Trump Says Elon Musk Could Face ‘Serious Consequences’ If He Backs Democratic Candidates

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on June 5, 2025 shows US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, DC, on May 5, 2025 and Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 30, 2025. President Donald Trump said on June 5, 2025, that he asked “crazy” Elon Musk to leave his administration and threatened to take away the tech tycoon’s government contracts, as a growing row over the US president’s budget bill triggered a bitter public divorce with his top donor. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski and Allison ROBBERT / AFP) (Photo by ALEX WROBLEWSKI,ALLISON ROBBERT/AFP via Getty Images)

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Donald Trump is not backing off his battle with Elon Musk. The president said Saturday that he has no desire to repair the relationship and warning that Musk could face ‘serious consequences’ if he tries to help Democrats in upcoming elections. Trump’s latest comments to NBC News Saturday come as Vice President JD Vance is trying to downplay the feud between the world’s richest man and its most politically powerful. It started with Musk’s opposition to Trump’s massive tax and spending plan pending on Capitol Hill. A social media exchange between the two men this week grew increasingly personal. Other Republicans in recent days have urged the two men to mend fences.