Trump vs. Musk feud started in private: Shocking details emerge about tense meeting before public meltdown

Trump and Elon Musk had a private fight before the drama exploded in public this week. Their feud was already heating up right after Musk's strange farewell party, where he showed up with a black eye and gave a weird excuse for it, as per reports.

What made Trump Mad

According to White House insiders, Trump got angry just before Musk’s final Oval Office meeting last week. Trump had just found out that Jared Isaacman, the guy Musk wanted to lead NASA, had donated a lot of money to Democrats in recent years, as mentioned in the report by New York Times.

Even though political donations are easy to find online like on OpenSecrets, Trump hadn’t noticed this before and got mad when he found out. After being friendly during Musk’s televised farewell, Trump got real and told Musk this wasn’t okay. Trump even read some names out loud, while shaking his head. He told Musk straight up, “This isn’t good”, as per reports.

Musk tried to defend Isaacman by saying his donations showed Trump’s team was open to hiring from all political sides, like Trump himself. But Trump didn’t care, he basically called Isaacman a “turncoat”, meaning a traitor.

After that intense talk at the end of May, Isaacman’s nomination was canceled. That moment pushed Musk over the edge. He got super mad at Trump. Just days later, Musk started thrashing Trump’s 2025 budget and tax plan, calling it an “abomination.” Musk also went way too far by hinting at a pedophilia accusation against Trump, as mentioned by New York Times report.

How the dirty laundry got public

Trump hit back publicly, in his usual harsh style. Trump even threatened to cancel SpaceX’s NASA contracts. And as a final slap, Trump decided to sell the red Tesla he had bought in March, which he had originally bought to show support for Musk.

FAQs

Q1. Why are Trump and Elon Musk fighting?
They had a private argument over Musk's NASA nominee, who had donated to Democrats.

Q2. What did Trump do after the fight with Musk?
He threatened SpaceX contracts and sold his Tesla car to show he's done with Musk.