{"id":2503433,"date":"2025-10-27T12:52:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T16:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-feud-with-musk-was-stupid-moment-in-tech-moguls-life\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T12:53:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T16:53:25","slug":"trump-says-feud-with-musk-was-stupid-moment-in-tech-moguls-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-feud-with-musk-was-stupid-moment-in-tech-moguls-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says feud with Musk was &#8216;stupid moment&#8217; in tech mogul&#8217;s life"},"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\">24<\/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-says-feud-with-musk-was-stupid-moment-in-tech-moguls-life%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=2503433&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>former President Donald Trump described his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-no-clear-path-to-avoid-a-shutdown-house-republicans-internal-tensions-spew-into-the-public\/\" title=\"House Republicans&#039; internal tensions spill into public as shutdown looms.\">recent public feud<\/a> with tech billionaire Elon Musk as a &#8220;stupid moment&#8221; in Musk&#8217;s life, signaling a thaw in tensions between them. Speaking during a diplomatic trip to Asia, Trump called Musk a &#8220;nice guy&#8221; and &#8220;very capable,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >expressing continued personal liking<\/a> for him despite past disagreements. The two had been close allies after Musk supported Trump&#8217;s 2024 reelection campaign with considerable donations and served briefly in his administration. However, the relationship soured after Musk publicly criticized Trump and the GOP-led One Big Gorgeous bill Act. The feud seemed to end recently when they were seen together at conservative commentator Charlie Kirk&#8217;s memorial and have maintained some communication as. Meanwhile, Musk has directed criticism at Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy over NASA contracts, accusing him of undermining NASA&#8217;s space program as the agency aims for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-2024-space-race-where-countries-stand-on-space-exploration\/\" title=\"2024 Space Race: Global Space Exploration Status\">manned lunar mission<\/a>. The Trump administration is still seeking a permanent NASA administrator after withdrawing Musk&#8217;s ally Jared isaacman&#8217;s nomination.  <\/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 says feud with Musk was &lsquo;stupid moment&rsquo; in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blade-runner-2049-studio-sues-elon-musk-claims-his-rhetoric-veers-into-hate-speech\/\" title=\"&#039;Blade Runner 2049&#039; Studio Sues ... Musk, Claims His Rhetoric &#039;Veers Into Hate Speech&#039;\">tech mogul&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s life<\/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<div id=\"Brid_2385036\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> said on Monday <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">that his recent feud with&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\">Elon Musk<\/a>&nbsp;was a &ldquo;stupid moment<\/span>&rdquo; in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-zuckerberg-admits-censorship-and-vows-to-curb-election-donations-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Mark Zuckerberg admits censorship and vows to curb election donations - Washington Examiner\">tech billionaire&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s life, indicating that tensions between the two are easing.<\/p>\n<p>Trump addressed the highly publicized quarrel while traveling this week to Asia in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3864631\/trump-begins-asia-trip-major-trade-deal-openness-meeting-kim-jong-un\/\">three-nation diplomatic tour<\/a> focused on trade.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3864714\/trump-third-term-2028-vance-rubio-ticket\/\">Trump plays coy over run for third term while boosting Vance-Rubio ticket<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3864649\/scott-bessent-federal-reserve-chairman-finalists\/\">Bessent plans to present short list of Fed chairman finalists to Trump after Thanksgiving<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3864631\/trump-begins-asia-trip-major-trade-deal-openness-meeting-kim-jong-un\/\">Trump has begun Asia trip with major trade deal and openness to meeting Kim Jong Un<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Look, he&rsquo;s a nice guy, and he&rsquo;s a very capable guy. I&rsquo;ve always liked him,&rdquo; he told reporters aboard Air Force One. &ldquo;He had a bad spell, he had a bad period, he had a bad moment, it was a stupid moment in his life, very stupid, I&rsquo;m sure he&rsquo;d tell you that. But I like Elon, and I suspect I&rsquo;ll always like him.&rdquo;<\/p>\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=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> on his relationship with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a>: &#8220;He&#8217;s a nice guy and he&#8217;s a very capable guy&hellip; I like Elon &mdash; and I suspect I&#8217;ll always like him.&#8221; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mGBkJ4UFG5\">pic.twitter.com\/mGBkJ4UFG5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1982795549238551007?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 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>Trump and Musk were once close after the Tesla and SpaceX CEO backed Trump over former Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\">Kamala Harris<\/a> last year. Having <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/01\/31\/elon-musk-trump-donor-2024-election\/\">donated nearly $290 million<\/a> to Trump&rsquo;s reelection campaign, Musk was the nation&rsquo;s most prominent donor during the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>Musk went on to serve in the Trump administration as the head of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> until May, when his time as a special government employee ended. Shortly after his departure, Musk publicly criticized the Republican Party&rsquo;s One Big Beautiful Bill Act and brought up Trump&rsquo;s ties to the late sex trafficker <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeffrey-epstein\/\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> in an effort to insult the president.<\/p>\n<p>The GOP megabill, despite Musk&rsquo;s opposition, ultimately passed Congress and became law in July.<\/p>\n<p>As time passed, Musk&rsquo;s rhetoric against Trump subsided. Their feud appeared to end when the two were <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3817614\/trump-musk-shake-hands-charlie-kirk-memorial-arizona\/\">spotted shaking hands<\/a> and speaking at conservative commentator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/charlie-kirk\/\">Charlie Kirk<\/a>&lsquo;s memorial last month.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Trump said he has spoken to Musk &ldquo;on and off&rdquo; since their reunion at Kirk&rsquo;s memorial.<\/p>\n<p>While apparently settling his differences with Trump, Musk is now targeting Transportation Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sean-duffy\/\">Sean Duffy<\/a> over a matter that is very important to the tech mogul: space.<\/p>\n<p>The fight stems from Duffy&rsquo;s decision to open NASA&rsquo;s contracts with SpaceX to other competitors as the agency races to send a manned mission to the moon before the end of Trump&rsquo;s second term. Duffy, who&rsquo;s the current acting head of NASA, suggested SpaceX was behind schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Musk then said Duffy was &ldquo;trying to kill NASA&rdquo; and insulted his intelligence.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/space\/3858691\/musk-says-trump-transportation-chief-sean-dummy-trying-to-kill-nasa\/\">MUSK SAYS TRUMP TRANSPORTATION CHIEF &lsquo;SEAN DUMMY&rsquo; TRYING TO &lsquo;KILL&rsquo; NASA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The person responsible for America&rsquo;s space program can&rsquo;t have a 2-digit IQ,&rdquo; Musk wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration continues to search for a long-term NASA administrator after the president pulled his nomination of Jared Isaacman, a billionaire aligned with Musk. The nominee was yanked as Musk left the White House in late May.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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 calls feud with Musk a &#8216;stupid moment&#8217; in his life<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2503434,"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\/10\/AP25264774336449.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5447,14161,4250,39945,3634],"class_list":["post-2503433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-apology","tag-feud","tag-musk","tag-tech-mogul","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25264774336449.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503433","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\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2503433"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2503437,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503433\/revisions\/2503437"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2503434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2503433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2503433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2503433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}