Country would save a FORTUNE. Perhaps we should have DOGE take a good, hard, look at this? BIG MONEY TO BE SAVED!!!"

The president's threat comes as Musk, the world’s richest man, has relentlessly attacked Trump’s "One Big Beautiful Bill," a sweeping tax-cut and spending package that narrowly passed the Senate on Tuesday.

The president later doubled down as he told reporters on the White House lawn, "We might have to put DOGE on Elon. You know what DOGE is? The monster that might have to go back and eat Elon. Wouldn’t that be terrible? He gets a lot of subsidies."

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No stranger to controversy, Musk fired back on his social media platform X, where he’s been waging a campaign against Trump’s bill.

The Tesla CEO, who spent over $275 million supporting Trump’s 2024 re-election, called the legislation "utterly insane" and a "political suicide" that would balloon the deficit by $3.3 trillion over a decade, according to Congressional Budget Office estimates.

Musk accused lawmakers of betraying fiscal responsibility and threatening to fund primary challenges against them.

"The latest Senate draft bill will destroy millions of jobs in America and cause immense strategic harm to our country!" Musk wrote on X Saturday. "Utterly insane and destructive. It gives handouts to industries of the past while severely damaging industries of the future."

He doubled down on Monday, warning, "Every member of Congress who campaigned on reducing government spending and then immediately voted for the biggest debt increase in history should hang their head in shame! And they will lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I do on this Earth."

Musk also proposed forming a new "America Party" to counter what he calls the "PORKY PIG PARTY" of big-spending Republicans and Democrats.

Yet, Trump insists Musk's criticism stems from losing the electric vehicle mandate. The bill eliminates electric vehicle subsidies, which could cost Tesla up to $1.2 billion annually in lost tax credits and $2 billion in regulatory credit sales, per J.P. Morgan estimates.

Musk denies his opposition to the measure has anything to do with his companies, stating, "All I’m asking is that we don’t bankrupt America."

In response to Trump’s deportation jab, Musk wrote on X, "So tempting to escalate this. So, so tempting. But I will refrain for now."

The feud between Trump and Musk traces back to early June, when Musk and Trump first clashed over the same spending bill.

The spat turned personal when Musk, without evidence, claimed Trump was withholding Jeffrey Epstein’s government files because the president’s name appeared in them.

Musk later apologized, deleting inflammatory posts, including one endorsing Trump’s impeachment.

A fragile truce followed, but Musk’s exit from DOGE on May 29 and his renewed attacks this week shattered it.

With Trump now leveraging his authority to threaten Musk’s financial lifeline, government contracts that include $22 billion for SpaceX and critical regulatory approvals for Tesla’s robotaxi program, the fallout has been brutal for Tesla, with shares tumbling 7% Tuesday, compounding a 14% drop from their June clash.

Tesla’s stock, a linchpin of Musk’s $400 billion fortune, is under pressure as the company faces declining sales—down 28% in Europe in May—and regulatory scrutiny over its autonomous vehicles.

SpaceX, meanwhile, relies on NASA contracts for lunar missions and satellite launches.

After bankrolling Trump’s comeback with $275 million, Musk is now staring down the barrel of the president’s wrath because he dared to call out a bloated, deficit-exploding bill.

And Trump? He’s playing hardball, threatening to gut Musk’s subsidies and ship him back to South Africa—never mind that Musk’s a U.S. citizen.

This isn’t just a feud; it’s a betrayal of the America First agenda.

Musk’s right: $3.3 trillion in new debt is a slap in the face to every taxpayer. But Trump’s bill, loaded with corporate handouts, smells like the same old D.C. pork.

The real loser here? The American people, stuck with a government that spends like a drunken sailor while two titans duke it out for supremacy.

As the dust settles on this explosive clash, questions linger: Will Trump follow through on his threats to dismantle Musk’s federal support? Can Musk’s businesses weather the storm of lost subsidies and regulatory hurdles? And what does this mean for the Republican Party as it heads toward the 2026 midterms?

One thing is clear: the Trump-Musk feud is far from over, and its ripples could reshape the political and economic landscape for years to come.