President Donald Trump threatened to use Elon Musk's brainchild, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), against him and warned that it could result in the billionaire having "to close up shop and head back home to South Africa."

"Elon Musk knew, long before he so strongly Endorsed me for President, that I was strongly against the EV Mandate," Trump wrote on his Truth Social account early Tuesday (July 1) morning. "It is ridiculous, and was always a major part of my campaign. Electric cars are fine, but not everyone should be forced to own one. Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far, and without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa. No more Rocket launches, Satellites, or Electric Car Production, and our Country would save a FORTUNE. Perhaps we should have DOGE take a good, hard, look at this? BIG MONEY TO BE SAVED!!!"

The post was the latest in the fallout between Trump and Musk, who was one of his biggest supporters and financial donors during his reelection campaign. Philip Low, a neuroscientist who founded NeuroVigil and had previously had his own fallout with Musk, claimed that the Tesla CEO doesn't move on from feuds and predicted he was "going to do everything to damage" while speaking to Politico.

“I’ve had my share of blowouts with Elon over the years,” Low said. “Knowing Elon the way I know him, I do think he’s going to do everything to damage the president.”

Musk issued an apparent public apology to Trump earlier this month, claiming he "went too far" in some of his viral posts directed at the president.

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