Exclusive | Trump shrugs off Musk feud after shunning call with billionaire, tells Post: Nothing catches me by surprise

WASHINGTON – President Trump played it cool Friday morning when discussing his feud with Elon Musk – turning a brief phone conversation with The Post to his polling numbers and a better-than-expected May jobs report instead of directly addressing the strife with his former top ally.“Nothing catches me by surprise.Nothing,” the president said of the personal attacks launched at him Thursday by the former Department of Government Efficiency figure.“The numbers are through the roof, the stock market is up, billions are pouring in from tariffs, and my poll numbers are the highest they’ve ever been.

Other than that, what can I tell you, right?” Trump went on in a cheerful tone.The public blow-up between Musk and the president stemmed from the former’s complaints about the Trump-backed One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which is projected to add approximately $3 trillion to the federal deficit over the next ten years.“He knew the bill as well as anybody,” the president said of the world’s richest man.“The bill is great.It’s going to pass, but the bill is great, and it’s going be great for everybody, including him.

And you see it now.And take a look at what happened today with the job numbers.

They’re through the roof and the stock market’s up already 600 points.“This is what I do for a living, OK?”...