US EditionBuild-up to a blow-up: Inside the Trump-Musk meltdown
- The political partnership between the U.S. President and the billionaire entrepreneur dissolved publicly in early June 2025 amid rising tensions, threats, and mutual accusations.
- The feud developed after Musk criticized Trump’s tax-and-spending bill, which Trump nicknamed the 'big, beautiful bill,' prompting Trump to threaten cancellation of Musk’s federal contracts.
- Musk’s companies, primarily SpaceX, have received $38 billion in government funds, with $6.3 billion earned in 2024 before the fallout, while Musk also suggested forming a centrist 'America Party.'
- Trump called Musk 'unhinged' and accused him of resentment over lost subsidies, while Musk escalated by implying Trump appeared in Jeffrey Epstein files, though he later deleted that post.
- Their rupture signals political realignment possibilities as Musk could back primary challengers to Trump-aligned lawmakers, and Trump aims to use presidential powers to diminish Musk’s influence.
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It had been a farewell all over the place: a whirlwind of praise, a tribute rarely seen in the Oval Office. Elon Musk was leaving with a golden key from the White House in his hands, a symbol reserved for top-notch dignitaries. But now it is known that everything was pure theater. Musk and Donald Trump were barely addressing the word. What happened immediately afterwards not only sealed the breakup, but unleashed one of the most explosive clashe…
Can Trump & Musk Make Up? » Sons of Liberty Media
Last week’s dramatic blowout between President Trump and his one-time top collaborator Elon Musk was shocking yet predictable. According to media reports, a cold war had been brewing between Musk’s people and Trump’s appointees and it was bound to break out into the open. It was only a matter of time. On the campaign trail, …
Elon Musk leaves the Trump government after only four months.
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