7 Of The Most Chaotic Moments From The Donald Trump-Elon Musk Break-Up So Far

President Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk speaks in the Oval Office at the White House, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington. Donald Trump and Elon Musk have had an almighty falling out on social media over the last 24 hours after months of intense friendship.The drama has unfolded rapidly, as the world’s richest man and the world’s most powerful man – who were in a deep “bromance” just weeks ago – mercilessly tear chunks out of each other online.As it looks less and less likely that they will be able to reconcile, here’s a look at the best moments from the sudden eruption of news coming out of the US – and a glance back at how we got here...A Quick Recap...Musk invested $291.5m in Trump’s presidential campaign a year ago and began to speak at his rallies.After Trump was re-elected to the White House, Musk was rewarded by being appointed to lead the new, informal advisory body DOGE (department of government efficiency).The pair suddenly seemed inseparable, turning up public events together everywhere.Musk – a former Democrat – started to refer to himself as the “first buddy” to the president, while Trump called him a “star” and once promoted his electric car company Tesla outside the White House.In February, the tech magnate even posted on X: “I love @realDonaldTrump as much as a straight man can love another man.”But tensions began to emerge after Musk began to distance himself from the president’s trade war.He then left Doge last month, after 130 days in the role but insisted that it was always a fixed-term position and there was no bad blood.Initially they remained on good terms and Trump threw him a lavish goodbye party.But any cordial relations fell away when Musk suddenly described Trump’s “big, beautiful tax bill” as a “disgusting abomination” on X earlier this week, and called on the House of Representatives to “kill the bill”.The president said he was “disappointed” with Musk’s comments, adding with finality: “Elon and I had a great relationship, I don’t know if we will anymore.”He even claimed Musk had “Trump derangement syndrome” and missed being in government – and then it started to get really ugly... Donald Trump, left, claps as Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk in OctoberWhat’s been said?1. Musk: Was Trump replaced by a ‘body double’?Last night, the SpaceX boss reposted historic social media posts from the president, including ones saying deficits should not be permitted.Writing on his social media platform X, Musk wrote: “Where is the man who wrote these words? Was he replaced by a body double!?”He also accused Trump of “ingratitude” adding: “Without me, Trump would have lost the election.”2. Trump: Elon was ‘wearing thin’The president hit back on his own social media platform Truth Social, claiming Tesla boss Musk went “crazy”.He said: “Elon was ‘wearing thin,’ I asked him to leave, I took away his EV [Electric Vehicle] Mandate that forced everyone to buy Electric Cars that nobody else wanted (that he knew for months I was going to do!) and he just went CRAZY!”3. Trump: ‘Terminate Musk’s contracts’The president said the “easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts”.4. Musk: Trump ‘is in the Epstein files’Without evidence, Musk wrote on X: “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!”5. Trump: Musk ‘turning against me’“I don’t mind Elon turning against me, but he should have done so months ago,” Trump wrote. “This is one of the Greatest Bills ever presented to Congress, It’s a Record Cut in Expenses, $1.6 trillion dollars and the Biggest Tax Cut ever given.”6. Musk ‘supports’ impeachmentAfter Trump threatened to terminate his contracts, Musk said he would “immediately” decommission its Dragon spacecraft – the only US spacecraft which can carry crew to and from International Space Station.He backtracked a few hours later, saying he would not decommission it – but he still reposted a post calling for Trump’s impeachment.And, amid a series of other tweets, he wrote: “The Trump tariffs will cause a recession in the second half of this year.”7. Trump considers selling his TeslaAccording to CBS, the president might sell the product he bought from Musk’s company earlier this year to promote the brand outside the White House.He also described Musk to ABC News as “the man who has lost his mind”.Related...Musk-Trump Spat Hits New High As Musk’s Ex Piles OnSocial Media Gleefully Celebrates End Of Elon Musk-Donald Trump BromanceEx-Trump Aide Names The Elon Musk Attack That's 'Going To Stick The Most' With President

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