After Musk threatened to form a new political party, the president fired back with a nativist attack, accusing the billionaire of being a subsidy addict and threatening to have his own companies investigated.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that the country’s immigration enforcement apparatus could be turned against erstwhile ally Elon Musk after the Tesla executive renewed criticism of the tax and spending megabill on which Trump has bet his legislative agenda.

President Trump said Elon Musk would have to 'head back to South Africa' without government subsides in response to Musk's criticism of his budget bill.