Elon Musk’s social media fight with President Trump over the budget bill this week threatens to have a larger impact.

BY CHRIS MORRIS @MORRISATLARGE

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Just one month after Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced he was taking a break from politics to focus on his businesses, he retook center stage in Washington, going on the attack once again this week over Trump’s budget bill that was signed into law Friday. Trump countered with a threat to pull the government contracts held by Musk’s companies and even hinted at deporting the world’s richest man from the U.S. This time, though, the stakes could be a lot higher than the pride of the billionaires. 

The fight this week between Musk and Donald Trump underlined the still-simmering tension between Trump and his former “First Buddy“—and could set the stage for a much larger showdown in 2026 and, perhaps, 2028.

After calling the legislation a “disgusting abomination” on social media in early June (and making several accusations

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