#TrumpVsMusk The American president Donald Trump and the South African billionaire former head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk.

But beneath the media scandal lies something more raw: money, state subsidies, government contracts, and environmental cuts. Musk lost millions due to the president's policies, and that sealed the break, according to Nau Bernués, economist and financial advisor invited to the program's table. “Elon is a 'VIP planner'. He expected Trump to adjust, but the Republican came out to protect industries, to subsidize and to intervene,” he explained. Economist Mercedes D’Alessandro added context: “Musk received billions in subsidies for his Tesla electric cars and his agreements with NASA. When Trump cut science and environmental funding, it hit him directly in the pocket,” she noted. The automaker's shares fell 14 points in one day. The economic blow was brutal. D’Alessandro was direct about the relationship between the two: “It’s an intense romance, but also a financial ruin.” Meanwhile, Trump launched a budget with cuts to social programs and taxes for the wealthy, and Musk reacted like a betrayed shareholder, according to opinions at the table.

Amid cross-accusations, serious allegations publicly thrown without any proof and record stock losses, the dynamic between Trump and Musk became the political show of the moment. But behind the crossfire, Bernués drew an unexpected parallel: “Trump is Peronist. Musk didn’t know it. Now he pays for it on Wall Street.”