1. To answer this question, we first need to talk about how these two got together, or what aspects they saw in each other.
The understanding of the child towards Musk is easy to understand; Musk can pull in a large amount of election sponsorship; he can provide the child with a large media platform through X; and he can take Tesla's ground team to rally votes. With such a person coming to his side, the child will naturally welcome him.
As for why Musk and others support the understanding of the child, there should be both direct and indirect factors:
The direct factor is naturally money. Musk and other Silicon Valley tech feudal lords have two main stories. One is to use AI to overturn the current social operation model, such as the self-driving taxi business, which is believed to contribute 88% to Tesla’s market value in the future. This requires the government to loosen its regulation on AI.
Tesla's stock price soared based on the market's belief that under Trump's support, the self-driving taxi business could be launched quickly—
Musk officially supported the child last July, and the child won the election in early November.
The second story is about virtual currency; Musk and others are major players in virtual currency, and government support for virtual currency allows this group to make huge profits.
The indirect factor is the philosophical framework of 'accelerationism.' Extreme practitioners of this philosophy believe that tensions around topics like immigration could lead to civil war, thus accelerating societal collapse and creating opportunities for extremists to reconstruct society according to their vision. Musk and others are such extreme practitioners. Many Western media reported this during the last major turmoil in the UK.
2. The two people came together for their own interests, and naturally, tearing apart is also for their interests.
The humorous part of their interest dispute is—
Musk is even less able to accept Trump's political failure (that is, losing the White House and both houses of Congress).
Because whether it is the implementation of AI or virtual currency, these are also industries that require a stable policy direction. If the Democrats come back and start strictly regulating the rollout of self-driving cars and other AI applications, then Tesla's monetization timeline will be significantly delayed. Democrats do not need to specifically engage in 'political purging,' just 'strict enforcement' is enough to deal with Musk.
Although Trump is COS the sun, he knows he is not the true sun and will eventually step down. He can make money for his family and have a solid MAGA support base behind him, thus becoming a political family.
Thus, Musk's interest is for the Republican Party to govern for a long time, while Trump's interest is to make money and gain prestige in MAGA.
Trump’s antics on tariffs and the recent Great America Act are aimed at making money and securing loyal supporters. He is willing to sacrifice the overall interests of the United States, which is likely to lead to the Republican Party losing the elections in the midterms next year and in 2028. Conversely, 2021-2024 has also proven that with solid MAGA support, even if the two establishment parties join forces, they cannot stop Trump’s immense political influence.
But if the Republican Party goes down and the Democratic Party comes up, that would be a big problem for Musk. Trump can accept the Republican Party losing power, but Musk cannot.
The two people came together for their interests, and then reached this point due to conflicting interests.