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Trump threatens Musk with ‘serious consequences’ if he backs Democratic candidates

By Reuters 7 June 2025, 8:31 pm
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US President Donald Trump, in an interview with NBC News, says there will be “serious consequences” if billionaire Elon Musk funds Democratic Party candidates to run against Republicans who vote for Trump’s sweeping tax-cut bill.

Trump declines to say what those consequences would be in the phone interview, and goes on to add that he hasn’t had discussions about whether to investigate Musk.

Asked if he thought his relationship with the Tesla and SpaceX CEO was over, Trump says, “I would assume so, yeah.”

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