Elon Musk on Thursday ratcheted up his public spat with Donald Trump, saying the US president would have lost the election without his support.
“Without me, Trump would have lost the election,” Musk said on X.
“Such ingratitude.”
Meanwhile, Tesla shares fell sharply on Wall Street, down eight percent, on Thursday immediately after the spat erupted between Trump and Musk, the electric car company’s CEO.
Trump said he was disappointed by Musk criticising his proposed massive spending bill.
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