15 Minutes Ago: Trump and Elon Musk Reportedly Get Into Physical Fight Inside White House — “Great Relationship” Now Over!… READ MORE

15 Minutes Ago: Trump and Elon Musk Reportedly Get Into Physical Fight Inside White House — “Great Relationship” Now Over!… READ MORE

speaks during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 5, 2025.

President Donald Trump on Thursday publicly acknowledged for the first time his deteriorating relationship with Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur who once held a high-level advisory role in his Administration, saying he was “very disappointed” in Musk’s recent turn against the President’s flagship tax-and-spending bill.

“Elon and I had a great relationship. I don’t know if we will anymore,” Trump told reporters during an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. “I’m very disappointed in Elon. I’ve helped Elon a lot.”

Trump’s remarks confirmed what had already been visible behind the scenes: a once-close alliance between two of the most powerful figures in the Republican Party is unraveling just days after Musk left his position as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency. Since leaving Trump’s side, Musk has strongly criticized Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill,” which passed the House last month and now faces a contentious battle in the Senate. The package, a centerpiece of the President’s domestic agenda, includes across-the-board tax cuts and sweeping reductions in federal spending. But it also phases out key incentives for electric vehicles—an industry on which Musk has built much of his wealth.