"Elon Musk might be deported from US" - Trump

By Kings Olajide

The United States' President, Donald Trump, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, said he could consider deporting Elon Musk, after the South African-born billionaire slammed his flagship spending bill.

Trump also said the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) – which Musk headed before stepping down late May – may train its sights on the Tesla and SpaceX founder’s government subsidies.

“I don’t know. We’ll have to take a look,” Trump told reporters at the White House when asked if he would consider deporting Musk.

“We might have to put DOGE on Elon. You know what DOGE is? DOGE is the monster that might have to go back and eat Elon,” the controversial president added.

Trump doubled down on the threat when he said he believed Musk was attacking his so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” because he was annoyed that it had dropped measures to support electric vehicles (EV).”

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“He’s losing his EV mandate. He’s very upset about things, but you know, he could lose a lot more than that, I can tell you right now. Elon can lose a lot more than that,” AFP quoted the president as saying.

Trump made similar comments on his Truth Social network on the night of Monday June 30, 2015, saying: “Without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa.”

Musk, the world’s richest person, was Trump’s biggest donor in the 2024 election and initially maintained a near-constant presence at the newly elected president’s side.

They had an acrimony falling out this month over the bill, and the tycoon has reprised his criticisms in recent days, accusing Republicans of abandoning efforts to place the United States at the front of the EV and clean energy revolution.

Musk has also renewed his calls for the formation of a new political party called the “America Party” if the bill is passed.

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US to revoke Citizenship from 25m naturalized Citizens

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The United States Government has formalized efforts to revoke U.S. citizenship from certain naturalized citizens.

A memo issued by the United States Justice Department on June 11 directed government attorneys to prioritize civil proceedings that strip citizenship from individuals who allegedly obtained it illegally, or by lying during the process, or are charged with crimes.

The directive focuses on using civil proceedings to revoke citizenship in cases involving war crimes, extrajudicial killings, human rights abuses, terrorism, and individuals convicted of crimes who pose an ongoing threat to the United States.

The memo said: “The benefits of civil denaturalization include the government’s ability to revoke the citizenship of individuals who engaged in the commission of war crimes, extrajudicial killings, or other serious human rights abuses; to remove naturalized criminals, gang members, or, indeed, any individuals convicted of crimes who pose an ongoing threat to the United States; and to prevent convicted terrorists from returning to U.S. soil or traveling internationally on a US passport.

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“The Civil Division shall prioritize and maximally pursue denaturalization proceedings in all cases permitted by law and supported by the evidence.”

At the heart of the move are about 25 million U.S. citizens who were born abroad but became Americans through naturalization.

The memo outlines 10 priority categories for denaturalization, including individuals involved in war crimes, human rights abuses, gang activity, or those convicted of crimes deemed to pose an ongoing threat to the US.

At least one individual has already been stripped of United States citizenship in recent weeks after a conviction, international media reported.

According to the DOJ, the person had been found guilty of collecting and distributing child sexual abuse material.