Trump Considered Denaturalizing Elon Musk for Deportation After 1-Year Feud
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 12
Trump Considered Denaturalizing Elon Musk for Deportation After 1-Year Feud
2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 12
Summary
Trump at one point weighed stripping Elon Musk’s US citizenship so the South Africa-born billionaire could be deported, according to the latest account of their rupture.
That threat came during a painfully public falling-out last year, after Musk had spent months fronting Trump administration efforts to shrink federal agencies, cut foreign aid and push out hundreds of thousands of federal workers.
The episode marked a sharp reversal for Musk, who had moved from a central role in Trump’s government-cutting agenda to being openly targeted by the president.
The account surfaces as SpaceX’s latest debut brings Musk’s trajectory full circle, highlighting how quickly his standing with Trump deteriorated.