Here’s a simple timeline of the events leading up to the fallout between Elon Musk and Donald Trump
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July 13, 2024: Musk endorses Trump for president on X, shortly after an assassination attempt on Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Musk donates over $250 million to Trump’s campaign through his America PAC.
September 3, 2024: Trump announces that, if elected, he will create a government efficiency commission led by Musk to cut federal spending.
October 5, 2024: Musk joins Trump onstage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, showing strong public support.
November 5, 2024: Trump wins the 2024 presidential election.
Musk spends election night with Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
January 20, 2025: Musk attends Trump’s inauguration, gets accused of doing a Nazı salute by the media
February 11, 2025: Musk visits the Oval Office with his son, X, as Trump signs an executive order for federal workforce reductions, aligning with Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) goals.
Musk's Tesla dealerships get firebombed in retaliation of his work with DOGE and Trump
March 4, 2025: Trump praises Musk’s DOGE work during a joint address to Congress.
April 30, 2025: Musk attends what may have been his final Cabinet meeting, stepping back from DOGE.
Trump’s Cabinet applauds him, but tensions emerge as Musk’s aggressive cuts cause controversy.
May 27, 2025: Musk publicly criticizes Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” a tax and spending package, in interviews with CBS News and The Washington Post, calling it 'disappointing' and undermining DOGE’s cost-cutting efforts.
May 30, 2025: Musk officially steps down from his DOGE role but appears with Trump in the Oval Office, where Trump claims Musk is “not really leaving” and will remain an advisor.
June 3, 2025: Musk escalates criticism of the “Big Beautiful Bill” on X, calling it a “disgusting abomination” and urging followers to lobby against it, highlighting its “pork-filled” spending.
June 5, 2025: The feud explodes publicly
During a meeting with German Chancellor Merz, Trump expresses disappointment in Musk, claiming he only opposed the bill after learning it cut electric vehicle EV subsidies, impacting Tesla.
Trump suggests their relationship may be over.
Musk responds on X, claiming Trump wouldn’t have won without his support and accusing him of lying about the bill’s transparency.
He went on to say Trump appears in Jeffrey Epstein files, and that's why they hadn't been released.
Even Democrats began demanding the Epstein Files be released
Trump retaliates on Truth Social, saying Musk “went CRAZY” after the EV mandate cut, claiming he asked Musk to leave the administration. Trump threatens to terminate Musk’s government contracts, including SpaceX’s.
Tesla’s stock drops 14%, losing $150 billion in value.
Both Elon Musk and Donald Trump have endured extreme criticisms and attacks on their personal lives and businesses over politics.
People have their breaking points. But it's how you fix it that defines you.
News of a 'Peace Call' between Trump and Elon is spreading, Tesla stock is up after hours
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