
On June 28, his 54th birthday, Elon Musk didn't post celebratory photos or launch a new product.
Instead, he launched another blistering denunciation of President Donald Trump's sweeping tax and spending bill, calling it "utterly insane and destructive" in a post on X (formerly Twitter)—an attack that reignited a political feud and underscored a deeper ideological rift between two of the most influential figures in American public life.