Trump-Musk latest: Musk deletes posts linking Trump to Epstein

Trump: "I'm not even thinking about Elon"

Amid the very public spat between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the president was asked aboard Air Force One whether he had spoken with the tech billionaire. Trump explained he had not and said he is "not even thinking about Elon." Dr. Kenneth Manning at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth joined LiveNOW's Josh Breslow to discuss it all.

President Donald Trump continued his threats against Elon Musk Saturday amid their ongoing public feud, warning Musk that he could face "serious consequences" if he funds Democrats in upcoming elections. 

Musk, meanwhile, appears to have deleted inflammatory posts on X accusing the government of keeping pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s files sealed because Trump was named in them. 

The president's latest comments suggest Musk, the world’s richest man and once Trump’s close ally, is now a new target for Trump, who’s known for using the power of the presidency to punish critics and perceived enemies. 

What did Trump say about Musk? 

What they're saying:

In a phone interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker, Trump said he has no plans to make up with Musk. Asked specifically if he thought his relationship with the mega-billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX is over, Trump responded, "I would assume so, yeah."

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"I’m too busy doing other things," Trump continued. "You know, I won an election in a landslide. I gave him a lot of breaks, long before this happened, I gave him breaks in my first administration, and saved his life in my first administration, I have no intention of speaking to him."

US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk (L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 30, 2025. (Photo by ALLISON ROBBERT/AFP via Getty Images)

The president also issued a warning amid chatter that Musk could back Democratic lawmakers and candidates in the 2026 midterm elections.

"If he does, he’ll have to pay the consequences for that," Trump told NBC, though he declined to share what those consequences would be. 

Why are Trump and Musk feuding? 

The backstory:

The dramatic rupture between the president and Musk began this week with Musk's public criticism of Trump's "big beautiful bill" pending on Capitol Hill. Musk has warned that the bill will increase the federal deficit and called it a "disgusting abomination."

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Trump criticized Musk in the Oval Office, and before long, he and Musk began trading bitterly personal attacks on social media, sending the White House and GOP congressional leaders scrambling to assess the fallout.

How are lawmakers reacting to the Trump-Musk feud?

Fox News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram speaks with LiveNOW's Andrew Craft about the growing tension between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk and how lawmakers are reacting to the fallout.

Trump said Musk had developed "Trump derangement syndrome" and was only upset because the spending bill eliminates electric vehicle tax credits, which largely benefits Tesla. 

As the back-and-forth intensified, Musk suggested Trump should be impeached and claimed without evidence that the government was concealing information about the president’s association with infamous pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Those posts have since been deleted. 

What does the feud mean for Musk? 

Dig deeper:

As a major government contractor, Musk’s businesses could be particularly vulnerable to retribution. Trump has already threatened to cut Musk's contracts, calling it an easy way to save money. 

By the numbers:

The public battle also sent Tesla shares plunging over 14% during the trading session Thursday, while the slide continued in after-hours trading when shares sank as much as 2.7%.

Tesla's stock was down nearly 20% in five days as of Friday, and more than 24.9% year to date.