{"id":2443833,"date":"2025-06-06T10:28:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T14:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-dissed-trump-twice-before-and-they-made-up-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T10:29:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T14:29:24","slug":"musk-dissed-trump-twice-before-and-they-made-up-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-dissed-trump-twice-before-and-they-made-up-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk dissed Trump twice before \u2014 and they made up &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmusk-dissed-trump-twice-before-and-they-made-up-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2443833&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the tumultuous relationship between President Donald Trump and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, likening their interactions to that of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-hoft-from-tgp-presents-at-transform-washington-on-january-6-web-conference-video\/\" title=\"Joe Hoft from TGP Presents at \u201cTransform Washington on January 6\u201d Web conference (VIDEO)\">modern-day<\/a> &#8220;Bickersons.&#8221; It highlights a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent public feud characterized<\/a> by name-calling, marking their third notable conflict. Despite prior disputes, analysts predict that reconciliation is likely, as past differences between the two have often been temporary. Tevi Troy,a political scholar,noted that Musk&#8217;s departure from Trump&#8217;s advisory councils in response to the Paris Climate Accords and tariffs did not preclude future collaboration,particularly during Trump&#8217;s 2024 campaign. the article suggests that even though Trump has expressed a reluctance to engage with Musk currently, the nature of their relationship implies they may eventually find common ground, as both assess their mutual benefits in re-establishing ties.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Musk dissed Trump twice before &mdash; and they made up<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2140816\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President Donald Trump and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3432727\/voters-split-elon-musk-hurt-country-mostly-failed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a> are America&rsquo;s modern-day Bickersons.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3433203\/one-big-beautiful-breakup-elon-musk-donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">childish name-calling<\/a> between the two hot-headed executives, which escalated swiftly, wasn&rsquo;t their first public breakup.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3433574\/trump-musk-feud-wont-be-speaking-to-him-for-a-while\/\">Trump tries to put Musk feud behind him: &#8216;Won&rsquo;t be speaking to him for a while&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3432935\/transgender-mental-health-violence-pride\/\">Not all rainbows and sunshine for Pride<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3433587\/florida-sheriff-charged-illegal-gambling-scheme\/\">Florida sheriff charged in public corruption, illegal gambling scheme<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The fact is, it was their third spat. And if the first two provide a hint of what will happen next, don&rsquo;t be surprised if you see the two together again and soon.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The fight between Donald Trump and Elon Musk is entertaining and was perhaps inevitable, but we should not assume that it is permanent,&rdquo; said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/tevi-troy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tevi Troy<\/a>, a former official in the George W. Bush administration and a scholar on the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Troy, a senior fellow at the Ronald Reagan Institute and a senior scholar at Yeshiva University&rsquo;s Straus Center, highlighted the bickering between Trump and Musk in his latest book on the presidency, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Power-Money-Clashes-Commanders-Industry\/dp\/1684515408\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The Power and the Money: The Epic Clashes Between Commanders in Chief and Titans of Industry<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Power-Money-Clashes-Commanders-Industry\/dp\/1684515408\" title=\"\">,<\/a> published last August.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Musk and Trump have had their ups and downs in the past,&rdquo; wrote Troy in the acclaimed book about CEO-presidential relationships that have helped shape American history.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Bickersons In Color HP 5\/13\/67\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KfeJNSrHt3o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;While Trump in his first term appointed Musk to two of his advisory councils, Musk left the policy councils over Trump&rsquo;s decision to exit the Paris Climate Accords, tweeting, &lsquo;Am departing presidential councils. Climate change is real. Leaving Paris is not good for America or the world.&rsquo; He also criticized Trump on tariffs, tweeting in March of 2018 that, &lsquo;I am against import duties in general, but the current rules make things very difficult. It&rsquo;s like competing in an Olympic race wearing lead shoes.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And how did those end? &ldquo;As we all know, they made up for the 2024 campaign, leading to Musk&rsquo;s outsize role in the Trump White House,&rdquo; Troy wrote.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Musk spent the first 100 days as a sort of co-president, running the Department of Government Efficiency, and was handed a golden key to the Oval Office when he left to return to Tesla on May 30.<\/p>\n<p>Now, after their messy divorce over Musk&rsquo;s disgust with Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;big, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-downplays-strategy-fight-after-huddle-with-senate-gop-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump downplays strategy fight after huddle with Senate GOP - Washington Examiner\">beautiful bill&#038;rdquo<\/a>; of tax cuts and spending increases, many are wondering what will happen next.<\/p>\n<p>Trump already indicated on Friday that he wasn&rsquo;t ready for a third truce and blew off plans for a mediation phone call with Musk.<\/p>\n<p>But Troy thinks it will happen.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In any clash between presidents and CEOs, presidents have the power in the short term, but CEOs have the ability to outlast presidential tenures. This means that both sides ultimately have an interest in accommodation rather than conflict,&rdquo; Troy told Secrets Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Presidents and CEOs need each other. Relationships between them may fray, but reconciliations always loom over the horizon,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2140816\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2140816\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Musk has insulted Trump twice before, but they reconciled<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2443834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Musk-Trump-Troy-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5108,4250,5894,15749,3634],"class_list":["post-2443833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dispute","tag-musk","tag-politics","tag-reconciliation","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Musk-Trump-Troy-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2443833"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2443837,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443833\/revisions\/2443837"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2443834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2443833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2443833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2443833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}