In America today, the outcome of the tussle between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk may yet determine the nation’s destiny.
On Saturday afternoon, the White House disclosed that Trump would unexpectedly spend Sunday at Camp David, the presidential retreat in the Maryland mountains.
Musk, meanwhile, spent his time in his natural milieu: on his social media platform ‘X’, again promoting the idea that since his relationship with Trump is ruptured, he might bankroll a new centrist political party (the “America Party”) to attract disaffected Republicans and Democrats alike.
Both men have a vast arsenal of weapons to use upon each other. But, like nuclear warfare, a further escalation of their brawl could result in mutually assured destruction.
In 2024 alone, his businesses earned $6.3 billion from its government contracts, a number that – before the falling-out with Trump – was expected to grow substantially in 2025.
Elon Musk has deleted some of his posts on X, including references related to convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein (Photo: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)Musk’s internet business “Starlink” is now being used by several government agencies including the Federal Aviation Administration.
One other weapon in Trump’s armoury would see the government retain Musk’s contracts, but appoint muscular regulators to oversee his enterprises’ activities.
Musk’s power lies in the size of his fortune, and his ongoing popularity with the “Make America Great Again” faithful.
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Within Republican circles, Musk could capitalise on his standing by waging war on lawmakers who are up for re-election in November 2026 and who choose to back Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”, the tax-and-spending proposals that Musk deems a “massive, disgusting abomination”.
Even by threatening to bankroll a centrist party, he is indicating a determination to remain in the political fray. But among independents and registered Democrats, his brand has been so tarnished by his actions in government that he may not enjoy the personal appeal needed to rally disaffected voters to a third party cause.
But prominent figures within Trumpworld are less forgiving. The President’s former political adviser Steve Bannon, a long-time Musk critic, is urging Trump to deport the South African-born billionaire, and seize his businesses in order to neutralise him once-and-for-all.
The President is hoping that the powers of his office can reduce Musk to nothing more than an irritant. But in a clash of the titans, you cannot count out either of the two quixotic figures currently dominating America’s national political conversation.
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