[RIA] Modern American political culture will go down in history as a turning point, says Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of the international media group "Russia Today" and the RT TV channel, in her Telegram channel.
"Modern American political culture will go down in history as a turning point, of course. Like the English Industrial Revolution. Only in reverse. But it's fun to watch," she wrote.
There was a public spat between American entrepreneur and billionaire Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump over the head of state's proposed large-scale bill to cut federal spending. Musk called the proposal "disgusting abomination" and called for "killing the bill." Trump responded by saying he was disappointed with Musk because he "did a lot for him." Musk then expressed the opinion that it was thanks to him that Trump became president and the Republicans gained control of both houses of Congress.
Following the spat with the president, Musk's Tesla stock prices fell nearly 9% at the opening of trading on Wall Street on Thursday.