Tesla, Trump and Beautiful Bill
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Tesla's website currently displays a banner warning customers that the EV tax credit will come to an end in September.
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Trump, making his first comments on Musk’s criticism of his bill during an Oval Office press conference, insinuated the Tesla CEO opposes his “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” because he is “upset” the electric vehicle tax credit was removed, adding he’s not sure he’ll remain friends with Musk and alleging Musk “knew the inner workings of the bill.”
Elon Musk realized too late how badly Tesla would be hurt by Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, according to former and current Tesla executives who now give more details about the impact on the company.
Shares of electric vehicle maker Tesla tumbled 8% in morning trading as the feud between CEO Elon Musk and Trump reignited over the weekend.
The feud reignited on Monday when Musk, who spent hundreds of millions on Trump's re-election, renewed his criticism of Trump's tax-cut and spending bill, which would eliminate subsidies for electric vehicle purchases that have benefited Tesla, the leading U.S. EV maker. That bill passed the Senate by a narrow margin midday Tuesday.
Tesla shares dropped after President Trump and Elon Musk renewed their feud over Trump's tax-and-spending bill. As Senate Republicans struggle to corral enough votes to pass the "big, beautiful bill,"