In another salvo in the dayslong fight with his former senior adviser, President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to cut Elon Musk’s federal subsidies and contracts, saying it’s the “easiest way” for the U.S. to save “billions and billions” of dollars.

Further, Trump said Musk was “wearing thin,” which is why the president “asked him to leave” the administration. Trump’s posts came a few hours after telling reporters that the once “great relationship” with the SpaceX and Tesla CEO might be permanently altered.

“The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. I was always surprised that Biden didn’t do it!” Trump said in a post to Truth Social. 

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