In a lengthy post on his social media platform on Sunday, President Donald Trump wrote that Elon Musk is becoming a “TRAIN WRECK,” explaining their differences on EV mandates and why he pulled the nomination of Musk’s associate to lead NASA.
“I am saddened to watch Elon Musk go completely ‘off the rails,’ essentially becoming a TRAIN WRECK over the past five weeks,” Trump wrote in a post after Musk announced he was starting a new political party.
Trump then claimed that Musk told him he had “no problems” with him ending subsidies for electric vehicle purchases.
President Donald Trump, right, speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House, May 30, 2025, in Washington.
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“No more EV Mandate. I have campaigned on this for two years and, quite honestly, when Elon gave me his total and unquestioned Endorsement, I asked him whether or not he knew that I was going to terminate the EV Mandate – It was in every speech I made, and in every conversation I had. He said he had no problems with that – I was very surprised!” Trump wrote.
The president went on to argue that he felt that it was in the best interest of the American public not to have Musk associate Jared Isaacman lead NASA due to their space industry connections.
“I also thought it inappropriate that a very close friend of Elon, who was in the Space Business, run NASA, when NASA is such a big part of Elon’s corporate life. My Number One charge is to protect the American Public!” Trump added.
-ABC News’ Lalee Ibssa
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