The battle of the egos ... Trump "I will take your contracts" Musk "make my day"

[paxmao]

As it could not happen otherwise, the world is not big enough for these two humongous egos. Upon the critics of Musk to the ridiculous level of spend and debt that seems to be going through in the US legislative bodies, Musk estated that it was an "abomination" and now the battle has gone just a little further...

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/05/politics/donald-trump-elon-musk-ugliest-comments-analysis

usk specifically invoked Trump’s flip-flops on the national debt, citing years-old tweets from when Trump was much more of a professed spending hawk. (“Where is the man who wrote these words?”

Late Thursday afternoon, Musk responded to an X user who chose Musk over Trump and called for the president’s impeachment by simply saying, “Yes.”

Musk, who spent hundreds of millions of dollars and campaigned for Trump, shot back that he was in fact the reason Trump won the presidency.

“Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate,” Musk said.

“But he knew every aspect of this bill. He knew it better than almost anybody, and he never had a problem until right after he left.”

Musk responded that Trump’s version of events was “false.”

Responding to an X user who noted lawmakers are feeling pressured to pick a side, Musk made a case for them picking him.

“Oh and some food for thought as they ponder this question: Trump has 3.5 years left as President, but I will be around for 40+ years,” Musk wrote.

In other words: Tread carefully. I have lots of money – and time.

if lawmakers wanted to really save money, they should “terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts.”

When a user claimed Trump’s idea would mean effectively abandoning the International Space Station, Musk promoted the post and dared Trump. “Go ahead, make my day,” he wrote on X.

Musk later said he would “begin decommissioning” a key spacecraft.

And Musk is accusing Trump of being involved in the pedophilia scandal of the decade...

“Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public,” Musk wrote on X. “Have a nice day, DJT!”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Epstein

eeds into concern in some right-wing circles about the lack of transparency about Epstein, who died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges.

Who will win this one? Do you think Musk will be able to destroy Trump or will his empire go down the drain in the atttempt? Let the battle of the egos begin.  D

[Hispo]

I knew there were some friction between these two since Musk knew that Trump wanted to increase the deficit of the nation instead of reducing it as he promised initially, but Elon Musk claiming openly that Trump is on the Epstein's files is absolutely wild and sure it is an accusation which tears the relation those two people had all these months and helped Trump to win the presidency of the USA.

If Elon is gone from the political scenario and starts to attack Trump so openly, then we can only predict there will be fracture within the party because those comments, besidesz Elon is right, Trump only has a limited time before being so private citizen again,.on the other hand, Elon will have time in the political and financial space to influence in future elections with his ideas and money.

[Iranus]

Who will win this one? Do you think Musk will be able to destroy Trump or will his empire go down the drain in the atttempt? Let the battle of the egos begin.  D

After all, Trump is the president of the United States, he holds all the power, so no matter how right Musk is, it is difficult to win this war. Musk should yield and wait for another opportunity.


Overall, the tension seemed to have stopped as both sides stopped attacking each other. Musk has reportedly deleted all critical comments about Trump, including the Epstein allegation. Meanwhile, Trump also issued a statement that his relationship with Musk was over and he wished Musk success in his career.





https://x.com/HANKonX/status/1931181593915195458

[Accardo]

Elon crossed the line for calling Trump a Pedo, I guess he deleted the tweet after some Maga users lashed him on X, why is he getting emotional about all of this? it would have been mature to stay calm, and he'd have more opportunities to work with this administration in the future. Trump is yet to remember him, he could get deported

[Hispo]

Elon crossed the line for calling Trump a Pedo, I guess he deleted the tweet after some Maga users lashed him on X, why is he getting emotional about all of this? it would have been mature to stay calm, and he'd have more opportunities to work with this administration in the future. Trump is yet to remember him, he could get deported

I don't even know what could happen for Elon to burn down the bridge he had build towards Donald Trump by calling him out on the Epstein files, to be honest, what could possibly piss Elon off so much that he decided to deliver such a low blow against him ?
Obviously, it does not matter if he already deleted the post of Twitter/X, the damage is already done and Trump will likely never forget the stuff Elon said publicly against him.

Me personal theory is Elon wanted to have more of an important role within the government of the United States, to have more power and get closer to the presidency, but he could not because of the ego of Trump. So he eventually got frustrated when Trump started to push for his commercial war and also increase the public spending on the military, that probably upset him and lashed out against him.

[franky1]

anyone want to question whether trump was associated with epstein?






still have questions?.. thought not

[Fiatless]

If Elon is gone from the political scenario and starts to attack Trump so openly, then we can only predict there will be fracture within the party because those comments, besidesz Elon is right, Trump only has a limited time before being so private citizen again,.on the other hand, Elon will have time in the political and financial space to influence in future elections with his ideas and money.

Trump doesn't care anymore. He has achieved his aim of becoming a two-time president of the United States. Elon Musk is the biggest loser in this fight because it seems he was used and dumped. Mr. President will no longer contest any election, and he also has a few years to live, considering his age.

Trump was smart; he gave Elon the impression that he would have influence in his government if they won the election. But his main intention was just to use the billionaire's influence and financial resources to win elections.

[Accardo]

Elon crossed the line for calling Trump a Pedo, I guess he deleted the tweet after some Maga users lashed him on X, why is he getting emotional about all of this? it would have been mature to stay calm, and he'd have more opportunities to work with this administration in the future. Trump is yet to remember him, he could get deported

I don't even know what could happen for Elon to burn down the bridge he had build towards Donald Trump by calling him out on the Epstein files, to be honest, what could possibly piss Elon off so much that he decided to deliver such a low blow against him ?
Obviously, it does not matter if he already deleted the post of Twitter/X, the damage is already done and Trump will likely never forget the stuff Elon said publicly against him.

He feels like Trump played him into investing time and money into the presidential election that got him into presidency. His tweet on X about being the entity that got Trump there explains the emotional pain Elon is facing after the one thing he's worked for, Tesla, got its tax credit removed under the same administration he worked for day in day out, at the expense of his company. Wearing the South African's shoes simply would entail the pain in such a betrayal. Not everyone can keep calm about it, without lashing out.

[Kavelj22]

Elon crossed the line for calling Trump a Pedo, I guess he deleted the tweet after some Maga users lashed him on X, why is he getting emotional about all of this? it would have been mature to stay calm, and he'd have more opportunities to work with this administration in the future. Trump is yet to remember him, he could get deported

The conflict between Trump and Alon has reached an unprecedented level, awakening everyone to the extent of the power Musk now reaches: billions in investments, a giant social media platform, and a prestigious political position at the head of a ministry that successfully cut spending by more than $128 billion in the first half of this year alone. It's a real predicament for the Trump administration: it has helped create a figure which cannot completely eliminating it.

[Accardo]

The conflict between Trump and Alon has reached an unprecedented level, awakening everyone to the extent of the power Musk now reaches: billions in investments, a giant social media platform, and a prestigious political position at the head of a ministry that successfully cut spending by more than $128 billion in the first half of this year alone. It's a real predicament for the Trump administration: it has helped create a figure which cannot completely eliminating it.

Don't forget that his cars were burnt by people who were strictly affected by the fraud waste and abuse policy that periodically elevated Elon's presence in congress meetings as the smartest guy in the room. Also the political position did him a favor with new foes and enemies at first, and in the end which he never imagined entangled him into a fight with Mr. President. And added more hoodlums into the piles of people who kicked against the good job he did for the American people.

However, X on the other hand, isn't doing better than it performed last year when he paid verified accounts, a lot of users no longer renew the blue badge because of the difficulty of qualifying for the 5 million views requirement, I guess. Things are not going as planned for the young and promising billionaire, whose political career is just getting started.

[bitterguy28]

Elon crossed the line for calling Trump a Pedo, I guess he deleted the tweet after some Maga users lashed him on X, why is he getting emotional about all of this?

he clearly felt betrayed by trump maybe there is more behind the scenes that we didn’t see

and who knows if elon was actually telling the truth? i know trump has a case of harassment but he deleted it so i wonder the credibility of his words if he was so confident about it then he should have kept the tweet up

[vapourminer]

soon as musk goes on another ketamine binge it will just start all over again lol

[paxmao]

Elon crossed the line for calling Trump a Pedo, I guess he deleted the tweet after some Maga users lashed him on X, why is he getting emotional about all of this? it would have been mature to stay calm, and he'd have more opportunities to work with this administration in the future. Trump is yet to remember him, he could get deported

The conflict between Trump and Alon has reached an unprecedented level, awakening everyone to the extent of the power Musk now reaches: billions in investments, a giant social media platform, and a prestigious political position at the head of a ministry that successfully cut spending by more than $128 billion in the first half of this year alone. It's a real predicament for the Trump administration: it has helped create a figure which cannot completely eliminating it.

I think he did not cross the line at all. Just free the Epstein files so that we all can se how Trump is not a Pedo. What is the problem? Trump is all about telling the truth and making stuff public uh?

https://www.livenowfox.com/news/epstein-files-status-update

The Brief
Elon Musk claimed Donald Trump is named in the Epstein files, reigniting public interest and online speculation.
The FBI says it’s reviewing tens of thousands of Epstein-related materials but has not confirmed any names or release dates.
Only partial records have been made public, and pressure is mounting on the DOJ to release more.

So, what is the problem? Even the FBI director is an appointee of Trump, I doubt very much that anything related to the current POTUS is going to be disclosed anyway... that is what black markers are made for, are they not?

[DeathAngel]

Seems Musk apologised today so things may stop being hostile between them two, at the very least. Musk relies on government subsidies for all of his businesses, they probably wouldn’t even be profitable without them. Elon was always going to get down on his knees & grovel, it was just a matter of time.

[passwordnow]

Seems Musk apologised today so things may stop being hostile between them two, at the very least. Musk relies on government subsidies for all of his businesses, they probably wouldn’t even be profitable without them. Elon was always going to get down on his knees & grovel, it was just a matter of time.

Much better that Musk have humbled himself to end this noise that he's started against Trump. After having a -15% on the Tesla stock when this feud has started, he seem to understand that he's on the losing side. But now, the stock seemed to be up again and that apology for the tweets he's made moved the stock up. Hopefully, there won't be another series for this one and that's enough for the drama side of these two and they should continue to go on with their jobs and if Musk is still committed to what he's started on this administration.

[OgNasty]

Seems Musk apologised today so things may stop being hostile between them two, at the very least. Musk relies on government subsidies for all of his businesses, they probably wouldn’t even be profitable without them. Elon was always going to get down on his knees & grovel, it was just a matter of time.

Much better that Musk have humbled himself to end this noise that he's started against Trump. After having a -15% on the Tesla stock when this feud has started, he seem to understand that he's on the losing side. But now, the stock seemed to be up again and that apology for the tweets he's made moved the stock up. Hopefully, there won't be another series for this one and that's enough for the drama side of these two and they should continue to go on with their jobs and if Musk is still committed to what he's started on this administration.

It was the right thing to do for many reasons.  Elon isn't the President of the United States and he should show some respect to the office.  I get that he was disappointed with the deficit not getting wiped out, but that was never going to happen.  Going on a tirade like a toddler wasn't the right thing to do.  Now that he apologized it seems like this will blow over but I doubt Trump will ever feel the same way about Elon again or trust him to be so close to his inner circle. 

[paxmao]

Seems Musk apologised today so things may stop being hostile between them two, at the very least. Musk relies on government subsidies for all of his businesses, they probably wouldn’t even be profitable without them. Elon was always going to get down on his knees & grovel, it was just a matter of time.

Much better that Musk have humbled himself to end this noise that he's started against Trump. After having a -15% on the Tesla stock when this feud has started, he seem to understand that he's on the losing side. But now, the stock seemed to be up again and that apology for the tweets he's made moved the stock up. Hopefully, there won't be another series for this one and that's enough for the drama side of these two and they should continue to go on with their jobs and if Musk is still committed to what he's started on this administration.

It was the right thing to do for many reasons.  Elon isn't the President of the United States and he should show some respect to the office.  I get that he was disappointed with the deficit not getting wiped out, but that was never going to happen.  Going on a tirade like a toddler wasn't the right thing to do.  Now that he apologized it seems like this will blow over but I doubt Trump will ever feel the same way about Elon again or trust him to be so close to his inner circle.  

Sure... I mean, he clearly said "I went to far" and said "some of the things" were not right. So... some of the things were actually correct, we just do not know which ones

“I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far,”

But Elon also said Trump will be POTUS for a few years (one way or the other) and Musk is likely to be around for many. Who knows, maybe he will suppot a candidate that discloses the Epstein files in full, with no black marker. It would be the biggest joke for all Magatards here.

[Kavelj22]

Elon crossed the line for calling Trump a Pedo, I guess he deleted the tweet after some Maga users lashed him on X, why is he getting emotional about all of this? it would have been mature to stay calm, and he'd have more opportunities to work with this administration in the future. Trump is yet to remember him, he could get deported

The conflict between Trump and Alon has reached an unprecedented level, awakening everyone to the extent of the power Musk now reaches: billions in investments, a giant social media platform, and a prestigious political position at the head of a ministry that successfully cut spending by more than $128 billion in the first half of this year alone. It's a real predicament for the Trump administration: it has helped create a figure which cannot completely eliminating it.

I think he did not cross the line at all. Just free the Epstein files so that we all can se how Trump is not a Pedo. What is the problem? Trump is all about telling the truth and making stuff public uh?

https://www.livenowfox.com/news/epstein-files-status-update

The Brief
Elon Musk claimed Donald Trump is named in the Epstein files, reigniting public interest and online speculation.
The FBI says it’s reviewing tens of thousands of Epstein-related materials but has not confirmed any names or release dates.
Only partial records have been made public, and pressure is mounting on the DOJ to release more.

So, what is the problem? Even the FBI director is an appointee of Trump, I doubt very much that anything related to the current POTUS is going to be disclosed anyway... that is what black markers are made for, are they not?

Isn't there a possible hypothesis that Elon Musk knew about Trump's involvement in the Epstein scandal based on his personal knowledge of him, rather than based on the indictment? There are others that have not yet been named but are involved in the scandal, and there are those who know about them. Musk may be using his knowledge solely for political blackmail and is only interested in revealing all what he knows when necessary.

Is Elon Musk right in accusing Trump of homosexuality? No one knows exactly how credible these allegations are, but this indeed a brave move, and I personally don't believe it is a fallacy on Musk's part; rather, it must have some basis in reality.

[Alpha Marine]

And Musk is accusing Trump of being involved in the pedophilia scandal of the decade...

“Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public,” Musk wrote on X. “Have a nice day, DJT!”

This was the most laughable thing in all of this shit. I've always seen through both of them, and I know what they are, but now the world gets to see it, if they even care. I wonder what goes through Elon's head.
He backed a man to be president, a man he knew was a best buddy to a human sex trafficker, and it was fine. It was okay for him to back that kind of man to be the president who will "make America great again", but now is the time when he wants to tell the world what he is? What does that make you?

These people are not as difficult to read as people make them seem. Look at the state of the US today, it was so obvious that things are going to be chaotic, but somehow, voters don't see through it. I honestly don't understand why. Why would anybody analyse Trump critically, without bias and feel he's competent enough to be president? But somehow people still do. people who are way richer, exposed and way more intelligent than me, btw. I can't understand it.

[passwordnow]

Seems Musk apologised today so things may stop being hostile between them two, at the very least. Musk relies on government subsidies for all of his businesses, they probably wouldn’t even be profitable without them. Elon was always going to get down on his knees & grovel, it was just a matter of time.

Much better that Musk have humbled himself to end this noise that he's started against Trump. After having a -15% on the Tesla stock when this feud has started, he seem to understand that he's on the losing side. But now, the stock seemed to be up again and that apology for the tweets he's made moved the stock up. Hopefully, there won't be another series for this one and that's enough for the drama side of these two and they should continue to go on with their jobs and if Musk is still committed to what he's started on this administration.

It was the right thing to do for many reasons.  Elon isn't the President of the United States and he should show some respect to the office.  I get that he was disappointed with the deficit not getting wiped out, but that was never going to happen.  Going on a tirade like a toddler wasn't the right thing to do.  Now that he apologized it seems like this will blow over but I doubt Trump will ever feel the same way about Elon again or trust him to be so close to his inner circle. 

Yeah, he's talking with the highest sitting position of the US and that's why he has to humble down. I guess that they are already in agreement with their talks through phone and that's why there are no more headlines about the tirades that Elon talked through his X account against Trump. Well, that's a few days of popularity for both of them despite that they already have the attention of the world even before this happened.