A Libertarian’s Disillusionment: Why Musk Walked Away from Trump
Friday, 6 June 2025 () The falling out between President Donald Trump and tech magnate Elon Musk began well before their public spat erupted across social media on June 5. Musk, who poured an unprecedented $288 million into Trump’s 2024 re-election campaign, was once so influential in the White House that insiders dubbed him the “co-president.” But his brief tenure in government saw him clash with nearly every senior administration figure—Secretary of State Marco Rubio, trade advisor Peter Navarro, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent among them. Many of these confrontations occurred within earshot of Trump himself—or unfolded directly in the public eye on Musk’s own social media platform, X. The unraveling of their “bromance” was visible in the digital silence between the two. By May, Politico noted that Trump had scrubbed any mention of Musk from his posts on Truth Social. Musk, for his part, still referenced Trump sporadically on X but shifted his focus to Tesla, which had suffered a steep decline amid its founder’s political foray. In both the US and Europe, Tesla dealerships and vehicles became targets of arson. Its stock and revenues plummeted. On May 30, Musk’s 130-day stint as a "special government employee"—a role allowing him to serve without a salary—formally ended. According to Axios, the Trump administration briefly explored legal workarounds to extend his term but eventually abandoned the idea, much to Musk’s chagrin. The parting was ceremonious: Trump handed Musk a symbolic key to the White House, and Musk pledged continued informal support, particularly on reducing the national debt.
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