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Letters | Trump-Musk feud: Chinese saying sheds light on who might prevail

Readers discuss the US president’s falling out with Tesla’s founder, countries’ issuing nuclear threats, and the end of USAID as an independent agency

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US President Donald Trump (left) and and Tesla founder Elon Musk, speak in the Oval Office before departing the White House in Washington for Trump’s residence at Mar-a-Lago in Florida on March 14. Trump and Musk’s unlikely political marriage exploded in a fiery public divorce on June 5. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS)
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Recently, the world’s eyes have been on US President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, which he signed into law after it was narrowly passed by a vote of 218 to 214 in the US House of Representatives. The new law is not that beautiful, though, as the Congressional Budget Office estimates it will add US$3.3 trillion to the country’s debt during the next 10 years and also result in millions of Americans losing health insurance coverage. It is doubtful that this bill becoming law will help move Trump’s approval ratings with an eye on the midterm elections.

The bill also turned the spotlight on the fight between Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The honeymoon period between them is clearly over, and the next episode in their relationship is proving to be entertaining.

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The passage of the bill threatens Musk’s businesses and, by extension, his personal wealth. As Musk stepped up his attacks on the bill, Trump indicated that he might expel him from the United States.

However, Musk is not showing any signs of vulnerability and has hit back, launching a new political party.
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It is hard to predict the outcome of the fight of the century between these two very powerful people. But, in accordance with the Chinese saying, “The poor should not fight with the rich; the rich should not fight with officials”, it seems that Trump should have the upper hand.

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