Danielle Kurtzleben

You're right, it escalated. Well, Trump then threatened to end the government contracts that Musk's companies have. Musk, in turn, threatened to decommission a spacecraft that NASA uses. And then Musk got really aggressive. He posted that Trump hadn't released all the records around sex offender Jeffrey Epstein because, according to Musk, those files implicate Trump.

You're right, it escalated. Well, Trump then threatened to end the government contracts that Musk's companies have. Musk, in turn, threatened to decommission a spacecraft that NASA uses. And then Musk got really aggressive. He posted that Trump hadn't released all the records around sex offender Jeffrey Epstein because, according to Musk, those files implicate Trump.

You're right, it escalated. Well, Trump then threatened to end the government contracts that Musk's companies have. Musk, in turn, threatened to decommission a spacecraft that NASA uses. And then Musk got really aggressive. He posted that Trump hadn't released all the records around sex offender Jeffrey Epstein because, according to Musk, those files implicate Trump.

Now, I should say, Musk did not provide any evidence of that. And Musk also has in the past made accusations of sex crimes without evidence. Yep. I did talk to the White House. They had no immediate comment on any of that. But Musk had even more to say, including retweeting someone calling for Trump's impeachment. So, yeah, this is about as ugly of a falling out as there is.

Now, I should say, Musk did not provide any evidence of that. And Musk also has in the past made accusations of sex crimes without evidence. Yep. I did talk to the White House. They had no immediate comment on any of that. But Musk had even more to say, including retweeting someone calling for Trump's impeachment. So, yeah, this is about as ugly of a falling out as there is.

Now, I should say, Musk did not provide any evidence of that. And Musk also has in the past made accusations of sex crimes without evidence. Yep. I did talk to the White House. They had no immediate comment on any of that. But Musk had even more to say, including retweeting someone calling for Trump's impeachment. So, yeah, this is about as ugly of a falling out as there is.

All of that said, it is worth pointing out, Musk and Trump were never in complete lockstep. There was friction there while Musk was still a government employee.

All of that said, it is worth pointing out, Musk and Trump were never in complete lockstep. There was friction there while Musk was still a government employee.

All of that said, it is worth pointing out, Musk and Trump were never in complete lockstep. There was friction there while Musk was still a government employee.

Well, look, to some degree, the attention this is getting is, yeah, just social media rubbernecking. And definitely, if you watch Democrats and leftists online, the schadenfreude is high. But to zoom way out, whether or not this is consequential, it's remarkable because of the remarkable way that Trump elevated Musk.

Well, look, to some degree, the attention this is getting is, yeah, just social media rubbernecking. And definitely, if you watch Democrats and leftists online, the schadenfreude is high. But to zoom way out, whether or not this is consequential, it's remarkable because of the remarkable way that Trump elevated Musk.

Well, look, to some degree, the attention this is getting is, yeah, just social media rubbernecking. And definitely, if you watch Democrats and leftists online, the schadenfreude is high. But to zoom way out, whether or not this is consequential, it's remarkable because of the remarkable way that Trump elevated Musk.

Now, Trump brought in this businessman, gave him sweeping power, but it wasn't a one-way street. Musk spent more than a quarter of a billion dollars helping Trump get elected. So yesterday, Musk made it clear he thought he deserved more in return. He posted, without me, Trump would have lost the election. And he added, quote, such ingratitude.

Now, Trump brought in this businessman, gave him sweeping power, but it wasn't a one-way street. Musk spent more than a quarter of a billion dollars helping Trump get elected. So yesterday, Musk made it clear he thought he deserved more in return. He posted, without me, Trump would have lost the election. And he added, quote, such ingratitude.

Now, Trump brought in this businessman, gave him sweeping power, but it wasn't a one-way street. Musk spent more than a quarter of a billion dollars helping Trump get elected. So yesterday, Musk made it clear he thought he deserved more in return. He posted, without me, Trump would have lost the election. And he added, quote, such ingratitude.

Musk all but said that, yeah, my money should buy me power.

Musk all but said that, yeah, my money should buy me power.

Musk all but said that, yeah, my money should buy me power.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.