Elon Musk insults towards Donald Trump left the president “depressed” and “unsettled”, reported the “Washington Post” on Saturday. Now seems Trump To be on the turn of insulting his former ally. He says he won’t reconcile.
Drugs, Epstein allegations and political billing
Musk’s exit from the Trump government was announced last week after Trump had withdrawn the nomination of Musk’s allied Jared Isaacman to head the NASA. Musk then made the feud public by describing Trump’s tax law as “disgusting hideousness”. An official from the Trump government told Rolling Stone that “take elon away from his friends”. And now Trump has declared the relationship over. On Saturday, Trump told NBC News that he was too busy to speak to Musk.
An insider told the post that the President Musk, who allegedly consumed so much ketamine during the 2024 election campaign that he could “no longer pee properly”, described it as a “hard drug addict” in a phone call. Trump therefore made several phone calls with familiar and acquaintances about the separation.
Musk’s drug use on the campaign path comprised ketamine, ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms, reported the “New York Times” at the end of the last month. According to government officials, his drug use and the media debate contributed to the break.
Trump doesn’t want to escalate – first
The former head of the Ministry of Government Efficiency threw Trump various insults at the beginning of the week. These include the claim that there are files that Trump’s connections to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein prove. An accusation that he has since deleted. Vice President JD Vance then said Trump did “nothing wrong” with Epstein.
“The most entertaining outcome is most likely,” wrote Musk, who posts less often than usual on X, on Saturday.
According to the “Washington Post”, Trump’s trusted that he would be much more aggressive against his new opponent. But this time he held back. And even advised others not to let the dispute escalate. He also supposedly asked Vance for diplomatic behavior.
“It doesn’t bother me that Elon turned against me. But he should have done it months ago,” Trump posted Truth on Thursday.
No reconciliation in sight
“Elon was ‘worn out’. I asked him to go. I took his EV compulsory, who forced everyone to buy electric cars that nobody else wanted (which he had known for months!). And he was simply crazy!”, Wrote Trump in another post. His sharpest threat this week was to terminate Musk’s government contracts.
In the meantime, the president looks more like his usual self. When NBC News asked him on Saturday whether he could imagine reconciliation, Trump said: “No.” When asked whether he thought the relationship with Musk ended, he replied: “I would accept it, yes.”
NBC News also asked Trump whether he would speak to Musk in the near future. His answer: “I’m too busy with other things.” And further: “I don’t intend to speak to him.”
He also told the broadcaster that Musk was disrespectful. “I think that’s a very bad thing. Because it is very disrespectful. You cannot treat the position of president disrespectfully.”
Comparison with previous insults
Nevertheless, it all sounds rather reserved for someone who, for example, insulted the appearance of Heidi Cruz, the wife of Ted Cruz. Or indicated that her father was involved in the murder of President John F. Kennedy. Ex-ambassador Nikki Haley also called “Vogelbrairn” and Tim Walz, the vice candidate of Kamala Harris 2024, “Tampon-Tim”.
Old and new attacks
Musk also got typical insults. “When Elon Musk came into the White House and asked me for all his many subsidized projects. Whether it is electric cars that are not far, self-driving cars that build accidents, or rockets that fly into nowhere. Without the subsidies, he would be worthless. And he told me that he was a big Trump fan and republican. I could have said: ‘ done… ”, Trump posted Truth on Truth in 2022.
“He will have to pay serious consequences”
The biggest escalation came from Trump in the NBC interview to date when he threatened that Musk would have to wear “serious consequences” if he finances Democrats who compete against Republican supporters of Trump’s “great, beautiful law”.
“He will have to pay very serious consequences if he does that,” Trump told NBC News. Without explaining exactly what that means.
Musk had sharply criticized the law on X before: “This massive, absurd, pork -filled spending package of the congress is a disgusting hideousness. Ashamed of you, if you have voted – you know that it was wrong. You know,” he wrote.
The political campaign committee (PAC) from Musk company SpaceX also donated to Democrats. MP Mikie Sherrill (Dn.J.) received $ 24,000 from SpaceX ‘PAC, which she donated to a board, Axios reported. Overall, the Democrats are very interested in Musk’s support.
“I don’t care Elon Musk,” MP Scott Peters (D-Calif.) Told Axios. “Really not. We have real problems.”
Musk flirts with a new party
“He doesn’t have to come back to us. If he ultimately acts as a disruptive factor for them, it helps us,” said MP Jared Moscowitz (D-Fla.) The portal.
Musk, however, does not seem to be interested in joining the Democrats. “Is it time to found a new party in America that actually represents the 80 percent in the middle?” He posted on X.