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After a massive internal conflict, Musk has gone berserk, claiming to establish a new alliance for victory.

As the saying goes, people can share hardships but not prosperity. Musk has visited China numerous times, likely focusing on expanding Tesla's business and savoring local delicacies like Jianbing Guozi, without delving into historical wisdom from books such as Zizhi Tongjian. Just a few months ago, he was extremely influential, known as the "co-equal king" and "Iron Hat Musk," even dubbed the "informal vice president of the United States." However, he recently resigned from the Government Efficiency Department, was ousted from the new government's core circle, and today had a fierce argument with Trump. The two engaged in a heated online feud, exchanging sarcasm, insults, and even threats. One is the most powerful person in the world, and the other is the wealthiest. Their conflict is truly unexpected. But let's get straight to the point: Regardless of how this plays out, Musk is bound to suffer. No matter how rich one is, they can't prevail against power. Although Musk claims that while Trump has 3.5 years left as president, he will remain active for over 40 years, if those in power are truly provoked, they might not even tolerate you for an extra 3.5 hours. History has seen such precedents. It all depends on whether Trump wants to do it and if he's willing to bear the political repercussions of taking down Musk. But that's a topic for later. Today, we'll focus on what exactly happened between Musk and Trump.

Previously, Musk had disputes with Rubio and Beason, which eventually led to his exit from the cabinet. After resigning, he planned to concentrate on his companies. But did things end there? The Trump administration aims to promote the "Big and Beautiful Act," which involves increasing taxes, cutting education and healthcare spending, boosting military and security budgets, taxing university endowments, imposing annual fees on electric and hybrid vehicles, and raising the U.S. debt ceiling by $4 trillion. The bill has narrowly passed the House of Representatives and is now under review in the Senate. The most critical aspect for Musk is the annual fee on electric vehicles. Initially, the bill was supposed to include an electric vehicle tax credit clause, but instead, that clause was removed, and an annual fee was added. For Tesla, which is already struggling with business decline and falling stock prices, this is a devastating blow to its core interests. Musk felt that after spending hundreds of millions to support Trump's campaign and working diligently in the Government Efficiency Department, even facing backlash and damaging Tesla's reputation and stock value to help resolve the U.S. debt issue, Trump's actions were unjust.
Consequently, Musk strongly opposed the "Big and Beautiful Act" on Twitter, calling it a "disgusting and ugly move" that would ruin America's finances if passed. However, his criticism was not entirely without strategy; he hoped to pressure for amendments to protect Tesla's interests.
Soon after, Musk learned that Trump had rejected his recommended NASA administrator. Given that SpaceX's core business relies on NASA contracts, replacing the administrator posed a significant threat. A new administrator might deliberately obstruct SpaceX's operations, delaying contracts and funding, which would hinder rocket testing and Mars exploration. Enraged, Musk declared his intention to retire the Dragon spacecraft, signaling a breakdown in cooperation. Trump responded by threatening to cancel SpaceX's federal contracts. The feud escalated as Musk accused Trump of ingratitude on Twitter, explicitly stating, "Without me, Trump wouldn't have won the election; the House would be in Democratic control, and the Senate would be a 51-49 Republican majority."

Trump retorted, expressing disappointment in Musk and blaming him for losing his cool over the electric vehicle tax credit withdrawal. Musk then reposted a photo of them standing beside the red Tesla Trump had gifted him, tagging Trump and asking, "Do you remember this?"

Subsequently, a user suggested Trump should be impeached and replaced by DeWine, to which Musk replied, "Yes."

After several rounds of heated exchanges, Musk dropped a bombshell, hinting that Trump was involved in the Epstein files, which remained sealed.

This implied a challenge to Trump's legitimacy as president, a grave offense to any ruler. At this point, Musk had only angered Trump. However, his next move antagonized both the Republican and Democratic parties. On the X platform, he polled his over 200 million followers, asking if it was time to establish a new political party representing the "middle 80% of the population." With 80% voting yes,

Musk's suggestion of a centrist new party sent shockwaves. This is akin to inciting a new political upheaval.

As the saying goes, people can share hardships but not prosperity. Musk, after Trump's electoral victory, should have retreated to focus on his business for stability. Instead, he ventured into politics and made such reckless remarks. His fate seems inevitable.

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