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.

After being asked if he was bothered by Elon Musk bashing his Stargate deal, Trump said he also had "certain hatreds for people."

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.