$BTC Trump and Musk fall out, is the "marriage" between Silicon Valley and MAGA going to fail?
Core Conflict:
Trump calls Musk "crazy" and refuses to engage in dialogue
Musk hints at holding sensitive information about Trump and Epstein
Tesla's stock price plummets 14% in one day, the market panics
Key Developments:
Wednesday: Conflict erupts
Musk criticizes Trump's "Big Beautiful" bill
Directly disrupts key meetings between the White House and the Republican Party
Thursday: Complete fallout
Musk publicly opposes Trump's tariff policy
White House retaliates by withdrawing the NASA director nomination for Musk's ally
Friday: Mediation fails
Mediators fail to broker peace, both sides refuse to communicate
Trump threatens to consider selling Tesla
Five Major Impacts:
Trump's policies may be hindered—"Big Beautiful" bill is in jeopardy
Silicon Valley and MAGA alliance collapses—tech giants need to re-align
Republican Party division—some support Trump, others stand with Musk
Stock market volatility intensifies—Tesla crashes, tech stocks feel the hit
Democrats capitalize—may seize the opportunity to strengthen regulation on tech giants