Since the election, Elon Musk had largely appeared inseparable from the president, helping to reshape government and root out fiscal waste.

Once a key member of President Donald Trump's inner circle, Elon Musk's relationship with the president has deteriorated into a bitter public feud.

US President Donald Trump has said his relationship with Elon Musk is over."I would assume so, yeah", Trump told NBC News on Saturday, when asked if he thought the pair's close relationship had ended.

The alliance between President Trump and Elon Musk went up in flames Thursday, days after the world's richest man left the administration and tried to wield his influence to kill a massive budget bill that is central to enacting the president's top legislative priorities.

What happened with Elon Musk and Donald Trump? The billionaire was once a top Trump campaign donor. Now he said in an X(Twitter) post 'kill bill.'

Trump says Musk turned on GOP megabill after leaving White House; Musk fires back, claiming credit for Trump's election win. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

President Donald Trump is threatening to cut Elon Musk’s government contracts as their fractured alliance rapidly escalated into a public feud.

The escalating war of words this week between President Donald Trump and tech mogul Elon Musk marked the most contentious chapter in a yearslong and at-times rocky relationship between two of the most influential figures in business and politics.

The speed of the fallout was breathtaking, with President Trump celebrating Elon Musk during an Oval Office farewell just last Friday.