A public feud between President Donald Trump and his on-again, off-again ally, billionaire Elon Musk, reignited this week after an apparent truce lasted less than a month.

This is Washington’s MO: short-term politicking over long-term sustainability.’ Musk reposted this comment, expressing agreement with a ‘100’ emoji, his first public statement on the bill since its official passage.

Chinese social media users are casting Elon Musk as a heroic figure amid his escalating feud with President Donald Trump over the administration's flagship spending bill. State of play: The latest dispute intensified when Musk announced his plans to create a new political party  — the America Party — following the Senate passage of Trump's “One Big Beautiful Bill” this week.

Trump's trade policies have hit Iowa's farmers hard, especially with China's retaliatory tariffs slashing soybean exports and prices.