US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are unlikely to hold a phone call today, after Trump said that Musk had “lost his mind” and was “not particularly” interested in talking to his former advisor. A White House official later told Reuters that no call is planned.
Trump’s comments suggest that his feud with Musk remains ongoing, despite earlier reports that the two may have been attempting to reconcile, following an explosive online falling out on Thursday.
The feud — Musk alleged Trump was mentioned in the Jeffrey Epstein files; Trump threatened to end Musk’s government contracts — sent Tesla’s stock price slumping 14% on Wednesday, while Republicans scrambled to stop it damaging their legislative agenda.
The GOP largely backed Trump, while The Information said the rift “doesn’t necessarily signal a broader break between tech and the White House.”