President Trump's massive $500 billion AI infrastructure dubbed Stargate rustled plenty of feathers, reigniting a bitter feud between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and multi-hyphenate billionaire Elon Musk. Altman proudly announced his venture would be part of the initiative,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday dismissed criticism from close ally Elon Musk about a $500 billion artificial intelligence project that Trump announced with great fanfare at the White House earlier this week.

FILE - Elon Musk jumps on the stage as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show on Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) AP

Altman and Musk were OpenAI’s founding co-chairs in 2015, but their relationship has devolved into name-calling and lawsuits.

Spilled Tea Party More cracks are showing in the testy alliance between president Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Behind the scenes, some of Trump's staffers are incensed at Musk for breaking ranks and blasting the president's $500 billion AI deal,

President Donald Trump was asked to address Elon Musk's criticism of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at an Oval Office press opportunity with reporters on Thursday. REPORTER: Does it bother you that Elon Musk criticized a deal that you made publicly that he said that he tweeted that?

One Trump ally told Politico that “It’s clear he has abused the proximity to the president” in his attack on Altman—which pretty quickly devolved from “they don’t have the money” to presenting Altman as a spineless flip-flopper who trashed Trump during his first term but is sucking up to him now.

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