President Trump says that Elon Musk will face “very serious consequences” if he starts supporting Democrats in future elections.
The comment is consistent with Trump’s response to Musk’s shocking public meltdown – restrained but firm, with a hint of a threat.
Trump warns Musk
The alliance between Musk, a former Democrat who became Trump’s biggest campaign benefactor in 2024, collapsed last week as Musk suddenly targeted Trump and his reconciliation bill, calling it a “disgusting abomination.”
Over the course of a dramatic day, Musk continued to flame Trump on Thursday, claiming without evidence that he is named in the Epstein files (Musk later deleted the post), taking credit for his election victory and calling for him to be impeached. Musk even suggested starting his own political party, fueling speculation that he could use his vast fortune to challenge Trump and his GOP allies.
“If he does, he’ll have to pay the consequences for that,” Trump told NBC News in a phone interview on Saturday. “He’ll have to pay very serious consequences if he does that.”
Elon shows limits
Musk’s influence showed its limits earlier this year, when the world’s richest man backed the losing candidate in a Supreme Court race in Wisconsin, a swing state that Trump carried in November.
Later, Musk said he would be scaling back his campaign contributions, but it’s unclear if Musk might walk back the pledge, which was made before his break-up with Trump.
While Musk’s erratic behavior makes his future plans hard to predict, a majority of Republicans are still siding with Trump. Vice President J.D. Vance, in a podcast interview recorded during Musk’s online meltdown, said that Musk’s relationship with Trump could be broken irreparably, calling Musk’s Epstein smear a “big mistake.”
“I’m always going to be loyal to the president, and I hope that eventually Elon comes back into the fold,” Vance said. “Maybe that’s not possible now because he’s gone so nuclear.”
Musk playing with fire
Trump, in comments over the weekend, showed little desire for reconciliation as he warned Musk against further escalation.
“I think it’s a very bad thing, because he’s very disrespectful,” Trump said. “You could not disrespect the office of the president.”
When asked if their relationship is over, Trump responded, “I would assume so, yeah.”
While Musk may be the wealthiest man in the world, Trump is still its most powerful political leader. That means Musk, if he is smart, should take Trump’s warnings about “serious consequences” very seriously.
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Author: Matthew Boose
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