The amicable split of the bromance between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump lasted all but a few days.
Now, Musk has flipped the script and is so angry at Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” plunging the country into further debt after he tried to fix it, he’s airing him out on X.
After already calling the move a “disgusting abomination,” he began trolling by retweeting the president’s old posts about the dangers of extending the debt ceiling, including one that read “no member of Congress should be eligible for reelection,” to which he added, “I couldn’t agree more.”
Unable to hide the rift any longer, Trump admits that he wasn’t happy with Musk’s publicly slamming the bill.
“Elon and I had a great relationship. I don’t know if we will anymore,” Trump tells reporters in the Oval Office. “He knew the inner workings of the bill better than anybody sitting here. He had no problem with it. All of a sudden he had a problem & he only developed the problem when he found out we’re going to cut EV mandate.”
Musk, however, claims he never saw the bill and digs his heels in even deeper by acknowledging the significant role he played in Trump defeating Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.
“Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate,” he tweeted.
The Tesla founder continues to tarnish his bill, pitching the “Slim Beautiful Bill for the win.” He follows it with a dig at Trump, saying, “Trump has 3.5 years left as President, but I will be around for 40+ years.”
Finally, Trump hops on Truth Social with some clapbacks, claiming Musk’s presence in the White House as “wearing thin” and he “went crazy” because the electric vehicle mandate cuts affect Tesla’s bottom line.
Musk called that a “lie” as Trump says the best way to save the country money is by canceling all of Musk’s government contracts and subsidies.
The threat causes Musk to go scorched earth, tweeting, “Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!” And in a follow-up tweet, added that “The truth will come out.”
Trump ignores the Epstein angle and touts the bill, saying, “I don’t mind Elon turning against me, but he should have done so months ago. This is one of the Greatest Bills ever presented to Congress.”
Musk goes on to agree with a tweet suggesting Trump should be impeached and JD Vance assume the presidency, and adds that Trump’s exorbitant tariffs will cause a recession in the back half of 2025.
Musk is still fanning the flames, quote-tweeting a video of Trump and Epstein hanging out with a curious emoji.
You know social media is going crazy when even Kanye West tells everyone to chill.
“Broooos please noooooo,” he tweeted amid the back and forth. “We love you both so much.”
See how social media is reacting to the public war of words below.
