US President, Donald Trump says he has no interest in speaking with Elon Musk amid their increasingly bitter public feud.
According to ABC News, Trump quipped ‘You mean the man who has lost his mind?’ when asked about plans for a possible conversation with the billionaire.
When pressed further, Trump said he was ‘not particularly’ interested in speaking with Musk, even though Musk was reportedly eager to talk.
Earlier in the day, a White House official claimed that a phone call between Trump and Musk was expected later Friday. However, a second official later denied any such call was on the agenda.
The mixed signals came as Trump sought to downplay his deteriorating relationship with the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, once considered a close ally.
‘Oh, it’s OK,’ Trump said. ‘It’s going very well, never done better.’ He added, ‘The numbers are through the roof, the highest polls I’ve ever had — and I have to go,’ shifting focus to his own approval ratings.
What happened between Elon Musk and Donald Trump?
The row started when Musk publicly criticized Trump’s sweeping legislative proposal known as the ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ prompting Trump to fire back from the Oval Office.
Musk, in turn, raised the stakes, calling for Trump’s impeachment and accusing the administration of suppressing Epstein-related documents that allegedly implicate the former president.
‘Time to drop the really big bomb: Trump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!’ Musk posted on X.
Trump had threatened to cut billions of dollars in federal funding from Musk’s companies, then Tesla shares tumbled amid the public spat, with some analysts citing Musk’s political clashes as a factor.
