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Trump warns of 'consequences' if Musk funds political rivals

Trump warns of 'consequences' if Musk funds political rivals

Donald Trump has warned of "serious consequences" if Elon Musk funds his political rivals, after a social media post claiming the US president appears in files linked to disgraced paedophile Jeffrey Epstein was removed.

Speaking on Sky News ' US partner NBC News on Saturday, Trump warned of consequences if Musk funds Democrats who opposed his comprehensive budget bill.

"If he does that, he's going to have to pay the consequences for that," Trump said in a telephone interview.

"He will have to pay very serious consequences if he does this," he added, without specifying what those consequences would be.

This came after the tech billionaire leveled accusations at X, which now appears to have been deleted, with Musk writing: "@realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. This is the real reason they haven't been made public."

"Mark this post for the future. The truth will come out."

He provided no evidence for the claim, which was denied by the White House - with the post disappearing from his social media platform by Sunday.

Epstein killed himself in his prison cell in August 2019 while awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking of minors.

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