White House official speaks out on Musk- Trump row
US Vice President J.D. Vance criticised Elon Musk in connection with the conflict with Donald Trump. "I think it’s a huge mistake for him to go after the president like that," Vance said, expressing hope that the billionaire will "ease up a bit."
What do you need to know?
- US Vice President J.D. Vance expressed criticism towards Elon Musk in connection with the dispute with the American president.
- According to him, Musk attacking Trump is a serious mistake, and the conflict would not benefit the country or the billionaire himself.
- On Saturday, American media pointed out that controversial posts from Musk's account on the X platform disappeared, including insinuations about Trump and Jeffrey Epstein.
"I think it’s a huge mistake for him to go after the president like that,," Vance said in an interview with podcaster Theo Von, which was published on Saturday.
J.D. Vance on Trump's conflict with Musk. "If Elon lets up"
Vance declared his loyalty to President Trump and expressed hope that Musk "will eventually come back to his senses." "Maybe that's not possible now, because he's gone so nuclear," he added, emphasising that "Musk is new to politics."
"If Elon chilled out a little bit, everything would be fine" Vance said. According to media, Trump reportedly asked Vance to speak diplomatically about the billionaire.
Meanwhile, American media noted the removal of a post from Musk's account on the X platform, in which he insinuated that Trump, along with Jeffrey Epstein, exploited underage girls.
There was a sharp exchange of words between Trump and Musk, who recently ended his work for the White House as head of the Government Efficiency Department, on Thursday. Earlier, Musk called the presidential budget bill proposal "a disgrace."
Trump admitted that he doesn't know if he will still have a good relationship with Musk and declared that he is "very disappointed" with him. He also stated that Musk "went crazy" and suggested that he might terminate the contracts made between the American government and Musk's companies.
Meanwhile, the billionaire published a series of posts in which he attacked the proposal and, among other things, suggested that Trump won the election thanks to his support, and that the US needs a new political party.