🤝🧊 Thaw between Trump & Musk? – A surprising apology after the 'shootout' tweet
• Triggered: a simple tweet criticizing 'Big Beautiful Bill' turned into a heavy artillery duel between the two biggest personalities on Twitter.
• Trump insults: 'Musk is nothing without government funding', while hinting at reviewing all satellite launch agreements.
• Elon – refusing to back down – cites Starlink's achievements in Ukraine, subtly emphasizing “the world still needs me” and associates Donald Trump with the 'offline era'.
• However, after a call with JD Vance, Musk realizes that escalating the conflict further would fracture the market – and the tech-loving voter base.
• Turning point: Elon publicly apologizes, while also deleting the sensitive tweet to avoid prolonging the 24/7 media frenzy.
• Trump accepts the apology but has yet to commit to restoring the 2016 alliance: 'I am only focused on resurrecting America, not drama.'
• Media experts comment: the official apology helps both manage the narrative, preventing a third party (2024 rivals) from benefiting.
• The unanswered question: will Trump's promise of 'no involvement in animosity' be enough to keep SpaceX at the top of the NASA Artemis contract list?
🤔 In your opinion, who truly has the upper hand in this game of 'power – media' this time?