Thursday's Final Word
Ed Morrissey 10:00 PM | June 05, 2025 AP Photo/Evan Vucci Musking the tabs ... or Trumping them ... Ed: I'm not sure what started this feud. However, Musk had already advocated for an end to green subsidies that would have impacted his businesses, and I don't think a place at the trough is what motivated Musk. On the other hand, though ... === Tesla on Thursday suffered its worst single-day drop in more than four years as President Trump threatened to kill government contracts for Elon Musk’s companies as the feud between them went nuclear. Shares in the electric vehicle maker tanked $47.35, or 14%, to $284.70, wiping out $153 billion in market value . Ed: Clearly, financial incentives and disincentives will be in play from this point forward. === Ed: I'm not sure anyone "wins" this war. Trump may need Musk a lot less now, but the same has always been true the other way around. Musk isn't going to run for office after this, so he can just go back to...