Should Musk be expelled? Trump: "We'll have to take a look"

The latest round of confrontation between Trump and Musk—Trump hints at not ruling out the possibility of deporting Musk, saying "we'll have to see the situation."

On Tuesday, a reporter asked Trump if he would deport Musk. Trump responded: “We’ll have to see the situation.” Trump also mentioned, “Maybe we’ll have DOGE check on Musk, he has received a lot of subsidies. Musk is frustrated about losing electric vehicle subsidies, but what he might lose is far more than that.”

On Tuesday night, Musk also initiated a poll on X:

He said the real core of this government spending bill is to revoke funding for enforcing the federal "contempt of court" order. This bill is nominally aimed at deporting illegal immigrants, but in reality, it would also make it easier for the president to abuse power in many other areas. Should this be allowed?

Can Trump deport Musk?

Public records show that Musk was born in South Africa and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2002 after attending university in Canada and the U.S. He claims to have legally obtained citizenship. According to U.S. law, naturalized citizens can only be deported if they obtained their citizenship through fraud or significant misrepresentation.

Although the issue of Musk's work status while holding a student visa in the mid-1990s has been raised again in recent public discussions, these allegations have not been substantiated, and Musk has publicly denied them, reiterating his legal right to work in the U.S. Multiple federal and state records confirm Musk's citizenship, meaning that without a court formally revoking his nationality, it would be illegal for the president to order his deportation.

On Tuesday morning, U.S. stocks saw Trump threaten to cut various subsidies to Musk's companies, with Tesla's shares dropping over 7% during the session.

Less than half a month after reconciliation, Trump and Musk are at odds again

The core conflict in this "debate" is that the "Big Beautiful Bill" pushed by the Trump administration passed a key procedural vote last Sunday, which led to the cancellation of a tax subsidy policy aimed at electric vehicle consumers, a policy from which Tesla's sales performance has long benefited.

Musk criticized the latest version of the Big Beautiful Bill last Sunday, arguing that it would destroy millions of American jobs, give money to outdated industries, and severely impact future industries. He claimed it would put the U.S. on the fast track to debt slavery!

On Monday, Musk threatened, “Every member of Congress who promised to reduce government spending during their campaign and then immediately voted for the largest debt increase in history should be ashamed,” vowing to ensure their defeat in next year's midterm elections Earlier on Tuesday, Trump blasted Musk on Truth Social, claiming that the subsidies Musk received might be more than anyone in history, and that without the subsidies, he might have to shut down and return to his hometown in South Africa. Perhaps we should let DOGE investigate this matter? It could save a lot of money!!!

Subsequently, Musk quickly responded on the X platform, stating that he really meant to cut everything off, and to do it now.

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