{"id":2489275,"date":"2025-09-21T19:41:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T23:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-musk-shake-hands-during-charlie-kirks-memorial-in-arizona\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T19:41:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T23:41:55","slug":"trump-and-musk-shake-hands-during-charlie-kirks-memorial-in-arizona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-musk-shake-hands-during-charlie-kirks-memorial-in-arizona\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump and Musk shake hands during Charlie Kirk&#8217;s memorial in Arizona"},"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\">22<\/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%2Ftrump-and-musk-shake-hands-during-charlie-kirks-memorial-in-arizona%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=2489275&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 reports that former President Donald Trump and billionaire elon Musk were seen shaking hands at the memorial service for Charlie Kirk in Arizona, marking a notable public reunion months after Musk had criticized Trump and ended thier alliance. Musk had previously condemned Trump&#8217;s spending and tax policies and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-lawmakers-set-to-vote-on-proposal-that-calls-for-israel-hamas-ceasefire\/\" title=\"SF lawmakers to vote on proposal for Israel-Hamas ceasefire\">made controversial posts<\/a> about him, but the two were photographed sitting together during the memorial for Kirk, who was assassinated in Utah while speaking at a college event. The event included speeches from Trump, Kirk&#8217;s widow, and other Trump management officials, with some referring to Kirk as a martyr and hero.Musk posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >social media expressing honor<\/a> to attend and described Kirk as &#8220;murdered by the Dark for showing people the Light.&#8221; Eric Trump shared photos of the reunion, calling it &#8220;The band is back together!&#8221; Trump acknowledged that musk is &#8220;a good man&#8221; who had gone &#8220;off the reservation,&#8221; while some political allies hope Musk will rejoin the MAGA movement ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-workers-face-high-levels-of-harassment-and-abuse-new-poll-shows\/\" title=\"New poll reveals high levels of harassment and abuse faced by poll workers\">2026 midterm elections<\/a>. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/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\">Trump and Musk shake hands during Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s memorial in Arizona<\/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\">\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3817307\/trump-pentagon-unclassified-information-reporting-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> and businessman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3807670\/tesla-stock-soars-elon-musk-buys-1-billion-dollars-in-shares\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a> shook hands as they sat next to each other at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3813618\/charlie-kirk-death-bigger-than-him\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s<\/a> memorial, months after the two publicly broke up their alliance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Musk ended his alliance with Trump in June when he slammed the president&rsquo;s spending and tax package <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3433203\/one-big-beautiful-breakup-elon-musk-donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">as a &ldquo;disgusting abomination,&rdquo;<\/a> and also said in a deleted X post that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3465802\/elon-musk-steve-bannon-jeffrey-epstein-client-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the president is in the Epstein files<\/a>. Three months later, however, the two were spotted sitting next to each other during a memorial for Kirk, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3801410\/charlie-kirk-utah-valley-university-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">assassinated<\/a> while speaking at a college event in Utah on Sept. 10.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3817587\/vance-hails-charlie-kirk-martyr-arizona-memorial\/\">Vance hails Charlie Kirk as &lsquo;a martyr for the Christian faith&rsquo; at Arizona memorial<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3817313\/trump-fox-lachlan-murdoch-tiktok-deal-china-algorithm\/\">Trump says Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch involved in TikTok deal to control app&#8217;s algorithm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3817158\/trump-to-award-ben-carson-presidential-medal-of-freedom\/\">Trump to award Ben Carson with Presidential Medal of Freedom<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The White House&rsquo;s Rapid Response X account shared footage of the two shaking hands as Musk stood up to leave, posting a handshake emoji with the footage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video featured-post-video in-content bridtv\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2236679\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video-placeholder\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;width:100%;padding-top:56.25%;background-color:#000;\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;width:100%;height:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">&#129309; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JwF53Y9nKx\">https:\/\/t.co\/JwF53Y9nKx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TtqqLTdEsE\">pic.twitter.com\/TtqqLTdEsE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1969872514307543522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Eric Trump, the president&rsquo;s son, also shared a photo on Instagram of the two sitting together, writing &ldquo;The band is back together!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A screenshot of Eric Trump&rsquo;s Instagram story, showing President Donald Trump and Elon Musk sitting together at Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s memorial in Glendale, Arizona. Eric Trump captioned the photo, &ldquo;The band is back together!&rdquo; (Eric Trump&rsquo;s Instagram account)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump reflected on the breakup between him and Musk on earlier this month, telling commentator Scott Jennings in an interview that <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RT_com\/status\/1963367259298316538\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Musk is &ldquo;a good man&rdquo;<\/a> who went &ldquo;off the reservation.&rdquo; Vice President JD Vance, meanwhile, has expressed hope that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3495981\/vance-hopes-musk-will-rejoin-maga-movement-before-midterm-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Musk will return as a Trump administration ally<\/a> around the time of the 2026 midterm elections<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3812675\/elon-musk-calls-jimmy-kimmel-disgusting-for-segment-on-kirks-assassination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ELON MUSK CALLS JIMMY KIMMEL &lsquo;DISGUSTING&rsquo; FOR KIRK SEGMENT AS ABC SUSPENDS SHOW INDEFINITELY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kirk&rsquo;s memorial was held in Glendale, Arizona, where multiple Trump administration officials, Kirk&rsquo;s widow Erika, as well as Trump and Vance delivered speeches commemorating the Turning Point USA founder. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3817587\/vance-hails-charlie-kirk-martyr-arizona-memorial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vance described the funeral as &ldquo;a revival,&rdquo;<\/a> and deemed Kirk &ldquo;a hero to the United States of America&rdquo; and &ldquo;a martyr for the Christian faith.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Musk shared footage of the State Farm Stadium on X, saying it&rsquo;s &ldquo;packed to the ceiling&rdquo; and he is &ldquo;honored to be here.&rdquo; In a separate post, Musk said Kirk was &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1969827912733110777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">murdered by the Dark for showing people the Light<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/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>Trump and Musk reunite, shake hands at Charlie Kirk memorial<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2489276,"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\/09\/AP25264774336449.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4472,44291,5644,4250,3634],"class_list":["post-2489275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-arizona","tag-charlie-kirk","tag-memorial","tag-musk","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25264774336449.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2489275","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2489275"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2489275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2489279,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2489275\/revisions\/2489279"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2489276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2489275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2489275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2489275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}