As you all know by now, President Trump and his pal Elon Musk had the messiest breakup over social media. This Associated Press lede described it best.
Now that they've had a minute to calm down, where do things stand today?
Musk offered a tiny peace signal to Trump in the form of a reply to a post on his social media platform X. He responded "true" to a post that said the two men "should make peace."
But Trump doesn't seem ready for that. There had been some reporting that Trump and Musk would speak today, but the president shut down those rumors in phone calls with multiple journalists this morning.
Trump told ABC News's Jonathan Karl that he is "not particularly interested in talking to Elon Musk." "You mean the man who has lost his mind?" he said.
The president also told CNN's Dana Bash that he's "not even thinking about Elon," adding, "He's got a problem. The poor guy's got a problem."
On Musk's sudden criticism about Trump's bill in Congress, the president told the New York Post on Friday that Musk "knew the bill as well as anybody."
Trump shrugged off the feud during his call with CBS News's Robert Costa. Costa says Trump wanted to talk about the economy instead.
Trump's morning media tour made one thing clear: The White House wants to turn the page on the nasty feud, The Hill's Brett Samuels and Alex Gangitano report.
Remember: Exactly one week ago, Trump and Musk held a joint goodbye event in the Oval Office as Musk's time in government came to an end. Trump presented Musk, the face of his administration's cost-cutting effort, a gold key to the White House and the pair pledged to remain in touch.
Goodbye, White House Tesla: Trump is either planning to give away or sell the candy apple red electric vehicle he purchased, a senior White House official told NewsNation.
^ All I can think of is the Keith Urban song lyrics, "And take your cat and leave my sweater
'Cause we have nothing left to weather…" 🎵
How is Tesla stock doing?: Shares of the car company plummeted Thursday, wiping out $152 billion in market value. But they've rebounded a bit this morning.
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💡 How did we even get here?: It's been less than a year since Trump and Musk became close friends. Musk campaigned with Trump shortly after his first assassination attempt and quickly became one of his closest confidants. Trump created a formal role for Musk within his second administration and Musk even had sleepovers in the White House.
But as Trump's legislative agenda stumbled through Congress at a glacial pace, the cracks started to form. Musk detested the price tag of Trump's "big, beautiful bill" — and cuts to the EV tax credit — and became louder about his opposition over the past week.
So, yes: What started as disagreements over budgetary policy ended with Musk and Trump verbally ripping each other to shreds on Thursday. Musk alleged that Trump is named in the infamous "Epstein files" while Trump threatened to cancel billions of dollars in government contracts with Musk's companies.
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