Trump Threatens Elon Musk
Donald Trump told Elon Musk to expect “very serious consequences” if he funds political candidates Trump opposes. This threat didn’t come through a leak or backchannel message—it came directly from the president during a phone interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker. That message followed a series of public jabs between the two men, revealing a larger question: What happens when the president of the United States threatens to retaliate against a private citizen for political donations?Trump’s threat wasn’t vague. In a Thursday post, he suggested cutting off federal contracts and subsidies to…
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