Over the past three months, Elon Musk and President Trump have moved from cooperative to outright adversarial. After Musk’s departure from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in late May, he sharply condemned Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a sweeping $5 trillion tax and spending measure, in a string of X posts describing it as a “pork filled” and “disgusting abomination.” The feud escalated quickly as Trump publicly mocked Musk as having “lost his mind,” threatened to revoke federal contracts with Tesla and SpaceX, and even floated the idea of revoking Musk’s citizenship or deporting him. Musk responded by threatening to form a new America Party and backing anti bill Republicans like Rep. Thomas Massie.

By mid June, the public confrontation intensified. Musk alleged unsubstantiated claims linking Trump to the Jeffrey Epstein files on X, briefly threatened to decommission SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, and called for Trump’s impeachment before retracting and apologizing on June 11, tweeting, “I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far.” Trump’s response remained firm as he vowed Musk would face “very serious consequences” should he fund Democratic candidates, while market volatility hit Tesla and X stocks on news of the feud.

Yet following those highly public clashes, Musk has extended public praise where due. Last night, he posted, “Credit where credit is due. @realDonaldTrump has successfully resolved several serious conflicts around the world.” This came in response to Trump’s announcement of a proposed 60 day Gaza ceasefire, showing that despite their ongoing political battles, Musk remains willing to acknowledge Trump’s foreign policy actions when he believes they merit credit.

Credit where credit is due. @realDonaldTrump has successfully resolved several serious conflicts around the world. pic.twitter.com/0EyHHy5Gfo

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 2, 2025