Countdown to the Rift Between Trump and Musk? White House Clash Exposes Deep Contradictions
The "Power Games" playing out in Washington have raised unusual suspicions.
At a cabinet meeting hosted by Trump, Tesla CEO Musk made an appearance as an "uninvited guest."
Confronted with this major donor who spent $50 million, Trump coldly remarked in public: "Do I need his help? He’s sitting here purely because I find him agreeable." This statement completely shattered the superficial harmony between the two.
Core Conflict: Tariff Dispute
This public rift had long been foreshadowed. After Trump announced an increase in "reciprocal tariffs" in April, Musk privately counseled him in vain, then turned to social media to blast White House trade advisor Navarro as a "Harvard nerd dumber than a brick."
What infuriated Trump’s camp even more was Musk's continued pressure on Vice President Pence, emphasizing that the tariff policy would trigger an inflation crisis.
Such public dissent is seen as a direct confrontation between Silicon Valley tech capital and Trump’s trade protectionism.
Political Calculations: Allies Turned Liabilities
The crushing defeat in the Wisconsin elections became the last straw. The conservative judge that Musk backed with $25 million lost by 11 percentage points, and within the Republican Party, the blame for the defeat was attributed to his increasingly tarnished public image.
Political observers noted that Musk’s negative approval rating among young voters has reached 52%, transforming him from a "major donor" to a "box office poison" in the midterm elections.
This rift is essentially the end of a brief marriage of convenience between different interest groups.
As Wall Street mogul Ackman stated when he turned against Trump: "The tariff war is dragging us into an economic recession."
This structural contradiction is destined to be difficult to reconcile; when Musk realizes that political investments cannot yield policy returns, a breakup becomes inevitable.
As the midterm elections approach, the rupture of this "plastic friendship" may be the latest footnote in the distorted ecology of U.S. political and business relations.
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