Musk, Trump
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Donald Trump and Elon Musk's on-again, off-again bromance has seen everything from awkward praise, to public spats – and it hit another dramatic twist after their high-profile fallout in June, when Musk suddenly stepped down from his controversial post as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
For the U.S. government, breaking up with Elon Musk is easier said than done.
Elon Musk changed his phone number after a conflict with President Trump, according to House Speaker Mike Johnson.
In a rare interview after the Musk-Trump row, Silicon Valley founder Philip Low predicts his former friend will seek retaliation against the president.
Amid a messy public falling out with Trump, Musk claimed in a since-deleted tweet from June the president was in the Epstein files.
Tesla reported another quarter of reduced profits after Elon Musk’s stint in the Trump administration. The president’s tax bill creates new business challenges.
The White House is reportedly sidelining Elon Musk’s SpaceX from the billion dollar deal of Golden Dome defense system project amid a bitter fallout with President Trump. Once close allies, Trump and Musk are now clashing over budget policies and federal subsidies.
The shift marks a strategic pivot away from reliance on Musk's SpaceX, whose Starlink and Starshield satellite networks have become central to US military communications