Musk, who supported Trump's campaign and also served as an adviser to the White House, has criticized the tax and spending bill the president is pushing.

Trump late Monday night fought back, suggesting his administration may investigate Musk’s companies’ massive government contracts. On Tuesday at the White House, Trump said Musk risked losing “a lot more” than government subsidies and threatened that the Department of Government Efficiency that Musk once led may “go back and eat Elon.”

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reignited his feud with Donald Trump over the president’s tax cut and spending megabill, which would eliminate electric vehicle (EV) purchase subsidies. Musk threatened to start a new political party,