Musk and Trump traded scathing missives on social media in early June. Trump has previously threatened to end government contracts with Musk's companies, saying during their June fallout that "the easiest way to save money" would be to "terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts."

President Donald Trump, asked about deporting Elon Musk as a feud between the two former allies reignited, replied: "I don't know, we'll have to take a look."Musk was born in South Africa but became a naturalized U.