{"id":30393,"date":"2025-06-06T03:16:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T03:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/timeline-how-trump-and-musks-relationship-has-unfolded-over-the-years-from-feud-to-alliance-and-back-again\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T03:16:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T03:16:26","slug":"timeline-how-trump-and-musks-relationship-has-unfolded-over-the-years-from-feud-to-alliance-and-back-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/timeline-how-trump-and-musks-relationship-has-unfolded-over-the-years-from-feud-to-alliance-and-back-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Timeline: How Trump and Musk&#8217;s relationship has unfolded over the years \u2014 from feud to alliance, and back again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The alliance between President Trump and Elon Musk <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-german-chancellor-merz-meeting-white-house-today-2025-06-05\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">went up in flames<\/a><\/span> Thursday, days after the world&#8217;s richest man left the administration and tried to wield his influence to kill a massive budget bill that is central to enacting the president&#8217;s top legislative priorities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Their spat played out in public and marked another remarkable turn for Musk, who spent tens of millions on Mr. Trump&#8217;s reelection campaign and was given the reins to slash the size of the federal government.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look back at how Mr. Trump and Musk got here:\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Trump &#8220;not the right guy,&#8221; Musk says in 2016\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>The Tesla CEO praised Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton&#8217;s economic and environmental policies as &#8220;the right ones&#8221; in an interview <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2016\/11\/04\/donald-trumps-character-reflects-poorly-on-united-states-says-elon-musk.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">with<\/a> CNBC before the 2016 election.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel a bit stronger that he is not the right guy,&#8221; Musk said of Mr. Trump at the time. &#8220;He doesn&#8217;t seem to have the sort of character that reflects well on the United States.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think this is the finest moment in our democracy,&#8221; Musk added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Musk joins \u2014 and quits \u2014 Trump administration roles<\/h2>\n<p>Shortly after Mr. Trump&#8217;s first term began, Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov\/briefings-statements\/president-donald-j-trump-announces-great-american-economic-revival-industry-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">joined<\/a> a handful of White House advisory boards, including Mr. Trump&#8217;s &#8220;manufacturing jobs council.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But Musk left those roles just months later, citing Mr. Trump&#8217;s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accords.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Climate change is real. Leaving Paris is not good for America or the world,&#8221; Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/870369915894546432?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">tweeted<\/a> in June 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Musk continued to have a close relationship with the federal government, however, as his <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-elon-musk-federal-subsidies-cost-tesla-spacex-billions\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">rocket company SpaceX<\/a><\/span> has billions in contracts with NASA and other agencies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov\/briefings-statements\/remarks-president-trump-kennedy-space-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">praised<\/a> Musk at a 2020 SpaceX launch in Florida, <a href=\"https:\/\/trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov\/briefings-statements\/remarks-president-trump-viewing-spacex-demonstration-mission-2-lauch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">saying at one point<\/a>: &#8220;I speak to him all the time. Great guy. He&#8217;s one of our great brains. We like great brains. And Elon has done a fantastic job.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/06\/c6e8d0f3-fb12-49ae-8a6b-9c5dcd941762\/thumbnail\/620x413\/028301fc57a31685526712f8b9edc75b\/gettyimages-632550332.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6#\" alt=\"Election 2024 Trump \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/06\/c6e8d0f3-fb12-49ae-8a6b-9c5dcd941762\/thumbnail\/620x413\/028301fc57a31685526712f8b9edc75b\/gettyimages-632550332.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/06\/c6e8d0f3-fb12-49ae-8a6b-9c5dcd941762\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/ef9f26bc289c870f609d7955d053d005\/gettyimages-632550332.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">President Trump talks with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk at the White House on Feb. 3, 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Evan Vucci \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Musk sours on Democrats in 2022 \u2014 but still feuds with Trump<\/h2>\n<p>In May 2022, Musk said he was ending his support for Democrats because &#8220;they have become the party of division &amp; hate.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So I can no longer support them and will vote Republican,&#8221; Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1526997132858822658\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">tweeted<\/a>, later <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1531297810758389760\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">adding<\/a> that he voted for Clinton in 2016 and former President Joe Biden in 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But just two months later, Musk suggested he didn&#8217;t support Mr. Trump launching another run for the White House amid a public spat with the then-former president over the course of several days in July 2022. Mr. Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/atrupar\/status\/1545949087367053312\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">called<\/a> the Tesla CEO a &#8220;b&#8212;s&#8212; artist&#8221; at a rally and <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/108636743295734643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a> his companies would be &#8220;worthless&#8221; without federal backing, while Musk tweeted Mr. Trump should &#8220;hang up his hat &amp; sail into the sunset.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Later in 2022, Musk purchased Twitter, now known as X, and quickly <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/elon-musk-says-donald-trump-reinstated-twitter\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">reinstated<\/a><\/span> Mr. Trump&#8217;s account, which had been suspended since the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The reinstatement came four days after Mr. Trump announced his third run for the presidency after losing to Biden.<\/p>\n<p>In the Republican presidential primary, Musk <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ron-desantis-presidential-announcement-twitter-elon-musk-2024\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">initially threw his support<\/a><\/span> behind one of Mr. Trump&#8217;s rivals, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. In May 2023, the billionaire and the Floridian appeared together on a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/twitter-spaces-musk-desantis-presidential-f1d67097d0ec19616bd0b0d320cb27d1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">glitchy<\/a> Twitter livestream to launch DeSantis&#8217; campaign.<\/p>\n<h2>Musk endorses Trump in 2024, wields influence \u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>The tech billionaire formally endorsed Mr. Trump on July 13, 2024, moments after Mr. Trump survived an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery,&#8221; Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1812256998588662068\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wrote<\/a> alongside video of the bloodied presidential candidate raising his fist in the air as he was surrounded by Secret Service agents.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Musk joined Mr. Trump on the campaign trail and <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/elon-musk-277-million-trump-republican-candidates-donations\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">spent roughly $277 million<\/a><\/span> to help elect him and other Republican candidates, mostly through a Musk-backed super PAC called America PAC, campaign finance records show.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump shouted Musk out during his election night victory speech: &#8220;A star is born,&#8221; Mr. Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/program\/campaign-2024\/former-president-donald-trump-election-night-speech\/651287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a>. &#8220;He&#8217;s an amazing guy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Before Mr. Trump was inaugurated for a second term, Musk used his political influence in <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-elon-musk-bipartisan-funding-bill-government-shutdown\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">December 2024<\/a><\/span> to whip up outrage against a bipartisan spending bill and torpedo it days before a potential government shutdown.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/06\/ec2e73b6-4b1f-4d33-8ffe-bb273e94875d\/thumbnail\/620x414\/efe37f636b0a4b5d49d601d396983ea0\/ap24279825006751.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6#\" alt=\"Election 2024 Trump \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/06\/ec2e73b6-4b1f-4d33-8ffe-bb273e94875d\/thumbnail\/620x414\/efe37f636b0a4b5d49d601d396983ea0\/ap24279825006751.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/06\/ec2e73b6-4b1f-4d33-8ffe-bb273e94875d\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/22f0e1856827c5287e72108c2ef80a14\/ap24279825006751.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Elon Musk jumps on the stage as President Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show on Oct. 5, 2024 in Butler, Pa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Evan Vucci \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Musk joins Trump administration, spearheading DOGE\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Mr. Trump appointed Musk to lead the Department of Government Efficiency, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">or DOGE<\/a>, which was tasked with cutting federal government spending, but fell far short of Musk&#8217;s $1 trillion goal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Musk quickly became a member of Mr. Trump&#8217;s inner circle, participating in Cabinet meetings and traveling on Air Force One with his young son. Less than a month into his government service, Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1887889037354008729\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">professed<\/a>\u00a0on X: &#8220;I love @realDonaldTrump as much as a straight man can love another man.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>DOGE quickly gained vast influence within the Trump administration, slashing government staff and <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-doge-cfpb-60-minutes-transcript\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">nearly dismantling some federal agencies<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Musk and Mr. Trump <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/elon-musk-trump-doge-cuts\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">appeared together<\/a><\/span> in the Oval Office in February \u2014 with Musk&#8217;s son in tow \u2014 and jointly answered questions from the press.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/06\/dc87727a-64f7-492e-a8cc-e2206c37ed9f\/thumbnail\/620x414\/59334ab769cee59fe1f20a4a812f643e\/ap25045178610210.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6#\" alt=\"Pictures of the Week Global Photo Gallery \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/06\/dc87727a-64f7-492e-a8cc-e2206c37ed9f\/thumbnail\/620x414\/59334ab769cee59fe1f20a4a812f643e\/ap25045178610210.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/06\/dc87727a-64f7-492e-a8cc-e2206c37ed9f\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/2540a9b3e668051cddad6073731f4e42\/ap25045178610210.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">President Trump listens as Elon Musk, joined by his son X \u00c6 A-Xii, speaks in the Oval Office on Feb. 11.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Alex Brandon \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mr. Trump stood by Musk as some of his efforts drew backlash. In late February, a DOGE-backed email telling federal employees to report what they had accomplished in the preceding week sparked <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/elon-musk-doge-federal-employees-document-work-resign\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">confusion<\/a><\/span> in some agencies. During a Cabinet meeting days later, Mr. Trump called Musk &#8220;tremendously successful&#8221; and said people were &#8220;thrilled&#8221; with his performance \u2014 and said federal workers who haven&#8217;t responded to the emails are &#8220;on the bubble.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When Tesla faced protests from Trump opponents, the president boosted Musk, climbing into a Tesla on the White House South Lawn in March and calling the car &#8220;beautiful.&#8221; Days prior, Mr. Trump said on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114141854575248527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Truth Social<\/a> he would &#8220;buy a brand new Tesla&#8221; as a show of support for Musk, who the president said was &#8220;doing a FANTASTIC JOB.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/06\/a06812ff-4377-49ad-bcb4-0d1d421c020d\/thumbnail\/620x413\/4d4b8ae2e306538e1ef1a94e8ed3d402\/ap25070731197176.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6#\" alt=\"Trump \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/06\/a06812ff-4377-49ad-bcb4-0d1d421c020d\/thumbnail\/620x413\/4d4b8ae2e306538e1ef1a94e8ed3d402\/ap25070731197176.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/06\/a06812ff-4377-49ad-bcb4-0d1d421c020d\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/8ac32c5e72e464f3cd6958deaa63e78b\/ap25070731197176.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">President Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speak to reporters as they sit in a red Model S Tesla vehicle on the South Lawn of the White House on March 11.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Musk clashed with White House trade adviser Peter Navarro in April over Mr. Trump&#8217;s tariff strategy. Musk called Navarro &#8220;dumber than a sack of bricks&#8221; after Navarro said Tesla relies on &#8220;cheap foreign parts.&#8221; Mr. Trump&#8217;s White House <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/elon-musk-trump-peter-navarro-tariffs\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">didn&#8217;t take sides<\/a><\/span>: &#8220;Boys will be boys,&#8221; Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.<\/p>\n<p>In a late April Cabinet meeting, Mr. Trump praised and thanked Musk \u2014 but <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cspan\/status\/1917644680465990005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">suggested<\/a> his time in government could end soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re invited to stay as long as you want. At some point, he wants to get back home to his cars,&#8221; Mr. Trump said, as he and his Cabinet led a round of applause for the billionaire.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-twitter-tweet embed--float-none embed--size-medium lazyload\" data-require=\"third-party\/twitter-widgets\">\n<div class=\"embed__content-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Trump to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@elonmusk<\/a>: &#8220;We just want to thank you very much. And, you know, you&#8217;re invited to stay as long as you want. At some point, he wants to get back home to his cars.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/izglwMebKM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/izglwMebKM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1917644680465990005?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">April 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>Musk leaves administration and ramps up criticism\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Days before wrapping up his work for the federal government, Musk began criticizing a massive piece of legislation aimed at advancing Mr. Trump&#8217;s second-term agenda. Musk told &#8220;CBS News Sunday Morning&#8221; he was &#8220;<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/elon-musk-disappointed-by-trump-big-beautiful-bill-doge\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">disappointed<\/a><\/span>&#8221; in the price tag of the package, which <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/whats-in-trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill-medicaid-taxes\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">would extend<\/a><\/span> Mr. Trump&#8217;s signature 2017 tax cuts, boost border security spending, impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients and roll back clean energy tax credits.<\/p>\n<p>Musk left his position in the administration on May 30 after reaching the maximum number of days he could serve as a special government employee. Musk, who had a black eye, stood next to Mr. Trump in the Oval Office as the president praised the billionaire&#8217;s government work and called him &#8220;one of the greatest business leaders and innovators the world has ever produced.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Elon&#8217;s really not leaving. He&#8217;s going to be back and forth, I think, I have a feeling,&#8221; Mr. Trump said. Musk said he would continue to serve as a &#8220;friend and adviser&#8221; to the president.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/06\/77df386e-947e-4314-a86a-09e9f4526de1\/thumbnail\/620x413\/81c85faefe8941f574db3d2ab85b5ae0\/ap25150658343124.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6#\" alt=\"Trump \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/06\/77df386e-947e-4314-a86a-09e9f4526de1\/thumbnail\/620x413\/81c85faefe8941f574db3d2ab85b5ae0\/ap25150658343124.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/06\/77df386e-947e-4314-a86a-09e9f4526de1\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/73ca4a7baf869bf0b319e242663c80a6\/ap25150658343124.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">President Trump presents a key to Elon Musk during a news conference in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Evan Vucci \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Musk-Trump spat bursts wide open<\/h2>\n<p>In the following days, Musk escalated his criticism of the legislation Mr. Trump has dubbed a &#8220;big, beautiful bill,&#8221; calling it a &#8220;<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/elon-musk-slams-trump-one-big-beautiful-bill-as-disgusting-abomination\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">disgusting abomination<\/a><\/span>&#8221; in a lengthy early June tirade on his social media platform. The insults continued through the week, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-german-chancellor-merz-meeting-white-house-today-2025-06-05\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">reaching a climax<\/a><\/span> on June 5 with Mr. Trump threatening to cancel Musk&#8217;s lucrative government contracts and Musk claiming that Mr. Trump could not have won the presidency without him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Musk said he would shut down a SpaceX program that NASA relies on to transport astronauts \u2014 before later backtracking \u2014 and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1930719235770359903\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">seemed to endorse an X post<\/a> calling for Mr. Trump to be impeached. 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That is the real reason they have not been made public,&#8221; Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1930703865801810022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wrote<\/a>. &#8220;Have a nice day, DJT!&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In response to the spat, Leavitt called it an &#8220;unfortunate episode from Elon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/06\/f54a5203-ea79-4603-8481-73238c04f7af\/thumbnail\/620x413\/323b5a881485cf4bbcf9a1a4226d289e\/ap25156760879528.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6#\" alt=\"Trump \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/06\/f54a5203-ea79-4603-8481-73238c04f7af\/thumbnail\/620x413\/323b5a881485cf4bbcf9a1a4226d289e\/ap25156760879528.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/06\/f54a5203-ea79-4603-8481-73238c04f7af\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/c91fef08348e348965718aa81979e1c0\/ap25156760879528.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A red Tesla is parked on West Executive Drive on the White House campus on June 5, 2025 \u2014 the same day as Elon Musk and President Trump&#8217;s public feud.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Alex Brandon \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/caitlin-yilek\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Caitlin  Yilek<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. 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