By Nandita Bose and Andrea Shalal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to cut off government contracts to Elon Musk’s companies and the world’s richest man suggested the U.S. president should be impeached, marking a stark end to an unlikely alliance and leaving onlookers wondering what was next.

The hostilities between the former allies intensified when the president criticized Tesla CEO Musk in the Oval Office and the pair then lobbed verbal barbs at each other on their social media platforms: Trump’s Truth Social and Musk’s X.

“The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts,” Trump posted.

Tesla shares closed down over 14% on Thursday, losing about $150 billion in market v

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