With no intention of mending ties, Trump warns Musk of "serious consequences" if he funds Democrats

On June 7 local time, US President Donald Trump said that if Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk funded Democratic candidates who opposed the Republican budget, they would face "very serious consequences". Trump said: "If he does, he will pay for it." But did not disclose specific measures. Trump added that he has no intention of repairing his relationship with Musk, "I think it's over." The two recently exchanged public exchanges on social media over the Republican-led budget, and Trump called Musk "extremely disrespectful to the presidency". Earlier, Musk criticized the massive tax and spending bill pushed by the US government in a post on the social media platform X, attacked Trump, and even retweeted old news related to Jeffrey Epstein, which was then deleted. Trump responded by calling the allegations about Epstein "old" and denied that he was connected to it. In addition, Trump also threatened the right to cancel government contracts and subsidies of Musk's companies, although he has not acted on it. He stressed that the Republican Party is unprecedented unity and optimistic about the smooth passage of the budget. (CCTV News)