The feud reignited on Monday when Musk, who spent hundreds of millions on Trump's re-election, renewed his criticism of Trump's tax-cut and spending bill, which would eliminate subsidies for electric vehicle purchases that have benefited Tesla,

Elon Musk may find out what happens when DOGE bites man. The billionaire SpaceX, Tesla and X owner who catapulted his zealous embrace of President Donald Trump into a powerful position slashing government spending now risks sweeping cuts to his own bottom line after resuming the feud that led to their very public bitter split last month.

Tesla continued a steep slide in auto sales in June, as the company tries to pivot into autonomous vehicles and undo consumer backlash against the brand and its CEO, Elon Musk. The numbers: Tesla’s global vehicle sales fell 13.