Though Trump and Musk are on the outs, workers with longstanding ties to the Tesla billionaire remain embedded in the government.

It was a budding bromance... until it wasn't, with Elon Musk and his investors paying the price for the billionaire's turbulent relationship with Donald Trump. Since the former DOGE lead's very public falling out with the US president last month,

July 7–8, 2025: The first trading day since Musk’s weekend announcement, Tesla shares tumbled, and Musk’s personal fortune dropped by as much as $15 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. As of July 9, it stands at $349 billion with Tesla shares broadly unchanged.

Chief of Staff Susie Wiles told Miranda Devine on Wednesday that Elon Musk and Donald Trump's relationship had a "troublesome ending."

Elon Musk has roasted his fair share of billionaires, but his ongoing feud with Bill Gates might be the pettiest — and most expensive — of them all. According to Musk, the Microsoft co-founder didn't just short Tesla stock behind his back — he allegedly tried to profit off the company's collapse.

Utterly insane and destructive. It gives handouts to industries of the past while severely damaging industries of the future,” Musk concluded.

Elon Musk-led SpaceX is reportedly looking to raise funds by ... feud between Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump about the Republican’s signature tax bill. Musk had said he would launch a new political party to break the two-party dominance in U.S ...

President Trump said Elon Musk's new third party is "good for me" but maybe not for other Republicans during a press conference.