Amid a heated exchange with his former political ally Elon Musk, US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he was “particularly not interested” in speaking to the tech titan, who, he said, had “lost his mind”.
The falling-out had begun brewing days ago when Musk, who left his role as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) a week ago, denounced Trump’s sweeping tax-cut and spending bill.
In a telephonic interview with ABC News, Trump was asked about reports of him having a scheduled call with Musk amid the meltdown.
“You mean the man who has lost his mind?” he asked, saying he was “not particularly interested” in speaking to him right away.
Trump asserted that Musk wanted to speak to him, but he was not ready to do so.
