This week, Trump has said Musk would have to "close up shop and head back home to South Africa" if he halted government subsidies to his companies, and then later added that his administration would "have to take a look" at deporting Musk.

President Trump commented Monday about 'looking into' deporting Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Here's what we know about Musk's citizenship status.

President Donald Trump said he would look into deporting Elon Musk to his native South Africa. This was after the feud between both men reignited, as the billionaire tech entrepreneur heavily criticised Trump's tax and budget bill again. Trump made the threat while speaking to reporters on Jul. 1.