How did the feud between Musk and Trump begin?
Just last week, President Donald Trump was handing his friend and close aide Elon Musk a golden key to the White House, praising the work the tech billionaire had done for the administration.
It seemed like a consiliatory end to their working relationship, but there were rumblings: Musk had made it clear he was deeply opposed to Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.”
Once he was out of the White House, the world’s richest man had harsh words for Trump’s cornerstone policy.
“I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination,” Musk wrote on X on June 3.
Two days later, Trump said he was “surprised” and “disappointed” by Musk’s comments.
“Elon and I had a great relationship. I don’t know if we will anymore,” he said in the Oval Office.
Read the full breakdown of how the public feud played out here:
Rachel Clun11 June 2025 09:15
Public apology comes after calls for investigation into Musk’s alleged drug use
Elon Musk’s public apology for his comments about president Donald Trump comes after former White House advisor Steve Bannon urged the administration to launch an investigation into the Tesla and SpaceX owner’s alleged drug use.
Speaking to Chuck Todd on his new streaming show, Bannon said Trump should launch a special counsel investigation into the world’s richest man.
“I think the best way to do it is as a special counsel that can kind of oversee everything. Pull the security clearance for the drugs, temporarily, investigate the whole drug situation,” Bannon said.
Bannon was referencing a New York Times report that detailed the billionaire CEO’s alleged drug use leading up to the 2024 election.
Read the full report below:
Rachel Clun11 June 2025 09:09
Elon Musk backtracks
Elon Musk has publicly backtracked on some of his comments about the president.
“I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far,” Musk said on his X platform.
Last week, he said Donald Trump was named in files related to convicted sex offender Jeffret Epstein, and that was the reason those files had not been made public.
He also seemed to agree with an X user who called for Trump’s impeachment, retweeting a post that said: “Trump should be impeached and JD Vance should replace him”.
Rachel Clun11 June 2025 09:02
