Trump was also confused over why Musk was criticizing the bill after working closely with the White House for the past four months, the WSJ report said, citing a senior White House official.
Musk is irked about Trump’s decision to withdraw the nomination of Jared Isaacman, a major Musk ally, to run the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the WSJ report said. His frustration over the NASA decision likely made him more willing to aggressively criticize the tax bill.
Musk had complained to associates that he had donated hundreds of millions of dollars to help get Trump elected, only to see his NASA nominee be pulled, the WSJ report said.
