Musk, who supported Trump's campaign and also served as an adviser to the White House, has criticized the tax and spending bill the president is pushing.

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.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reignited his feud with Donald Trump over the president’s tax cut and spending megabill, which would eliminate electric vehicle (EV) purchase subsidies. Musk threatened to start a new political party,