Elon Musk said that brandishing a chainsaw onstage in February probably wasn't such a good idea. Musk — who's been on a tear criticizing President Donald Trump's spending bill — was posting on X about the debt ceiling on Tuesday.

Elon Musk’s feud with President Donald Trump has reignited, with the tech billionaire threatening to launch a new political party and Trump suggesting Musk could be punished for his opposition.

Joe Gebbia, a confidant of the technology billionaire and a Tesla director, is also a leader of the federal cost-cutting team. The fight might put him in a bind.