The pair has spent much of the week taking increasingly aggressive pot shots at each other in social media posts and press appearances. Musk on Wednesday posted that Senate Republicans should vote to “KILL the BILL,” which would add trillions to the deficit while cutting Medicaid and other programs benefitting the poor.

Top Trump ally Elon musk escalated his opposition to what President Trump calls his ‘big beautiful bill.’ Musk is upset about the level of spending in the bill. Meanwhile, there is a growing division among Democrats,