Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are fighting on X about Stargate, the infrastructure project to build data centers for OpenAI in the U.S.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - 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.

Elon Musk weighed in on one of the first business investment unveilings by President Donald Trump Wednesday, in a move that could suggest friction at the heart of the new administration's focus on America's leadership in the global technology race.

Elon Musk claimed overnight Tuesday that tech giants OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank don’t have enough money to fulfill their high-profile pledge to invest $500 billion in U.S. artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Shortly after OpenAI announced a $500 billion AI infrastructure project, Elon Musk took to X to claim the whole thing a sham.

It’s the latest clash in a feud between the two tech billionaires that started on OpenAI’s board and is now testing Musk’s influence with the new president.

The billionaire has seemingly confirmed the allegations that he cheated on the video games 'Path of Exile 2' and 'Diablo IV'.

Elon Musk has cast doubt on Donald Trump’s $500 billion AI project by questioning whether it has enough financial backing. “They don’t actually have the money,” the MAGA billionaire wrote on X in a rare public dig at Trump just hours after the president made a big announcement about the privately funded initiative.