The blistering public break-up between the world’s richest person and the world’s most powerful is fraught with political and economic risks all round.
But Trump told US broadcasters that he now wanted to focus instead on passing his “big, beautiful” mega-bill -- Musk’s harsh criticism of which had sparked their break-up.
“You mean the man who has lost his mind?” Trump said in a call with ABC when asked about Musk, adding that he was “not particularly” interested in talking to the tycoon.
Just a week ago Trump gave Musk a glowing send-off as he left his cost-cutting role at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) after four months working there.
But while there had been reports of tensions, the sheer speed at which their relationship imploded stunned Washington.
Trump’s spending bill faces a difficult path through Congress as it will raise the US deficit, while critics say it will cut health care for millions of the poorest Americans.
Trump hit back with the power of the US government behind him, saying he could cancel the Space X boss’s multi-billion-dollar rocket and satellite contracts.
Musk rowed back on a threat to scrap his company’s Dragon spacecraft -- vital for ferrying NASA astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
But the White House denied reports that they would talk.
- Tesla giveaway? -
Trump is now considering either selling or giving away the cherry red Tesla S that he announced he had bought from Musk’s firm in March.
Trump and Musk had posed inside the car at a bizarre event in March, when the president turned the White House into a pop-up Tesla showroom after viral protests against Musk’s DOGE role.
His wealth allowed him to be Trump’s biggest donor to his 2024 campaign, to the tune of nearly $300 million. Any further support for the 2026 midterms now appears in doubt -- while Musk could also use his money to undermine Trump’s support on the right.
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