WASHINGTON, USA — Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has publicly endorsed a call for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, deepening a rift between the two once-aligned figures and igniting a storm of political speculation and backlash across the United States.
The endorsement came in response to a post on Musk’s social media platform, X, by right-wing commentator Ian Miles Cheong.
“President vs Elon. Who wins? My money’s on Elon. Trump should be impeached and JD Vance should replace him,” Cheong wrote.
President vs Elon. Who wins? My money’s on Elon.
Trump should be impeached and JD Vance should replace him. pic.twitter.com/r0D4Gkiz4v
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) June 5, 2025
Musk replied simply: “Yes.”
The exchange, which unfolded on Thursday, June 5, 2025, followed days of mounting criticism by Musk over Trump’s controversial budget bill — dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” — which proposes sweeping tax cuts and a $46.5 billion increase in funding for U.S.-Mexico border barriers.
“This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination,” Musk posted earlier in the week.
“Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.”
He warned that the legislation, if enacted, would worsen the nation’s fiscal trajectory.
“It would massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion and burden American citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt,” he added.
Trump responded to Musk’s criticism during a joint press briefing with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, saying: “I’m very disappointed because Elon knew the inner workings of this bill better than almost anybody sitting here. All of a sudden he had a problem.”
Musk swiftly rejected the claim. “False, this bill was never shown to me even once and was passed in the dead of night so fast that almost no one in Congress could even read it!” he said.
The feud marks a dramatic turn in the relationship between the former president and the tech magnate, who previously held an advisory position within the Trump administration.
Musk resigned from that role earlier this year, citing major disagreements over fiscal policy and governance priorities.
In another post, Musk implied that Trump owed him political credit for Republican gains in recent elections.
“Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House, and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate,” Musk claimed.
“Such ingratitude.”
Musk has remained a prominent figure in U.S. political discourse, frequently commenting on domestic policy, national debt, and the need for sharp reductions in federal spending.
His break with Trump, however, introduces a new level of volatility into an already fractious Republican landscape ahead of the 2026 midterms.
The White House has not yet responded to Musk’s impeachment endorsement.
