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Jul 2025
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Trump v Musk round 2: One Big Beautiful ...

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Donald Trump and Elon Musk are trading blows again after Musk criticised the President’s ‘big, beautiful’ tax and spending bill. Trump has threatened to deport the world’s richest man and set his Doge 'monster' on him. So why does Musk hate the bill, and could this push him to set up a political party to challenge his new rival?

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Guest: Lara Spirit, Washington Correspondent, The Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Further reading: Tesla sales go into reverse in fresh blow for Elon Musk

Clips: Fox, New York Post, MSNBC, BBC, United States Senate, CNN, ABC, AP, WCNC. 

Photo: Getty Images

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