Trump threatens Musk's government deals as feud explodes

Tesla shares down following barbs between former political allies

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Elon Musk, left, spent nearly $300 million in the 2024 election in support of Donald Trump and other Republican candidates. © Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to cut off government contracts with billionaire Elon Musk's companies, while Musk suggested Trump should be impeached, turning their bromance into an all-out brawl on social media.

The hostilities began when Trump criticized Tesla CEO Musk in the Oval Office. Within hours, the once-close relationship had disintegrated in full public view, as the world's most powerful man and its richest launched personal barbs at one another on Trump's Truth Social and Musk's X.

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