Time to drop the really big bomb,” Musk, 53, had posted Thursday on X to his more than 220 million followers after a multi-day tirade against the president’s spending bill working its way

In a phone interview with the NBC journalist Kristen Welker, Mr. Trump said he had no plans to speak with Mr. Musk, calling the tech billionaire “disrespectful” to the office of the president. When asked whether he had any desire to repair his relationship with Mr. Musk, Mr. Trump said, “No.”

Bitcoin remains above $105K as Trump threatens Elon Musk in a high-profile feud, showing crypto's resilience amid political drama and rising market tension.

The move may be a sign of de-escalation between the tech billionaire and the U.S. president after disagreeing over a budget billNEED TO KNOWElon Musk has deleted his X post claiming that President Donald Trump’s name is mentioned in the Jeffrey Epstein filesMusk’s claim came after the two men clashed about a new budget bill backed by the presidentThe tech billionaire’s decision to take down the post may be a sign of de-escalation in their highly publicized feudElon Musk has taken down his explosive claim that President Donald Trump’s name is in the Jeffrey Epstein files — a move which may be a step toward de-escalation in the public feud between the two men.

NBC News Senior White House Correspondent Garrett Haake, NBC National Political Reporter Sahil Kapur and Wired’s Senior Politics Editor Leah Geiger discuss the escalation in the feud between President Trump and Elon Musk and what the fallout could mean for Congress and the future of the Republican Party.

ToplinePresident Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s months-long alliance imploded in spectacular fashion Thursday as the world’s richest man and its most powerful engaged in a nasty, public back-and-forth on their respective social media platforms—just months after the two formed a friendship so close Musk sometimes slept at the White House.

Investors are assessing tariff-deal developments after President Trump held a phone call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, according to Chinese media.

President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Elon Musk’s federal contracts, a remarkable escalation in a public feud between the president and the world’s richest man, his former ally.