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Here's the latest on the Trump–Musk saga:

🔁 A tumultuous relationship

Early 2025: Elon Musk, a major financial backer of Trump’s 2024 run (~$290 million), was appointed co-chair of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)—leading significant federal spending cuts and agency downsizing aljazeera.com+15en.wikipedia.org+15thedailybeast.com+15.

March–May: What began with public praise (Tesla gift, Oval Office visits) soured amid organizational clashes: Musk's aggressive firings at DOGE prompted pushback from Trump cabinet members and a lateral shift of Musk’s power to advisory status .

💥 The public feud

Late May–June: Musk criticized Trump’s massive "$1 trillion+" spending bill—dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill”—calling it a deficit blowout and even hinting at impeaching Trump. He also floated starting a third “America Party” thedailybeast.com+4theaustralian.com.au+4nypost.com+4.

Trump fought back—scrapped EV mandates, threatened to cancel Musk’s subsidies and contracts, and even floated “deporting” Musk (despite his U.S. citizenship), which triggered a dip in Tesla shares timesofindia.indiatimes.com+3cbsnews.com+3cbsnews.com+3.

🚦 Strained normalization

Early July 2025: Amid market turmoil (Tesla stock down ~13%, $50–120 billion in paper losses attributed to the clash), Musk took a conciliatory approach—praising Trump’s Gaza mediation. Trump softened too, calling Musk a “wonderful guy” and noted they’d “work things out” .

Still, pundits say the fallout marks “nail in the coffin” for Tesla’s rally, with analysts warning about longer-term brand risk businessinsider.com.

⚖️ Big-picture takeaways

AspectImpactPoliticsMusk's switch from insider advisor to vocal critic shows his willingness to challenge even close allies, but Trump’s base remains largely supportive of him. Opinions diverge on whether this marks a strategic shift or a misstep.EconomyMusk’s stance fueled financial uncertainty for Tesla .