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The Issue: The feud between President Trump and Elon Musk following the end of their political alliance.
The unprecedented relationship between President Trump and Elon Musk — from the Tesla founder bankrolling Trump’s return to power, to his unfettered access to the Oval Office and his chainsaw approach to destroying federal programs — has finally come to an end (“Worst ‘X’ he ever had,” June 6).
Musk is no longer in Washington, but his war of words with Trump quickly devolved into what can only be described as a lover’s spat gone horribly wrong.
You didn’t have to be a psychotherapist or rocket scientist to know this is how their relationship would eventually end.
Denny Freidenrich
Laguna Beach, Calif.
The Elon Musk/Donald Trump feud feels like a made-up fantasy to give the press something to write about.
Elizabeth Tebeaux
College Station, Texas
Political observers knew that it was only a matter of time before a rift would develop between Trump and Musk.
Now it has happened — and over Trump’s legislation that would take health insurance and food away from millions, massively increase the national debt, provide continued tax breaks targeted primarily at those at the top and stop former President Joe Biden initiatives to address dangerous changes in the climate.
Trump and Musk are juvenile extreme narcissists — each believing that he is the most important person in the world.
Musk contributed about a quarter of a billion dollars to help Trump win the election, and he is outraged that someone he gave so much money to would support a bill that doesn’t further enrich Musk and his companies. Or, perhaps, he is just concerned about the national debt.
Oren Spiegler
Peters Township, Pa.
I am so pleased that Elon Musk is publicly questioning President Trump’s ill-conceived policies. I’m going to end my self-imposed boycott of riding in a Tesla as a thank you to Musk for speaking out.
I hope that Elon’s actions will encourage members of Congress to also stop rubber-stamping the president on policies that they disagree with. They, like Elon, should speak out and express themselves.
We live in a democracy; no one should be intimidated by the president.
Paul Feiner
Greenburgh
Just think of all the effort wasted on vandalizing Teslas and burning dealerships by the radical nuts now that Trump’s and Musk’s love-fest is over. I guess it’s OK to buy Teslas now.
Joseph Cesare
Copiague
Trump and Elon Musk deserve awards for best acting. I think they devised a scene to make us think they hate each other.
Trump didn’t want to hurt Elon’s business, but unfortunately, he has.
Well done: The left and mainstream media now have sympathy for Elon and will leave his business alone.
Joe Markovic
Boynton Beach, Fla.
The funniest part of this are the jerks who are facing 20 years in federal prison for setting Tesla dealerships on fire. The morons were stirred into a rage that’s now irrelevant. Enjoy 20 years in prison, I hope it was all worth it.
Carol Meltzer
Manhattan
This is what happens when two of the world’s biggest egos clash.
It’s too bad the feud isn’t being televised. As Trump would say: “This is going to be great television.”
But seriously, both men are poor specimens of adulthood and cannot seem to leave the schoolyard.
Keith LePage
Huntington
Elon Musk’s biggest fear since his separation from Trump is that the president’s ICE troopers may deport him to the infamous San Salvador prison.
I wonder if Musk is developing Tesla buses — he could then throw Trump under one of them.
Joe Schwarz
Penticton, Canada
When Musk came out with the Tesla cars, he was considered the next big thing. When he became a part of DOGE, he was considered a pariah. Now that Musk has criticized Trump, his critics are back to agreeing with him.
Lorraine Fittipaldi
Apollo Beach, Fla.
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